Re: [Gimp-user] A Sad case of regression

[maderios <maderios gmail com>]

On 06/15/2013 02:28 PM, Norbert Preining wrote:
> Hi all
>
> I not often write here, but I'm a regular user of gimp. But I slowly get upset by some mails here
>
> First: I am myself developer of open source projects as well as Debian developer, so not some casual user.
>
> These bullying emails are just plain rubbish. Software should be written with the users in mind. And
> - opening a jpg file
> - editing
> - saving
> should result in a saved version of yhe original file, because that is what practically all programs are 
> doing, and what the user expectation, and natural behaviour is.
>
> Of course a program does not need to follow the guide lines, but then there should be a clear indication that 
> it is doing something else than the standard/default/expected behaviour.
>
> It could all be easily avoided if there were two entries "save as gimp doc" and "save as original" and a 
> config setting for the default shortcut binding.
>
> I don't mind gimp devs pushing for xcf format, what I dislike is breaking of expected behaviour and, like 
> above emails, ignorance of the problem.
>
> Norbert

+10

Hi
This strange  "save, save as" behaviour could not exist in a 
professional environment.
A professional (and many amateurs) user know he has to save his work.
I think Gimp-2.8 tries to do instead of the user that it should do himself.
It looks like an other OS (not GNU/LINUX) philosophy : anticipate the 
desire of the user.
--
Maderios