I'm wondering what the thinking / logic was in requiring confirmation when exporting to a file that the original source image was loaded from?
I can understand if I loaded a .xcf file, or .bmp file, and then later went to export it to a .png file, for example, asking for confirmation before overwrite. But, if I were to load a .png file, and then went to export it (and not "Export As..." to a new destination), but to write-out the original .png that was loaded, why does it ask for confirmation the first time? Why not just recognize it as an editing session and save it back out in the same format? If I load a .xcf file, and then press Ctrl+S after making changes, it doesn't ask for confirmation. Why does the "Export" feature require confirmation when writing back out to the original file it was loaded from? And why after writing out those changes to the original source file, and going to exit, does it ask me if I want to discard my changes? I am not discarding them. I just haven't saved them in the .xcf format, but I have saved them in the original format. It seems to be a conscious effort to make all non-.xcf file formats second or third class citizens in GIMP, and it came about when the Ctrl+S change was made to only work with .xcf files, and to push everything else to the Ctrl+E export area. What was the thinking / logic there? It causes a great deal of problems for users. It's also confusing because I get the message about unsaved changes, even after I've exported them out as .png files. It actually makes me cancel the close file operation, go out and export again, and then close file and discard changes. It's counter-productive and it causes people issues in using GIMP for non-.xcf file formats. Best regards, Rick C. Hodgin _______________________________________________ gimp-user-list mailing list List address: [email protected] List membership: https://mail.gnome.org/mailman/listinfo/gimp-user-list List archives: https://mail.gnome.org/archives/gimp-user-list
