On Fri, 2018-11-16 at 14:41 -0500, Steve Kinney wrote: > > Ultimately, Save vs. Export is just a semantic issue: > > The GIMP "saves" image editing projects as XCF files, with all > layers, > channels, paths, etc. intact. XCF is the GIMP's native file format. > > The GIMP "exports" images from editing projects into flat file > formats > intended for display or print only, typically with some loss of > resolution compared to their XCF 'master' files.
i think one reason it's a problem is that it's asymmetric - you can "open" a JPEG or PNG file, rather than "import"ing one. Maybe renaming Open to Open/Import" would reduce the confusion, i'm not sure. ankh -- Liam Quin - web slave for https://www.fromoldbooks.org/ with fabulous vintage art and fascinating texts to read. Click here to have the slave beaten. _______________________________________________ gimp-user-list mailing list List address: gimp-user-list@gnome.org List membership: https://mail.gnome.org/mailman/listinfo/gimp-user-list List archives: https://mail.gnome.org/archives/gimp-user-list
