Re: [Gimp-user] DON'T HATE the new save vs. export behavior

2012-08-01 Thread Richard Gitschlag
> Subject: Re: [Gimp-user] DON'T HATE the new save vs. export behavior > From: l...@holoweb.net > To: strata_ran...@hotmail.com > CC: dan...@yacg.com; gimp-user-list@gnome.org > Date: Tue, 31 Jul 2012 14:39:19 -0400 > > On Tue, 2012-07-31 at 09:11 -0700, Richard Gi

Re: [Gimp-user] DON'T HATE the new save vs. export behavior

2012-07-31 Thread Gfxuser
Richard Gitschlag wrote: As a quick comparison, Windows doesn't allow you to drag-and-drop items directly onto an application's taskbar button either and I don't understand why. Windows 7 does it. Drag and drop a file onto the applications taskbar item. You will then be able to stick it to

Re: [Gimp-user] DON'T HATE the new save vs. export behavior

2012-07-31 Thread Alexandre Prokoudine
On Tue, Jul 31, 2012 at 10:39 PM, Liam R E Quin wrote: > If you hover over the tab long enough the current image changes And that "long enough" is less than a second, as far as I can tell :) Alexandre Prokoudine http://libregraphicsworld.org ___ gimp-u

Re: [Gimp-user] DON'T HATE the new save vs. export behavior

2012-07-31 Thread Liam R E Quin
On Tue, 2012-07-31 at 09:11 -0700, Richard Gitschlag wrote: > As a quick comparison, Windows doesn't allow you to drag-and-drop > items directly onto an application's taskbar button either and I don't > understand why. Win 95 and Win XP did, in general, I don't know about later versions of Window

Re: [Gimp-user] DON'T HATE the new save vs. export behavior

2012-07-31 Thread Richard Gitschlag
> Date: Sun, 29 Jul 2012 16:56:20 -0400 > From: dan...@yacg.com > To: gimp-user-list@gnome.org > Subject: Re: [Gimp-user] DON'T HATE the new save vs. export behavior > > Agreed on that point. > > But since you brought up the tabbed interface, I thought I wou

Re: [Gimp-user] DON'T HATE the new save vs. export behavior

2012-07-29 Thread Daniel Hauck
Agreed on that point. But since you brought up the tabbed interface, I thought I would bring up an expectation/usability problem I came across while looking 2.8.0 over... (I'm still learning it actually... not enough time to really sit and play... when I use it, there is a purpose and a limite

[Gimp-user] DON'T HATE the new save vs. export behavior

2012-07-29 Thread ang3la
I LOVE the export feature! I make a LOT of price tags in GIMP. It is WONDERFUL to export the file and not have to re-open the .XCF file over and over. It saves a lot of repeat processes. I also love the new tab interface for open GIMP files! >I rather like it actually... >I do GIMP workshops f

Re: [Gimp-user] DON'T HATE the new save vs. export behavior

2012-07-21 Thread Liam R E Quin
On Sat, 2012-07-21 at 18:44 -0700, Richard Gitschlag wrote: > [Alexandre Prokoudine wrote:] > > On Sun, Jul 22, 2012 at 3:43 AM, scott s. wrote: > > > [...] GIMP uses a 3rd party library to read tiff, and I > > > guess GIMP spec doesn't specify if on import if GIMP is to retain > > > meta-data, sil

Re: [Gimp-user] DON'T HATE the new save vs. export behavior

2012-07-21 Thread Richard Gitschlag
> Date: Sun, 22 Jul 2012 04:44:51 +0400 > From: alexandre.prokoud...@gmail.com > To: gimp-user-list@gnome.org > Subject: Re: [Gimp-user] DON'T HATE the new save vs. export behavior > > On Sun, Jul 22, 2012 at 3:43 AM, scott s. wrote: > > > Well I can you if it is

Re: [Gimp-user] DON'T HATE the new save vs. export behavior

2012-07-21 Thread Alexandre Prokoudine
On Sun, Jul 22, 2012 at 3:43 AM, scott s. wrote: > Well I can you if it is a GEOTiff (standard defined set of Tiff tags) they > are lost. That of course is true whether you save an xcf or export > back to tiff. IIUC GIMP uses a 3rd party library to read tiff, and I > guess GIMP spec doesn't spec

Re: [Gimp-user] DON'T HATE the new save vs. export behavior

2012-07-21 Thread scott s.
On 7/17/2012 13:41, Richard Gitschlag wrote: GIMP preserves EXIF metadata when exporting as JPG - the option is there on the Export dialog and it's checked by default. I agree on the point though - whether or not GIMP needs to load the metadata in an image is distinct from whether the user car

Re: [Gimp-user] DON'T HATE the new save vs. export behavior

2012-07-21 Thread John Coppens
On Tue, 17 Jul 2012 22:34:53 +0200 Johannes wrote: > But I guess the old ladies wouldn't find the opt-out switch for this > behavior in the GIMP preferences, if there was any. So you could still > be relaxed and happy. Not entirely sure. I'm guessing a frequent action on a computer (windooze or

Re: [Gimp-user] DON'T HATE the new save vs. export behavior

2012-07-17 Thread Richard Gitschlag
> Date: Tue, 17 Jul 2012 18:19:43 -0400 > From: dan...@yacg.com > To: gimp-user-list@gnome.org > Subject: Re: [Gimp-user] DON'T HATE the new save vs. export behavior > > That said, I am concerned about meta data. If there was meta data when > imported, there should

Re: [Gimp-user] DON'T HATE the new save vs. export behavior

2012-07-17 Thread Ken Warner
So the GIMP is for professionals AND old ladies. :-) On 7/17/2012 1:08 PM, isabel brison wrote: I rather like it actually... I do GIMP workshops for (mainly) old ladies who don't know the first thing about computers, but enjoy themselves doing silly photomontages and messing around with pictur

Re: [Gimp-user] DON'T HATE the new save vs. export behavior

2012-07-17 Thread Daniel Hauck
On 07/17/2012 04:34 PM, Johannes wrote: Am 17.07.2012 22:08, schrieb isabel brison: Now I can relax because this "export" business has created a safeguard against that sort of thing, though I hate to think what will happen if my old ladies (being deviously expert at messing things up) discover t

Re: [Gimp-user] DON'T HATE the new save vs. export behavior

2012-07-17 Thread Johannes
Am 17.07.2012 22:08, schrieb isabel brison: > I rather like it actually... > > I do GIMP workshops for (mainly) old ladies who don't know the first > thing about computers, but enjoy themselves doing silly photomontages > and messing around with pictures of their grandchildren. They used to > regu

Re: [Gimp-user] DON'T HATE the new save vs. export behavior

2012-07-17 Thread isabel brison
I rather like it actually... I do GIMP workshops for (mainly) old ladies who don't know the first thing about computers, but enjoy themselves doing silly photomontages and messing around with pictures of their grandchildren. They used to regularly lose their only original versions of pics through