Hi, On Sun, Nov 10, 2013 at 2:25 PM, peter sikking <peter@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > guys + girls, > > it is a tricky thing, this overwrite vs. export. > > there is a difference, overwrite is for working ‘backward’ > as I called it: doing some work on a non-gimp file and > feeding this directly back to it. it is labelled brutally and > frankly, with intent. export is for working ‘forward’, towards > a new result. > > but as Richard comments, the difference is not that big. > this is what I exploited in the design for repurposing > the Export-to item for Overwrite. > > of course one can use Export... to set up to write over > one of the source files of the composition one is working on. > > thus exporting is the general game, with one special case > built in: hardwiring the initiating source file as export > target and giving this a fearsome name (beware: burning bridges) > > Yes, Export-to and Export... mirror images of Save and Save-as... > > I think I can see what Akkana means: when there is no export > target, the menu items are “Export to” and “Export...” > that is not ideal. and it’s clear that it irritates people. > > note that the export-to item cannot be grayed out in this case. > ctrl-E just has to work (leading to an Export..., yes, just > as the first Save is a Save As...) Just checking master, currently when "overwrite" is shown, export-to is not grayed out but it is invisible. That means that it is active and can be run if you know the shortcut, but you can't export from the menu (for people who don't know shortcuts, new or casual users, etc.). Is it intended? I feel like this is a mistake and that "Export To" should always show up in the menu. I could easily fix this. > reviewing the situation, I see that the straightforward solution > is to relabel > > Export... -> Export As... (in all states) > > “Export to” -> Export (when no export target) > I like the change. When there is an export target, should it become "Export As somefile.png"? Jehan > you can see that this achieves perfect mirroring of > Save and Save As... > > “Export to foo.xyz” and “Overwrite foo.xyz” stay as-is, > they work well with Export As... > > (just in case you wonder, yes I am giving up on something > by doing this: in so many other application the label on > the export menu item is Export... ) > > --ps > > founder + principal interaction architect > man + machine interface works > > http://blog.mmiworks.net: on interaction architecture > > > > _______________________________________________ > gimp-developer-list mailing list > List address: gimp-developer-list@xxxxxxxxx > List membership: https://mail.gnome.org/mailman/listinfo/gimp-developer-list _______________________________________________ gimp-developer-list mailing list List address: gimp-developer-list@xxxxxxxxx List membership: https://mail.gnome.org/mailman/listinfo/gimp-developer-list
