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

[Richard <strata_ranger hotmail com>]

> Date: Fri, 13 Mar 2015 09:28:43 -0400
> From: ellestone ninedegreesbelow com
> To: gimp-developer-list gnome org
> Subject: Re: [Gimp-developer] Useability enhancement request: unified/expanded file export dialog
>
> On 03/11/2015 05:05 PM, Ofnuts wrote:
> > For current Gimp there is the "Save for Web" plug-in that lets you
> > crop/scale the image. However it's not uncommon to do a little bit of
> > sharpening after a downscale, or maybe add some watermark... Better take
> > the habit to use Image>Duplicate. This creates an "untitled" image to
> > there is little risk to overwrite the original image with a scaled down
> > version(*).
>
> True, usually resizing is followed by adding some sharpening and such. I 
> completely overlooked Image->Duplicate, so thanks! (not the first 
> "already there in plain sight" GIMP feature that I've overlooked).
>
> Elle
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If my only reason for duplicating the image is to prevent accidentally saving a resized/flattened version 
over the original workfile, I wouldn't mind having a checkbox on the Resize dialog to do that automatically.  
(For compare and contrast:  the Decompose/Compose plugins [necessarily] output their results to a new image 
window)

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