On Sat, Aug 11, 2012 at 4:35 PM, maderios <mader...@gmail.com> wrote: > On 08/11/2012 08:30 PM, Ralf Mardorf wrote: >> >> The strange thing IMO is, that save and save as are completely the same >> and we need to use export nowadays. > > "Save" and "save as" are different > > Save= save the same file (same name) after modifying this file > Ex1: I open house.png, I change contrast, luminosity then I save it > I use only one key to do it: "s" > It takes 1/5 second > > Save as= save this file with another name, another extension > Ex2: I open house.png, I change contrast, luminosity, I delete some details > I don't like with rubber then save it under another name like house-2 > because it's a different version. > I use only one key to save it under "house-2.png": "u" > Ex3: I open house.png. I need .xcf version to build a new image with layers, > etc. > I use only one key to save it under "house.xcf": "u" > > Very quick and simple.... > > For me, "export" word is useless and confusing. Export to what? To jpeg, > png, xcf, tiff ? It depends on the file where you start. > You could start with a jpeg and want to export to .xcf, or the contrary.... > "Save as" function is clear: only one key to use and you change only the > extension or file name. It's the gimp-2.6 behavior.
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