Re: [Gimp-user] export vs save

[maderios <maderios gmail com>]

On 02/18/2013 02:09 AM, Oon-Ee Ng wrote:
> On Mon, Feb 18, 2013 at 7:16 AM, Jeffery Small <jeff cjsa com> wrote:
> > When a major UI change like this is contemplated, why would it not be
> > implemented as a configuration switch which can be turned on/off on the
> > Preferences menu?  In this particular case, a simple switch could reverse
> > the Save and Export functions.  In the default mode, it would operate just
> <snip>
> > There has probably been 1000 times more effort expended writing about this
> > change than would have been spent implementing my suggestion above.  That's
> > something worth thinking about.
>
> This applies to both sides of the discussion. Except one side wants
> the old behaviour kept and one doesn't. Whose responsibility is it,
> then? What do Alexandre and the rest of the devs actually owe users in
> an open-source project? Particularly years after the change was first
> mooted and discussed.
>
> There are ALREADY plugins for those who want the old behaviour back
> (not that I've used them). While I can understand the fly-by posts by
> ignorant rant-ers (happens everywhere), I do not understand long-term
> readers of this ML continuing this discussion. Someone has already
> 'fixed' what you believe is broken....

Hi
I use everyday "save-export-clean.py" plugin. Its' different from 
gimp-2.6 and other image editors like Krita, Digikam Showfoto, etc.. 
behavior. It becomes complicated because you get 5 options :
- save
- save as
- export
- save/export clean (python plugin)
- save for web
http://www.gimpusers.com/forums/gimp-user/14746-a-plug-in-for-those-who-still-don-t-like-the-new-save-export
I do not understand myself why users (who use Gimp everyday, 
professional or not) opinion is not taken. Developers could give two 
options in the configuration: 2.6 OR 2.8 "save / save as" behavior. 
Gimp-2.6 behavior is not "old": it's the "standard" available in Krita, 
Digikam Showfoto, Libreoffice, Phot$op, most text editors, etc...

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