On Sat, 3 Sep 2016 22:09:43 +0100 Dave Howorth wrote:
My first annoyance was gimp. It seems to have decided that when I open a jpg, I haven't 'opened' it, I have 'imported' it. More practically annoying is that when I select part of a jpg image and try to save it, it doesn't. It tries to save some xcf thing and I have to 'export' to a jpg. Which wouldn't be too bad except it still keeps the image status as unsaved, giving me one more piece of information I have to hold in my head instead of having the computer remember the obvious stuff for me. So how do I open a jpg, cut a bit out of it, and save that as jpg with least grief?
Hi Dave, This has been default GIMP behavior for quite awhile. It tripped me up at first, too, but the underlying logic actually becomes readily apparent if you use the software a lot - which I definitely do. Since GIMP's native file format is .xcf, and, since by default it stores the history of changes in that file - in effect, it retains a cumulative history of the editing sessions in that file - IMHO encouraging it's use makes a great of sense. For casual editing of other image file formats, just select 'File > Overwrite ...' instead of 'File > Save.' Then just close the open .xcf file if you don't need it. hth & regards, Carl -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org To contact the owner, e-mail: opensuse+owner@opensuse.org