The initial report here concerned the implicit action of "Save as" which is:
and make all subsequent "Save" operations also write to this file and then discussion spun off into "Export" and a wholesale rearrangement of "Save" and "Save as...". Current versions of Inkscape have "Save a copy..." in the file menu , which is nothing but "Save as.." without this implicit action. So why is this bug still open? End users can already achieve the desired result by selecting that other file menu option. If this is still considered an issue, would not a bit of text in the "Save as.." dialog, warning the user, not suffice? Perhaps place it below "Title" and have it say: This file will also be the new target for "Save". To retain the current "Save" target cancel this dialog and use "Save a Copy" instead. Alternatively, put in a check box, normally checked, that says: Make this the new target for "Save" If it was deselected, then "Save as..." would act like "Save a copy" does now. The latter change pretty much eliminates the need for a "Save a copy" file menu option, at the expense of an occasional extra mouse click within the "Save as..." dialog. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Desktop Packages, which is subscribed to inkscape in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/171054 Title: PDF better under "Export" than "Save As" Status in Inkscape: A Vector Drawing Tool: Triaged Status in “inkscape” package in Ubuntu: Triaged Status in “inkscape” package in Debian: Confirmed Bug description: Currently the "Save As" dialog lists vector formats including PDF, PS and so on, while the "Export" dialog supports bitmap formats (PNG, etc?). In my typical usage, which I don't imagine is unusual, all formats other than SVG would be better considered as "Exports". If I want to make a PDF file I currently have to "save as" PDF and then remember to "save as" the original SVG file again so that subsequent saves go to the right place. I think it would improve useability to include bitmap and vector formats such as PDF in the "Export" dialog. Alternatively, an additional menu entry "Export vector..." could be included next to "Export bitmap...". Another approach is to have a "save a copy" dialog where a different file type can be chosen without affecting the filename and format that will be used for subsequent normal saves. --Phil. To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/inkscape/+bug/171054/+subscriptions -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages Post to : [email protected] Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp
