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"Save" and "Export" used to be under the same function many versions ago. I am guessing they changed it to avoid data loss. Consider if someone "saved" into a
by shawnz 6y ago
"Save" and "Export" used to be under the same function many versions ago. I am guessing they changed it to avoid data loss.
Consider if someone "saved" into a format that does not actually support all the features of Gimp, like PNG. They might be surprised when they open their file and things like layers are missing.
- jobigoud 6y agoPaint.NET solved this by prompting the user when this particular kind of destructive save happen: This format requires all layers to be merged, are you sure you want to merge all layers? yes/cancel.
- kazinator 6y agoBut with GIMP's export, you can export a JPEG without merging all your layers. They are merged in the image only. Your default filename (like "myproject.xcf") is not affected; Ctrl-S save continues to save that. GIMP's export is smart enough not to keep prompting you. You are prompted once to set the parameters, like compression and others. Then you can repeat the export operation with no prompting. You have a Ctrl-E hotkey to do that instantly, and Ctrl-S continues to save your project to the .xcf file.