Re: [Gimp-user] GIMP 2.7, - 2 simple questions

[Ofnuts <ofnuts laposte net>]

On 02/07/2012 02:15 PM, Kekko wrote:
> Hi everybody,
> just two simple questions about GIMP 2.7.4 that I installed on Linux Ubuntu 11.10.
>
> 2. Why the command "Save as" don't allow to save in jpg? Now we are forced to use Export in order to save an 
> image in jpg format.

Because prior to 2.7, if you edit a XCF, and "save as" JPEG/TIFF/PNG, 
the image is deemed saved and you can quit without being told you'll 
lose your work (which is the case, think about 
layers/selections/paths...). So now "Save/Save as" is restricted to XCF, 
and if you want to obtain a JPEG/TIFF/PNG you have to export. I believe 
there an exception to this, if the image is loaded from a non-XCF file 
you can still "Save" directly to that format.