Re: [Gimp-user] HATE the new save vs. export behavior

[Gfxuser <gfx user online de>]

On 07.08.12 at 11:23, Anoko wrote:
> > 2012/8/6 Anoko <forums gimpusers com>:
> > > I've seen the new "you have to use export" messagebox about 20 times now, very annoying ;-). Why is it not OK 
> > > to allow saving to e.g. png (especially when not using layers!), but keep the export function ALSO as it is? That way, 
> > > everyone will be happy I think?
> > Is it soooooooooo difficult to change one's habits a little, and to
> > learn simple shortcuts? Ctrl-E or Shift-Ctrl-E to export the image to
> > any format you wish, Ctrl-W Alt-W to close the image without saving
> > it. Seeing a warning message 20 times was clearly enough for teaching
> > me that I should use Ctrl-E instead of Ctrl-S.
> Well habbits or not, I still wonder why it is explicitly disallowed to save as something other than xcf. As I 
> said, allowing that+keeping the export option makes all users happy. Now, a way that apparently some part of 
> the users like and some don't is forced to all, while it is not necessary to force it.
> ...
Hi Anoko,

this question has been widely discussed before and like many others I 
think, all that has to be said about it is already said. So don't be 
surprised if some answers sound annoyed.
Usually advanced users have problems with the new behaviour, not experts 
and not beginners. If you can't live without Ctrl+S you can easily 
change the shortcuts via the Edit menu.
If you like to know more about this change and why things have changed 
this way, you find some explanations at
http://libregraphicsworld.org/blog/entry/gimp-2.8-understanding-ui-changes. 
At least the last sentence in the 'Save and export' chapter is very 
important.
I hope this helps you.

Best regards,

grafxuser

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