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The difference between exporting and saving is extremely important, and is something the user must understand in order to prevent data loss.
by mort96 2mo ago
The difference between exporting and saving is extremely important, and is something the user must understand in order to prevent data loss.
- markstock 2mo agoAnd Gimp users are not more likely to know that? It adds up to extra clicks for 90% of the images I load.
- em-bee 2mo agohow does the save/export distinction result in extra clicks? they are in the same menu right below each other. pick the right one. if you don't know you may pick the wrong one the first time, but after that you know. i find it faster than having to choose the format i want from a "save as" dialog
- markstock 2mo agoIt's when I want to close the image or the application - the extra click to confirm that, yes, I am aware this image was not "saved" and that I could be losing data. I admit I have not looked into whether I can disable that extra notification.
- em-bee 2mo agook, fair point. i agree, that's a bit annoying. and ideally it should also tell whether changes are made after exporting.
- markstock 2mo agoYou just reminded me of a great feature that I think I first noticed in The Gimp: you don't have to search through the list of file types when exporting (I almost typed "saving"!), just type the extension in the file name and it'll save in that format! Love that part.