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> Date: Tue, 21 Aug 2012 18:19:29 +0200 > From: simon budig de > To: gimp-user-list gnome org > Subject: Re: [Gimp-user] Save, Save As and Export separated? > > Richard Gitschlag (strata_ranger hotmail com) wrote: > > > there is something we can do to help the non-pro - and it does not > > > interfere with the "professionals" workflow it probably will be > > > considered and added. > > > > ...like taking the existing warning and giving it an "Export/Cancel" > > choice instead of simply "OK" ? That's the easiest compromise that's > > been suggested, and it's been dogmatically shot down as "not doing > > that, sorry". That is the part I just don't understand / agree with. > > There are a few problems I can see with this. > > As you probably know, people (professionals and non-pros) don't read > dialogs. There is powerful pattern matching going on there and people > just hit a button without realizing what they just did. > > Adding this shortcut would train users to use a workflow with an > artificial stumbling block inbetween.... Okay, then what purpose does the "Save a copy" command do these days when from the user's perspective the ONLY difference between it and "Export" is the target file format? I suggested it once that the former should now be treated as a variation of Export. I don't think many people ever learned 'when' and 'why' to use that command when there's a normal Save command available, contributing to the problem of losing work when you saved a non-XCF version, then quit GIMP without/before saving changes back to your XCF workfile. -- Stratadrake strata_ranger hotmail com -------------------- Numbers may not lie, but neither do they tell the whole truth. |