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What would be better is having a dialog that says "You've used some additional features that can only be saved in .psd format: Save as PNG || Save as PSD || Sav
by unabst 10y ago
What would be better is having a dialog that says "You've used some additional features that can only be saved in .psd format: Save as PNG || Save as PSD || Save as something else" with the first being the default for when you press ENTER.
- Someone 10y agoI strongly disagree. You are arguing for a default that destroys work. For example, if you open a .png, add a layer, and save, the default would merge the layers.
- unabst 10y agoDefault when you hit enter. You don't have to hit enter. Left then enter will get you your PSD.
- userbinator 10y agoMicrosoft Word does that, and indeed the default is the original format. "%s may contain features that are not compatible with %s. Do you want to save the document in this format? To save, click Yes. To preserve formatting, click No. Then save a copy in the %s format."
- unabst 10y agoRight. But the difference here is you need to answer the question which is a task. Then based on what you actually want to do, there is an extra step in opening the dialog just to choose the other format etc.. maybe you just want to save in the application default. The point of the version I posted is that each button maps to a direct intention. The message is informative, and the user does what they want. It's not the application asking or warning or assuming anything. It's not the developer imposing anything. Based on what the application can do, the user is presented with the various options that map to intentions.