Re: [Gimp-user] A sad case of regression ? [saving undo history]
> Date: Sun, 16 Jun 2013 08:40:34 -0500 > From: jnagyjr1...@gmail.com > To: gimp-user-list@gnome.org > Subject: Re: [Gimp-user] A sad case of regression ? [saving undo history] > > > On Sat, 2013-06-15 at 08:03 -0700, Richard Gitschlag wrote: > > How often is Undo history ACTUALLY needed by the user, beyond fixing a > > ten-seconds-ago mistake? I can't personally name a single application > > that stores undo history with the document's workfile; but if you can, > > let me know. > > Office software, when you set it to display revisions, in a way saves > undo history. Come to think of it, I've used that. MS Word's "Track Changes" feature turns out to be quite useful when you're proofreading someone else's copy. But it is not a full undo history, just a diff between the original (oldest) and revised (newest) copies. -- Stratadrake strata_ran...@hotmail.com Numbers may not lie, but neither do they tell the whole truth. ___ gimp-user-list mailing list gimp-user-list@gnome.org https://mail.gnome.org/mailman/listinfo/gimp-user-list
Re: [Gimp-user] A sad case of regression ? [saving undo history]
On 06/15/13 22:38, Liam R E Quin wrote: On Sat, 2013-06-15 at 08:03 -0700, Richard Gitschlag wrote: Date: Sat, 15 Jun 2013 11:30:43 +0200 From: schum...@gmx.de To: gimp-user-list@gnome.org Subject: Re: [Gimp-user] A sad case of regression ? . . . That's not perfect yet - for example, you lose the undo history . . . How often is Undo history ACTUALLY needed by the user, beyond fixing a ten-seconds-ago mistake? I can't personally name a single application that stores undo history with the document's workfile; but if you can, let me know. "no-one swims across the river here so we don't need a bridge"? I've used commercial software that stored editing history in a database - you can go back through the entire history of most aircraft manuals and see all the edits, for example, for obvious legal reasons. I've many times wished I could save undo history - e.g. I'm experimenting, but my flight is boarding or my battery is low. Liam Office software, when you set it to display revisions, in a way saves undo history. -- Yours in Christ, Joseph A Nagy Jr "Whoever loves instruction loves knowledge, But he who hates correction is stupid." -- Proverbs 12:1 Emails are not formal business letters, whatever businesses may want. Original content CopyFree (F) under the OWL http://copyfree.org/licenses/owl/license.txt ___ gimp-user-list mailing list gimp-user-list@gnome.org https://mail.gnome.org/mailman/listinfo/gimp-user-list
Re: [Gimp-user] A sad case of regression ? [saving undo history]
On 06/16/2013 11:38 AM, Liam R E Quin wrote: On Sat, 2013-06-15 at 08:03 -0700, Richard Gitschlag wrote: Date: Sat, 15 Jun 2013 11:30:43 +0200 From: schum...@gmx.de To: gimp-user-list@gnome.org Subject: Re: [Gimp-user] A sad case of regression ? . . . That's not perfect yet - for example, you lose the undo history . . . How often is Undo history ACTUALLY needed by the user, beyond fixing a ten-seconds-ago mistake? I can't personally name a single application that stores undo history with the document's workfile; but if you can, let me know. "no-one swims across the river here so we don't need a bridge"? I've used commercial software that stored editing history in a database - you can go back through the entire history of most aircraft manuals and see all the edits, for example, for obvious legal reasons. I've many times wished I could save undo history - e.g. I'm experimenting, but my flight is boarding or my battery is low. Liam Think about it. Undo history can actually save some users the hassle of an overlooked mistake. It's there quietly sitting in the corner not really berating the workflow. It's not like it's really affecting a smooth workflow. Archie ___ gimp-user-list mailing list gimp-user-list@gnome.org https://mail.gnome.org/mailman/listinfo/gimp-user-list
Re: [Gimp-user] A sad case of regression ? [saving undo history]
On Sat, 2013-06-15 at 08:03 -0700, Richard Gitschlag wrote: > > Date: Sat, 15 Jun 2013 11:30:43 +0200 > > From: schum...@gmx.de > > To: gimp-user-list@gnome.org > > Subject: Re: [Gimp-user] A sad case of regression ? > > > > . . . That's not perfect yet - for example, you lose the undo history . . . > > How often is Undo history ACTUALLY needed by the user, beyond fixing a > ten-seconds-ago mistake? I can't personally name a single application > that stores undo history with the document's workfile; but if you can, > let me know. "no-one swims across the river here so we don't need a bridge"? I've used commercial software that stored editing history in a database - you can go back through the entire history of most aircraft manuals and see all the edits, for example, for obvious legal reasons. I've many times wished I could save undo history - e.g. I'm experimenting, but my flight is boarding or my battery is low. Liam -- Liam Quin - XML Activity Lead, W3C, http://www.w3.org/People/Quin/ Pictures from old books: http://fromoldbooks.org/ Ankh: irc.sorcery.net irc.gnome.org freenode/#xml ___ gimp-user-list mailing list gimp-user-list@gnome.org https://mail.gnome.org/mailman/listinfo/gimp-user-list
