Re: [Gimp-user] Automatic flattening when exporting

[Richard <strata_ranger hotmail com>]

Really, the only difference between merge and flatten is the presence of an alpha channel (vs background 
color) in the final result.  The fastest solution would be for the relevant export plugin(s) to have an 
option controlling whether or not to include the alpha channel as part of the export.  Enabled by default, of 
course, but available nonetheless.


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Subject: [Gimp-user] Automatic flattening when exporting

I'm using GIMP 2.8.18.

In previous versions, if you exported (saved as it used to be) to a format that
doesn't support layers, but does support transparency (such as PNG), you would
get a dialog asking if you wanted to merge or flatten. This dialog has
disappeared, so now, if I want to export a flattened image, I have to manually
flatten, export, then undo so that I don't trash my source XCF. Is there a way
to automatically flatten before export (other than writing my own extension)?

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