Re: [Gimp-user] [Request] Do not confirm closing if unsaved image was exported/overwrited ?

[Ofnuts <ofnuts laposte net>]

On 09/16/2012 02:23 AM, Liam R E Quin wrote:
> On Sat, 2012-09-15 at 23:12 +0200, Ofnuts wrote:
> > [...] saving as XCF
> > "by accident" may make you lose some time, but will never make you lose
> > data, because you can always save the JPG again from the XCF.
> This isn't always true.
>
> For example, after working on a photograph I scale it down e.g. to 600
> pixels across, and export a jpeg. If at that point I save the xcf file,
> I will lose data, because xcf does not store the undo history.

You can also delete layers and save as XCF, and complain Gimp deleted 
your layers...