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

[Richard Gitschlag <strata_ranger hotmail com>]

> Date: Thu, 18 Jul 2013 18:22:35 -0400
> From: daniel yacg com
> To: gimp-user-list gnome org
> Subject: Re: [Gimp-user] HATE the new save vs. export behavior
>
> That said, I have noticed GiMP does at least remember your previous 
> export action which enables a person to quickly update what they are 
> exporting as they work.  This is a handy improvement which demonstrates 
> that the developers have recognized the "export" function as a bit of a 
> stumbling block to a smooth workflow and they are attempting to reduce 
> it some.

Current versions of GIMP 2.8 also note if the file has been recently exported (with no further changes made 
to the image), however I do agree that if the user has to deal with this confirmation message all the time 
then GIMP is essentially "crying wolf" to their workflow and this runs a real risk of dismissing things out 
of habit and losing work as a result.

On a tangent, when GIMP prompts to save changes I would rather it not remind me how long it's been since the 
last (bonafide) Save command.  If I'm currently multitasking, I may open a file and make a few quick edits, 
then be working on other applications for the next hour-plus.  When I come back, GIMP prompts to save.  
That's good and all, but the way GIMP phrases it is annoying because I haven't actually spent the "last hour" 
doing work on it.  I'M the one who knows how much work I might be losing by closing it without a proper Save 
and in this case it's only a minute or two tops.  All GIMP has to do is remind me that unsaved changes exist 
at all, not make guesses of when or how much.


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