Re: [Gimp-user] Save, Save As and Export separated?

2012-08-24 Thread Simon Budig
Richard Gitschlag (strata_ran...@hotmail.com) wrote: Okay, then what purpose does the Save a copy command do these days when from the user's perspective the ONLY difference between it and Export is the target file format? I suggested it once that the former should now be treated as a

Re: [Gimp-user] Save, Save As and Export separated?

2012-08-24 Thread Rob Antonishen
Adding this shortcut would train users to use a workflow with an artificial stumbling block inbetween Okay, then what purpose does the Save a copy command do these days when from the user's perspective the ONLY difference between it and Export is the target file format? I suggested it

Re: [Gimp-user] Save, Save As and Export separated?

2012-08-24 Thread Richard Gitschlag
Date: Fri, 24 Aug 2012 10:40:47 +0200 From: si...@budig.de To: gimp-user-list@gnome.org Subject: Re: [Gimp-user] Save, Save As and Export separated? Richard Gitschlag (strata_ran...@hotmail.com) wrote: Okay, then what purpose does the Save a copy command do these days when from

Re: [Gimp-user] Save, Save As and Export separated?

2012-08-23 Thread Richard Gitschlag
Date: Tue, 21 Aug 2012 18:19:29 +0200 From: si...@budig.de To: gimp-user-list@gnome.org Subject: Re: [Gimp-user] Save, Save As and Export separated? Richard Gitschlag (strata_ran...@hotmail.com) wrote: there is something we can do to help the non-pro - and it does not interfere

Re: [Gimp-user] Save, Save As and Export separated?

2012-08-21 Thread Alexandre Prokoudine
On Mon, Aug 20, 2012 at 7:49 PM, Paul Naude wrote: Thanks for the reply Ken It sounds like you received such a reply once and if that indeed is true, it is very sad, because when we start closing doors to the masses, we are on our way to become isolated and later forgotten, regardless of what

Re: [Gimp-user] Save, Save As and Export separated?

2012-08-21 Thread Ken Warner
I just summarized the common responses to concerns about the Save/Export redesign. Personally, I'll be sticking with 2.6 until the current crop of developers move on to some more rewarding tasks and are replaced by more agile and reasonable people. On 8/20/2012 8:49 AM, Paul Naude wrote:

Re: [Gimp-user] Save, Save As and Export separated?

2012-08-21 Thread Alessia
Alexandre Prokoudine ha scritto: Paul, As for closing doors to the masses, here is an example. I'm in the process of interviewing a free software developer who does software, where each release is downloaded like 400 times. Around the globe. And there are, like, 2 releases a year. Yet the guy

Re: [Gimp-user] Save, Save As and Export separated?

2012-08-21 Thread Jim Clark
Naude p.na...@esteq.com, Cc: gimp-user-list@gnome.org Date: 08/21/2012 08:12 AM Subject: Re: [Gimp-user] Save, Save As and Export separated? Sent by: gimp-user-list-boun...@gnome.org I just summarized the common responses to concerns about the Save/Export redesign. Personally

Re: [Gimp-user] Save, Save As and Export separated?

2012-08-21 Thread Simon Budig
Hi Alessia. Alessia (ale...@gmail.com) wrote: I'm really asking because I'm not pro and I don't want to became but I'm, say, an amateur that us, for now, GImp in quite basic way ( or better in a purpose oriented way) and this thing of the exporting behavior is quite annoying ( to me)

Re: [Gimp-user] Save, Save As and Export separated?

2012-08-21 Thread Alessia
Simon Budig ha scritto: Hi Alessia. Alessia (ale...@gmail.com) wrote: I'm really asking because I'm not pro and I don't want to became but I'm, say, an amateur that us, for now, GImp in quite basic way ( or better in a purpose oriented way) and this thing of the exporting behavior is quite

Re: [Gimp-user] Save, Save As and Export separated?

2012-08-21 Thread maderios
On 08/21/2012 03:12 PM, Alessia wrote: I'm really asking because I'm not pro and I don't want to became but I'm, say, an amateur that us, for now, GImp in quite basic way ( or better in a purpose oriented way) and this thing of the exporting behavior is quite annoying ( to me) especially

Re: [Gimp-user] Save, Save As and Export separated?

2012-08-21 Thread Joao S. O. Bueno
On 21 August 2012 10:12, Alessia ale...@gmail.com wrote: Alexandre Prokoudine ha scritto: Sorry if I jump in the discussion so out of nowhere ( I'm currently reading it because I use Gimp even if I'm not a professional). I can understand your ( I mean your and developers') reasons, even if

Re: [Gimp-user] Save, Save As and Export separated?

2012-08-21 Thread Ken Warner
The paradigm for saving work was figured out and became a standard action years ago. New; Open; Save; Save As; have all the functionality that is needed. Along with a few carefully thought out warning dialogs -- that's all that is needed. If one is really concerned about losing work, one

Re: [Gimp-user] Save, Save As and Export separated?

2012-08-21 Thread Alessia
Joao S. O. Bueno ha scritto: On 21 August 2012 10:12, Alessia ale...@gmail.com wrote: Alexandre Prokoudine ha scritto: Sorry if I jump in the discussion so out of nowhere ( I'm currently reading it because I use Gimp even if I'm not a professional). I can understand your ( I mean your and

Re: [Gimp-user] Save, Save As and Export separated?

2012-08-21 Thread Alessia
Ken Warner ha scritto: The paradigm for saving work was figured out and became a standard action years ago. New; Open; Save; Save As; have all the functionality that is needed. Along with a few carefully thought out warning dialogs -- that's all that is needed. If one is really concerned about

Re: [Gimp-user] Save, Save As and Export separated?

2012-08-21 Thread Richard Gitschlag
Date: Tue, 21 Aug 2012 11:05:37 -0300 From: gwid...@mpc.com.br To: ale...@gmail.com CC: gimp-user-list@gnome.org Subject: Re: [Gimp-user] Save, Save As and Export separated? And it is really that: not any o f the other fantastic features included in GIMP 2.8 is been commented upon

Re: [Gimp-user] Save, Save As and Export separated?

2012-08-20 Thread Alexandre Prokoudine
On Mon, Aug 20, 2012 at 12:30 PM, Paul Naude wrote: Hi Gimpers I only recently upgraded to 2.8 from 2.6 and was wondering if I am the only one missing the option to edit the file extension in the SAVE form which basically allowed you to Save, Save Copy, Save As or Export to any format from

Re: [Gimp-user] Save, Save As and Export separated?

2012-08-20 Thread Ken Warner
You will be told to use other image manipulation software because GIMP is now only for professionals that Save XCF files. And you will be told in no uncertain terms that the decision to make GIMP only save XCF files is well documented (so how can there be any question of the propriety of that

Re: [Gimp-user] Save, Save As and Export separated?

2012-08-20 Thread Ken Warner
Like I said On 8/20/2012 9:04 AM, Michael Schumacher wrote: On 20.08.2012 16:36, Ken Warner wrote: You will be told to use other image manipulation software because GIMP is now only for professionals that Save XCF files. And you will be told in no uncertain terms that the decision to make