On Thu, 18 Oct 2018 21:24:08 +0000, Erich Eickmeyer wrote: >this seems like stuff that belongs in a bug report
The bugs do so, but not the backwards compatibility information. So here's a last related mail with some information. A package allows the user to see what XCF version is used: https://packages.ubuntu.com/cosmic/xcftools Available for other distros, too, at least for Arch Linux provided by the AUR, so I don't need to restart my computer now. An issue are XCF version 11 files, since GIMP 2.8 can't open those files. [rocketmouse@archlinux ~]$ xcfinfo ~/Pictures/music/tonleiter_c_am-pentatonik.xcf Warning: XCF version 11 not supported (trying anyway...) Version 11, 1640x525 RGB color, 0 layers, compressed None When storing a file with GIMP 2.10.6, it's possible to store it in legacy mode. Windows > Dockable Dialogs > Layers Select the layer (or one layer by another, I tested with a single layer only) and in the "Mode" bar, click the right dropdown menu, to change from "Default" to "Legacy", then safe the file (if needed by a new name). [rocketmouse@archlinux ~]$ xcfinfo ~/Pictures/music/tonleiter_c_am-pentatonik.legacy.layer.xcf Version 0, 1640x525 RGB color, 1 layers, compressed RLE + 1640x525+0+0 RGB-alpha Normal Pasted Layer For testing purpose I downgrade GIMP to 2.8.22, it can't open the version 11 file, but despite a lot of soname issues (I didn't downgrade the dependenicies, too), it can open the file saved with 2.10.6. IOW it's possible to share files stored with cosmic's version of GIMP, with other users, who e.g. stay with an Ubuntu Studio LTS. -- ubuntu-studio-users mailing list ubuntu-studio-users@lists.ubuntu.com Modify settings or unsubscribe at: https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-studio-users
