Like Tom, the change from Save to Export was a bit of a surprise to me as well. Over time, I got used to it. Once you think about it, it actually makes more sense to use this method than it does the previous method.
Just my two cents :) p.s. People should really stop arguing about this. It has been discussed many times before, and has always yielded the same outcome; the change will remain and you'll just have to get used to it. Sent from my iPod On Jun 14, 2013, at 6:38 PM, Tom Williams <[email protected]> wrote: > On 06/14/2013 02:47 PM, Eduard Braun wrote: >> Actually I know nobody who likes the new distinction between save and >> export. >> >> But the whole discussion seems to be at a point of no return anyway >> and developers seem to defend the change as a matter of principle >> rather than aiming for maximum usability, so it seems quite improbable >> anything will change. > > Hey Eduard, I'm Tom and it's a pleasure to meet you! :) > > I've been a long time GIMP user and the new save/export behavior was a > surprise to me as well, but I actually like the new behavior since I > tend to save in XCF format more frequently, which prevents me from > making accidental mistakes. In the past, I would open an image file, > forget to save it as a XCF file first, make some changes to it, save the > file (either clobbering the original or saving it as a new file), and > then later regret NOT saving to XCF format because I would want to make > further modifications later or to find out which font I had used, if I > added text, etc. > > The new behavior forces me to be more conscious about my saving action, > which I think is a good thing. I also agree with adding a setting to > control the save behavior, so users can choose which method suits them best. > > With regard to all the discussion about "Linux" in all this, we can't > forget the numbers of people who use GIMP on Windows and the "Freedom of > Linux" doesn't relate to that platform. > > As for Audacity, I'm running Audacity 2.0.3 on Ubuntu 13.04 Linux > (64-bit) right now. I have a MP3 audio file loaded and when I click the > "File" menu, the save options are "Save Project", "Save Project As", and > "Save Compressed Copy of Project". Then, I have two Export options, > "Export" and "Export Multiple". I made a change to the audio track and > tried to close Audacity and it prompted me to save the project (.AUP) > file and stated if I wanted to save in another audio format, I must use > the "File > Export" function. Maybe Audacity on Windows behaves > differently. > > Peace... > > Tom > > -- > /When we dance, you have a way with me, > Stay with me... Sway with me.../ > _______________________________________________ > gimp-user-list mailing list > [email protected] > https://mail.gnome.org/mailman/listinfo/gimp-user-list _______________________________________________ gimp-user-list mailing list [email protected] https://mail.gnome.org/mailman/listinfo/gimp-user-list
