On Thu, 30 Aug 2007 23:56:16 +0200, Scott <drmemory@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > On Thu, Aug 30, 2007 at 08:56:33AM +0200, Jakub Friedl wrote: >> I think that "use image file quality unless defaults are 'better'" is >> not >> thee problem. Problem is inheriting image quality between different >> images >> in one GIMP session. I have a default quality of 85. Then I open DSLR >> image >> with quality 95. Save it with that quality. Then I open and save low >> quality >> cameraphone image. But I am not offered my default nor the original >> cameraphone quality (which would be both understandable) but the DSLR >> quality of 95. Huh? These images have nothing in common except they have >> been opened in the same editor session. Do not mix them up. > > There are times I definitely *want* to save the settings from a > previous save. A common task for me is to edit ten or so images to > present at 300x225 pixel size on the web. Of course, I don't want to > save exif or thumbnail, so the carrying-over of these choices (and I > don't know if this is fixed in 2.4 or not) is appreciated. Not wanting > to use *too* much memory on my server, I will usually tweak the jpeg > quality factor down to something less than the default 85, and I like > having this carry forward from image to image when I am doing this > task. If one looks too degraded at the new setting, then I can tweak > it upwards, or if one is too big, then I can try lessening the > quality, but I certainly wouldn't like to have each new image return > to the default, or to some value determined by the image itself. I > want to be in control but not have to control too much, if you know > what I mean. I want the software to remember what I am doing. > > Couldn't there be a button somewhere to "forget previous settings" or > "begin new task"? Actually, that would be helpful in many other > situations, such as the file-save directory (and this is probably a > GTK issue, I suppose). Now, I have to select the directory *every > time*, even though I "obviously" want to save all 10 images to the > same directory. Sort of like "fifty first dates".... > > Actually, the more I think about it, the idea of a "begin task - end > task" pair of buttons makes sense to me. Perhaps there could be > pre-defined task parameters which the user has set up for different > ones. Such as defaults for the resize-image, crop image, save > directory, etc, etc. Maybe something like this already exists and I > don't know about it. Who knows.... > > scott swanson > just a user..... > _______________________________________________ > Gimp-developer mailing list > Gimp-developer@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > https://lists.XCF.Berkeley.EDU/mailman/listinfo/gimp-developer > I think what you describe could be put under Save as. It is not Save though. Probably misusing the "defaults". ;) gg _______________________________________________ Gimp-developer mailing list Gimp-developer@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx https://lists.XCF.Berkeley.EDU/mailman/listinfo/gimp-developer
