Re: [Gimp-developer] Save/export, option to go back to old behaviour

[Alexandre Prokoudine <alexandre prokoudine gmail com>]

On Fri, Nov 16, 2012 at 6:11 PM, Matthew Miller wrote:
>> > With some sensible discretion. Here, it's not just a "paint it pink please!
>> > no, it must be purple!" discussion. There's two valid use cases -- people
>> > who work in very different ways. It'd be easy to support both.
>> Would it?
>
> Uh. Yes.

And this statement is based on what experience exactly? :)

>> >> > adding a configuration option for the non-XCF users was dismissed?
>> >> It's all over the mailing list. Get blindfolded, point your finger in
>> >> an arbitrary direction, and you won't miss :)
>> > Again: evidence that people care.
>> And it means exactly what? :)
>
> Simon asked for a usability study. This is no formal study

Precisely.

Direct feedback is OK to get an idea of what people do and what they
think they want to do. Note the "what they think the want" part. This
is exactly why usability studies matter.

Alexandre Prokoudine
http://libregraphicsworld.org