On Sat, 2012-06-23 at 10:47 -0700, Richard Gitschlag wrote: >[Liam wrote] > > "save a copy" saves as xcf without changing the image filename > > > > It's not doing the same thing as "export a lossy copy you might or might > > not be able to re-open"
> Is this difference enough of a difference to even be a difference for the end > user? Yes, because it affects workflow - and because the GIMP user is supposed not to be a beginner computer user, according to the Holy Product Vision :) > Neither command takes action without a dialog prompt, neither one > changes the file associated with the current image, Save changes the name from Untitled the first time you use it. Save As and Save a Copy are the same except that Save As changes what Save will do next time you use it, i.e. changes the current filename. Save a Copy is useful, for example, for making periodic backups or checkpoints, e.g. as part of a creative process. 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
