absestos Posted September 16, 2016 Share Posted September 16, 2016 I love Paint.net: it has been my go to image editing app for years. As I've moved to Windows 10 and bought a Surface and Lumia, I've started wishing there was a UWP version for the following reasons: Better support for high density/retina displays: right now running Paint.net at greater than 100% DPI scaling results in blurred icons and some UI glitches Support for touch: right now Paint.net requires a mouse to be useable Support for phones: there's no good image editor on Windows 10 mobile right now - Paint.net would fill a big gap Improved security thanks to sandboxing: Paint.net operates on files explicitly opened by the user, which fits perfectly within UWP's default sandboxing restrictions. Installation and upgrades managed by the Windows Store automatically along with the rest of the installed apps Are there any plans to create an UWP version? If not, would it be possible to ask for one? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rick Brewster Posted September 16, 2016 Share Posted September 16, 2016 I'm not going to be porting Paint.NET to UWP. Windows Store is a possibility, but not UWP. 2 Quote The Paint.NET Blog: https://blog.getpaint.net/ Donations are always appreciated! https://www.getpaint.net/donate.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fp777 Posted September 25, 2016 Share Posted September 25, 2016 Quote Windows Store is a possibility This is the right decision! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BoltBait Posted September 25, 2016 Share Posted September 25, 2016 Rick says that a Windows Store version is a "possibility", not a "for sure" thing. According to the rules of the Windows App Store: https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/windows/apps/dn764944.aspx There are some things in paint.net that would have to change: At a minimum, he would have to remove the Donate button and the Automatic Update functionality. Reading through the requirements, I can't quite tell if it would allow plugins that don't also come from the Windows App Store. And, he might have to have the Backspace key close the app...? Not sure if it is allowed to launch a browser to external content (the help file). Some of the requirements are weird. Quote Download: BoltBait's Plugin Pack | CodeLab | and a Free Computer Dominos Game Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ad1Dima Posted January 11, 2017 Share Posted January 11, 2017 On 26.09.2016 at 2:39 AM, BoltBait said: Reading through the requirements, I can't quite tell if it would allow plugins that don't also come from the Windows App Store. And, he might have to have the Backspace key close the app...? Not sure if it is allowed to launch a browser to external content (the help file). Some of the requirements are weird. >I can't quite tell if it would allow plugins that don't also come from the Windows App Store. I guess it wouldn't but I don't think it's problem. It's an opportunity for plugins to be easily discovered and restored. Opportunity for developers to make money on them (why not?) >And, he might have to have the Backspace key close the app...? WAT? Sure he doesn't. >Not sure if it is allowed to launch a browser to external content (the help file). Sure he can. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rick Brewster Posted January 11, 2017 Share Posted January 11, 2017 The plan is to allow for normal installation plugins, they'd just have to go in a different location. No plans for plugins via the Store. I'm not even sure they're set up for that yet (Microsoft, that is). Quote The Paint.NET Blog: https://blog.getpaint.net/ Donations are always appreciated! https://www.getpaint.net/donate.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts
Join the conversation
You can post now and register later. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account.