not much that hasnt already been said, although david your point about the pencil falls far short of its percieved purpose, because of course the two tools are intended for entirely different purposes and have little or nothing in common, save the loose connection of being able to create an image. what it comes out to in the end is poorly thought out sarcasm that adds nothing to the discussion, save that it makes you look like an ignorant little troll that wants to impress people with the pretense of righteousness wrapped around in a healthy dose of snideness, which i know you aren't, so it would be in the best interest of you and everyone else if you would refrain from such nonsense, it's beneath you.
I gave paint a two, simply because of accessibility and the fact that you can adjust the palette (slowly,) zoom in (fairly) easily to the most commonly needed levels, and save as a variety of formats, albeit with incredible distortion. by now there are many (many!) programs which are more suited to various goals, but also it should be kept in mind that paint has hardly changed with the times; it has hardly changed within my lifetime. certainly it is better than claris works
which used to come with most macs. for those reasons, it is not quite the lowest, but there are quite obviously programs which are better suited to a wide variety of work.
my two cents on UI - the plainer the better in my opinion, although it must be accessable and always visible. tabs and dropdowns (except for the left-click menus) are hardly a blessing to me. hotkeys are a must-have, and in the perfect program there should be a user-defined hotkey for every possible action, or at least, one to begin the action (for the more complex filters used by GD's, DP's, RT's, and others) Two screens or a screen that shifts with the mouse only leads to visual confusion and disorientation. my desires are hardly the norm, but thats what works for me. photoshop cs, i love you so, to hell with cs2.......
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