Re: [Gimp-gui] Default export format usability

[Jehan <jehan girinstud io>]

Hi,

On 2017-02-18 18:39, Marty wrote:
> Hello,
> This is feedback on the default export format always being PNG with a
> requirement to always change it when exporting an image for the first
> time.  PNGs are huge and do have their place but in the work I do I
> nearly always export the final result to jpg for web use.  PNG is a 
> very
> bandwidth-unfriendly format for one-off stuff of modest importance.
> IIRC, PNG is non-lossy; non-lossy is great unless it isn't a factor for
> a particular workflow.
>
> In the hope that devs are here I'd like to suggest either making the

We are here and listening. :-)

> default export format a setting in preferences or at minimum make the
> most recent format selection in the current dialog sticky within a 
> session.

The format selection is actually already "sticky" within a single 
session. If you don't have this behavior, I believe there is a problem.
This being said, I think it should also stick accross sessions (i.e. 
after a restart of GIMP). This is some of the many usability issues that 
we have IMO.

This could also become a defaults settings. After all, we now have a 
"Image Import & Export" section and such a settings (preferred image 
format) could definitely be there. I'll have a look, I think.

Keeping the original default as PNG though definitely makes sense. You 
obviously don't care about PNG but I can tell you a lot of people care 
more about PNG than JPG. ;-) It is indeed lossless but quite good at it 
and not too big (we are not speaking BMP).
I am one of these people and most of my exports are definitely PNG (jpeg 
are quite occasional). Though of course you are right that there are 
also a lot of people are on the JPEG side too. So I say that both 
formats make sense as a default, so I'd say we should stick to PNG. :P
But if we had a settings for anyone to use one's preferred format, this 
would not be a problem anymore.

Jehan

> I imagine others might be interested in this also.
>
> TIA,
> Marty G
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