Hi, Tuomas Kuosmanen <tigert@xxxxxxxxxx> writes: > > > So, I want to know how much time is necessary for loading > > > the images which is saved by jpeg or other file type. > > > It's useful to show loading time in jpeg saving dialog. > > I agree too, this is useful. I know it is not exact science, but it at least > gives you a rough estimate on what kind of loading times we are talking > about with that image. Of course the webmaster should have brains to figure > out these things. IMHO any web designer should have a clue what file sizes are tolerable and should probably have a sheet of paper on his desk mapping file sizes to download speeds at a bunch of standard bandwidths. We shouldn't clutter the dialog with this new feature especially since it will give the impression that these numbers are real even though they can only give a rough estimation. The feature might make sense in a Web Export plug-in which is something I'd like to see for next generation GIMP. A Web Export plug-in should give side-by-side comparisons of different formats at different compression levels and since it will become a complex dialog anyway, the new feature might make sense here. The average user is not even interested in putting his picture up on a web-server, so we shouldn't put too much web-related stuff into standard file plug-ins. For Gimp-1.4, the common functionality of save and load plug-ins should go into a special library so all the plug-ins have to do is implement the loading and saving of the respective file format. Stuff like preview, size calculation etc. should go into the library so all file plug-ins get a common look and feel.
