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Title: RIP -- Microsoft Paint
Post by: steve58 on 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
Title: Re: RIP -- Microsoft Paint
Post by: 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.
Title: Re: RIP -- Microsoft Paint
Post by: bayonetbrant on July 24, 2017, 10:34:39 AM
thanks goodness

paint.NET has been running circles around MS Paint for years
Title: Re: RIP -- Microsoft Paint
Post by: Greybriar on July 24, 2017, 01:40:46 PM
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 (http://paint.net.amihotornot.com.au/)--I didn't know it existed. O0
Title: Re: RIP -- Microsoft Paint
Post by: airboy on July 24, 2017, 01:58:08 PM
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.
Title: Re: RIP -- Microsoft Paint
Post by: steve58 on July 24, 2017, 01:59:25 PM
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.
Title: Re: RIP -- Microsoft Paint
Post by: Staggerwing on July 24, 2017, 08:33:54 PM
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.
Title: Re: RIP -- Microsoft Paint
Post by: mirth on July 24, 2017, 09:04:35 PM
Paint was/is great for very simple edits, but it is not indispensable.
Title: Re: RIP -- Microsoft Paint
Post by: Barthheart on July 24, 2017, 09:04:42 PM
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....
Title: Re: RIP -- Microsoft Paint
Post by: bayonetbrant on July 25, 2017, 09:05:17 PM
not dead yet!

http://money.cnn.com/2017/07/25/technology/microsoft-paint-windows-store/index.html
Title: Re: RIP -- Microsoft Paint
Post by: jamus34 on July 26, 2017, 05:07:42 AM
MS paint is also great for all that safe for work porn
Title: Re: RIP -- Microsoft Paint
Post by: mirth on July 26, 2017, 03:19:40 PM
Quote from: bayonetbrant on July 25, 2017, 09:05:17 PM
not dead yet!

http://money.cnn.com/2017/07/25/technology/microsoft-paint-windows-store/index.html

That's cool, but really, let the thing go. There are so many other free tools out there.
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