CSC151 2007S, Class 03: An Introduction to the GIMP

Admin:
* It appears that I have difficulty with dates.  
  I think I've corrected the date errors in the syllabus, 
  but please let me know if I've missed any.
* Are there any weekend events in which you are participating and 
  would appreciate having our classmates attend?
* Assignment 2 is now available.  It is due next Wednesday.
* There are three readings for Monday: 
  * One on DrScheme, 
  * one introducing Scheme,   
  *and one giving a bit more info about Scheme. [scan; it's kind of optional]

Overview:
* What is GIMP?
* Why GIMP in 151?
* Short Demo.
* Lab + Reflection.

==About GIMP==

* Goal of providing useful means of editing (and creating) images
* We're going to use it to write algoritms that create and modify
  images

==Some Reflection==

* Interesting UI design: Context is everything
  * If you hold the shift key down before selecting, it means "add"
  * If you hold the shift key down after selecting, it usually means 
    "square/circle"
  * If you have something selected first, you get different behavior