Re: [Gimp-developer] Bring back normal save



> Date: Wed, 13 Jun 2012 19:21:47 -0400
> From: kevin ve3syb ca
> To: gimp-developer-list gnome org
> Subject: Re: [Gimp-developer] Bring back normal save
>
> On 12-06-06 12:21 PM, � wrote:
> > Btw, why can we "open" a JPG but not "save" a JPG, if we "export" to
> > JPG should we than not has "import" JPG files to keep the logic?
>
> That does seem like an inconsistency at first but a lot of other programs
> just use "open" for other file formats they can read instead of import.
>

The term "Import" also has the connotation of adding another file into the current document, instead of opening it as a completely new document entirely.  GIMP's command for that purpose is "Open Image As (new layer/etc.)" .

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