RIP -- Microsoft Paint

Started by steve58, July 24, 2017, 10:02:44 AM

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The era of Microsoft Paint appears to be coming to an end with the upcoming release of the Windows 10 Fall Creators Update. The image-editing application is officially being classified by Microsoft as a "deprecated feature," as noted by The Guardian. That means that, come this fall, Paint will "not be in active development and might be removed in future releases."

https://www.theverge.com/2017/7/24/16019418/microsoft-paint-windows-10-fall-creators-update-deprecated-software
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mirth

No great loss. So many other free tools out there that are better than MS Paint.
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bayonetbrant

thanks goodness

paint.NET has been running circles around MS Paint for years
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Greybriar

Quote from: bayonetbrant on July 24, 2017, 10:34:39 AM
thanks goodness

paint.NET has been running circles around MS Paint for years

Thanks for the heads-up about Paint.NET--I didn't know it existed. O0
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Quote from: bayonetbrant on July 24, 2017, 10:34:39 AM
thanks goodness

paint.NET has been running circles around MS Paint for years

I've been using MS Paint for editing screenshots for my AARs.  It has been ok for my limited skill set.

steve58

Quote from: mirth on July 24, 2017, 10:10:40 AM
No great loss. So many other free tools out there that are better than MS Paint.

True dat.  Only reason I posted was because I've seen (or thought I've seen) some modders referring to having used MS Paint for their mods.
Government is not the solution to our problem—government is the problem.   Ronald Reagan
The democracy will cease to exist when you take away from those who are willing to work and give to those who would not.   Thomas Jefferson
During times of universal deceit, telling the truth becomes a revolutionary act.   George Orwell  The truth is quiet...It's the lies that are loud.   Jesus Revolution
If you ever find yourself in need of a safe space then you're probably going to have to stop calling yourself a social justice warrior. You cannot be a warrior and a pansy at the same time   Mike Adams (RIP Mike)

Staggerwing

I actually use MS Paint at work to grab, paste, and print screenshots of a particular patient information screen that the the software suite vendor never made printable. It's the quickest way I've found so far.
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mirth

#7
Paint was/is great for very simple edits, but it is not indispensable.
"45 minutes of pooping Tribbles being juggled by a drunken Horta would be better than Season 1 of TNG." - SirAndrewD

"you don't look at the mantelpiece when you're poking the fire" - Bawb

"Can't 'un' until you 'pre', son." - Gus

Barthheart

Yeah, I'm a fan of MS Paint as well. Simple to use for fast screen shot mark ups..... never got on the Paint.net.... not sure why....

bayonetbrant

The key to surviving this site is to not say something which ends up as someone's tag line - Steelgrave

"their citizens (all of them counted as such) glorified their mythology of 'rights'...and lost track of their duties. No nation, so constituted, can endure." Robert Heinlein, Starship Troopers

jamus34

MS paint is also great for all that safe for work porn
Insert witty comment here.

mirth

"45 minutes of pooping Tribbles being juggled by a drunken Horta would be better than Season 1 of TNG." - SirAndrewD

"you don't look at the mantelpiece when you're poking the fire" - Bawb

"Can't 'un' until you 'pre', son." - Gus