'Re: [Gimp-developer] Bring back normal save'

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List:       gimp-developer
Subject:    Re: [Gimp-developer] Bring back normal save
From:       Richard Gitschlag <strata_ranger () hotmail ! com>
Date:       2012-06-14 0:06:47
Message-ID: SNT111-W5700AE52EC94D04D07363B9CF40 () phx ! gbl
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> Date: Wed, 13 Jun 2012 19:21:47 -0400
> From: kevin@ve3syb.ca
> To: gimp-developer-list@gnome.org
> Subject: Re: [Gimp-developer] Bring back normal save
> 
> On 12-06-06 12:21 PM, � wrote:
> > Btw, why can we "open" a JPG but not "save" a JPG, if we "export" to
> > JPG should we than not has "import" JPG files to keep the logic?
> 
> That does seem like an inconsistency at first but a lot of other programs 
> just use "open" for other file formats they can read instead of import.
> 

The term "Import" also has the connotation of adding another file into the current \
document, instead of opening it as a completely new document entirely.  GIMP's \
command for that purpose is "Open Image As (new layer/etc.)" .

-- Stratadrake
strata_ranger@hotmail.com
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Numbers may not lie, but neither do they tell the whole truth.

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&gt; Date: Wed, 13 Jun 2012 19:21:47 -0400<br>&gt; From: kevin@ve3syb.ca<br>&gt; To: \
gimp-developer-list@gnome.org<br>&gt; Subject: Re: [Gimp-developer] Bring back normal \
save<br>&gt; <br>&gt; On 12-06-06 12:21 PM, � wrote:<br>&gt; &gt; Btw, why can we \
"open" a JPG but not "save" a JPG, if we "export" to<br>&gt; &gt; JPG should we than \
not has "import" JPG files to keep the logic?<br>&gt; <br>&gt; That does seem like an \
inconsistency at first but a lot of other programs <br>&gt; just use "open" for other \
file formats they can read instead of import.<br>&gt; <br><br>The term "Import" also \
has the connotation of adding another file <i>into the current document</i>, instead \
of opening it as a completely new document entirely.&nbsp; GIMP's command for that \
purpose is "Open Image As (new layer/etc.)" .<br><br>-- \
Stratadrake<br>strata_ranger@hotmail.com<br>--------------------<br>Numbers may not \
lie, but neither do they tell the whole truth.<br><br> 		 	   		  </div></body> \
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