I know this thread is already getting long, but I'd prefer to see Export behave similar to: 1. Create a new, multilayer XCF 2. File->Export 3. Name it something.png, click Next 4. Set options, click Save At no point do I want to be nagged about layers, masks, or anything else. If there were a small warning icon (with maybe a turn-down triangle to display the actual warnings) on the bottom of the option dialog in step 4, that would be nice - but not necessary. I know PNG does not support layers - I do not need the reminder every time. 5. Close the XCF file At this point I should be prompted to save the XCF "master" file, since I've only done an export and never saved the original. I based this on PNG, but I'd like to see this workflow on all non-natives. GIF for instance should have the choice to save as animation displayed on the GIF option dialog - not in the warning dialog. IMO, the warning dialog should die ;) Just $0.02 Chris _______________________________________________ Gimp-developer mailing list Gimp-developer@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx https://lists.XCF.Berkeley.EDU/mailman/listinfo/gimp-developer