Re: [Gimp-developer] Useability enhancement request: unified/expanded file export dialog

[Elle Stone <ellestone ninedegreesbelow com>]

On 03/11/2015 05:29 PM, Joao S. O. Bueno wrote:

> Thinking on an UI for this now is up to us - so, why not bring the idea
> to the list?

This list? or the GIMP users list?

> Currently, actually most export plug-ins do perform a
> image-duplicate, image-flatten (or merge visible layers) and save
> the resulting layer. Indexed formats do a "image-duplicate,
> image-flatten, image-convert-to-indexed" sequence.
>
> Having this in an UI would allow one to have several presets like:
> image duplicate, image-resize(max-width: N, preserve-aspect: True),
> image-sharpen, image-flatten, image-convert-to-precision(8bpp),
> gimp-pause-for-review, export-to-desired-file-format  )
>
> That would allow presets for example, that could at once save for the
> various icon-sizes needed for
> icons in mobile projects bound to a single keystroke. (and having  a
> "mark as clean" node available for these presets
> could also give an option to the "I do only jpeg exports" shouters)

What you suggest makes perfect sense. I like the "pause for review".

Anyone have additional suggestions for/comments about what might go into 
an enhanced file export dialog? Or about whether such a thing is 
actually feasible?

Elle