Krita demo at Digital Domain London was a success.

[Boudewijn Rempt]

On Wednesday 06 June 2012 Jun, Simon Legrand wrote:
> Pretty much every app we use has some sort of Python based scripting. So I
> would imagine that would make more sense.

Yes, we used to have a scripting module... It exposed the same scripting api in a number of languages, Python, Ruby, JavaScript -- but the problem was, nobody was using it and it was a huge task to maintain. So in 2.4 it was still compiled but not installed, in 2.5 it's gone.

It sort of ties in to the recording discussion that's ongoing on the list: we need to make it easy for ourselves to make every action in Krita recordable. Once that's done, making those actions scriptable should be pretty much automatic...

> However I don't think it's really the most important feature for a painting
> app. Since actions seem to work well, it would make more sense to keep
> developing those.
> 
> This 'can you script in it' question is pretty typical of TDs and
> especially Riggers. In this case the question was asked by a Rigger, would
> literally never use a painting app anyway, so I think he was more pulliung
> the question out his bag of 'questions that make me look smart and
> technical'.

Ah :-).

> 
> I'm not sure that's it really worth paying too much attention to this one.
> 
> I reported it nonetheless in case something was already there like in older
> versions of Krita. But to be honest, actual artists who will be using Krita
> would probably much rather an easy action based system like what is
> available now.

Good!

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Boudewijn Rempt
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