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GIMP 2.8 doesn't allow to save usual image file formats (jpg, png) via Save dialog
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I used to save images as usual image file formats (jpg, png) by pressing Ctrl+S or Ctrl+Shift+S (Save or Save As dialog). Now in version 2.8 GIMP doesn't allow it anymore: you can Save only as .xcf but to save as .jpg or .png you must Export.
Is there a way to get this old file saving functionality back?
gimp png jpeg
asked Aug 15 '13 at 15:28
Nickolai LeschovNickolai Leschov
3,284123471
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I used to save images as usual image file formats (jpg, png) by pressing Ctrl+S or Ctrl+Shift+S (Save or Save As dialog). Now in version 2.8 GIMP doesn't allow it anymore: you can Save only as .xcf but to save as .jpg or .png you must Export.
Is there a way to get this old file saving functionality back?
gimp png jpeg
asked Aug 15 '13 at 15:28
Nickolai LeschovNickolai Leschov
3,284123471
Here is my approach to this new "feature": askubuntu.com/questions/284493/avoid-save-for-web-in-gimp
– Takkat
Aug 15 '13 at 19:05
What do u do if Export and Flatten are ghosted?
– user266935
Apr 9 '14 at 4:07
11
It's basically bad product design, and it commits a product design sin. What they were thinking was: "People aren't using Export like we want them to. Let's break the Save feature to prevent them using it the want they want, forcing them to use Export instead". What they should have done: "People aren't using Export like we want them to. Let's find out what they are doing instead and re-consider having this separate Export feature".
– thomasrutter
May 13 '14 at 2:35
add a comment |
I used to save images as usual image file formats (jpg, png) by pressing Ctrl+S or Ctrl+Shift+S (Save or Save As dialog). Now in version 2.8 GIMP doesn't allow it anymore: you can Save only as .xcf but to save as .jpg or .png you must Export.
Is there a way to get this old file saving functionality back?
gimp png jpeg
asked Aug 15 '13 at 15:28
Nickolai LeschovNickolai Leschov
3,284123471
I used to save images as usual image file formats (jpg, png) by pressing Ctrl+S or Ctrl+Shift+S (Save or Save As dialog). Now in version 2.8 GIMP doesn't allow it anymore: you can Save only as .xcf but to save as .jpg or .png you must Export.
Is there a way to get this old file saving functionality back?
gimp png jpeg
gimp png jpeg
asked Aug 15 '13 at 15:28
Nickolai LeschovNickolai Leschov
3,284123471
asked Aug 15 '13 at 15:28
Nickolai LeschovNickolai Leschov
3,284123471
asked Aug 15 '13 at 15:28
Nickolai LeschovNickolai Leschov
3,284123471
asked Aug 15 '13 at 15:28
Nickolai LeschovNickolai Leschov
3,284123471
asked Aug 15 '13 at 15:28
Nickolai LeschovNickolai Leschov
3,284123471
3,284123471
Here is my approach to this new "feature": askubuntu.com/questions/284493/avoid-save-for-web-in-gimp
– Takkat
Aug 15 '13 at 19:05
What do u do if Export and Flatten are ghosted?
– user266935
Apr 9 '14 at 4:07
11
It's basically bad product design, and it commits a product design sin. What they were thinking was: "People aren't using Export like we want them to. Let's break the Save feature to prevent them using it the want they want, forcing them to use Export instead". What they should have done: "People aren't using Export like we want them to. Let's find out what they are doing instead and re-consider having this separate Export feature".
– thomasrutter
May 13 '14 at 2:35
add a comment |
Here is my approach to this new "feature": askubuntu.com/questions/284493/avoid-save-for-web-in-gimp
– Takkat
Aug 15 '13 at 19:05
What do u do if Export and Flatten are ghosted?
– user266935
Apr 9 '14 at 4:07
11
It's basically bad product design, and it commits a product design sin. What they were thinking was: "People aren't using Export like we want them to. Let's break the Save feature to prevent them using it the want they want, forcing them to use Export instead". What they should have done: "People aren't using Export like we want them to. Let's find out what they are doing instead and re-consider having this separate Export feature".
– thomasrutter
May 13 '14 at 2:35
Here is my approach to this new "feature": askubuntu.com/questions/284493/avoid-save-for-web-in-gimp
– Takkat
Aug 15 '13 at 19:05
Here is my approach to this new "feature": askubuntu.com/questions/284493/avoid-save-for-web-in-gimp
– Takkat
Aug 15 '13 at 19:05
What do u do if Export and Flatten are ghosted?
– user266935
Apr 9 '14 at 4:07
What do u do if Export and Flatten are ghosted?
– user266935
Apr 9 '14 at 4:07
11
11
It's basically bad product design, and it commits a product design sin. What they were thinking was: "People aren't using Export like we want them to. Let's break the Save feature to prevent them using it the want they want, forcing them to use Export instead". What they should have done: "People aren't using Export like we want them to. Let's find out what they are doing instead and re-consider having this separate Export feature".
– thomasrutter
May 13 '14 at 2:35
It's basically bad product design, and it commits a product design sin. What they were thinking was: "People aren't using Export like we want them to. Let's break the Save feature to prevent them using it the want they want, forcing them to use Export instead". What they should have done: "People aren't using Export like we want them to. Let's find out what they are doing instead and re-consider having this separate Export feature".
– thomasrutter
May 13 '14 at 2:35
add a comment |
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I remember reading on heise (german) that someone wrote a plugin to revert back to the old functionality.
Runnning the following commands in a terminal will download the latest version of the plugin to Gimp 2.8's config directory and make it executable:
gimp_dir=".gimp-2.8"
wget https://github.com/akkana/gimp-plugins/raw/master/save-export-clean.py -O ~/$gimp_dir/plug-ins/save-export-clean.py
chmod a+x ~/$gimp_dir/plug-ins/save-export-clean.py
But I have to say that it's not a big deal learning the new shortcut Ctrl+E. Also having a clean distinction between destructive export and save is actually a good thing.
answered Aug 15 '13 at 17:47
LiveWireBTLiveWireBT
22.1k1972161
Great! Now if only this plugin could 'steal' Ctrl+S and Ctrl+Shift+S shortcuts...
– Nickolai Leschov
Aug 16 '13 at 15:05
2
Of course you can bind it to Ctrl+S. Simply go to Edit | Keyboard Shortcuts, search for Save/Export clean and assign it to Ctrl+S.
– gilbertohasnofb
Dec 7 '14 at 17:51
Vote up this answer for the ctrl+E command!
– Enrico Maria De Angelis
Jan 7 '17 at 14:56
1
An important comment from the top of the script:Warning: this does not show a lot of extra dialogs, etc. or warn you if you're about to overwrite something! Use with caution.
– Pikamander2
Apr 28 '18 at 7:45
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Starting from GIMP 2.8 we need to use the "File → Export" or "File → Export to..." menu entries, or alternatively the Ctrl+E or Ctrl+Shift+E keyboard shortcuts respectively, which will result in the Export dialog to allow you to save the work in your favorite image format.
The former Ctrl+S and Ctrl+Shift+S is now used to work with the project only. To save the project or "Save as" the project.
Good luck!
For the comment of @Eric Leschinski I am dropping this edit:
That's about how you use your software. Many people uses mouse and it's ok if they love to do so. Personally I made my process as OpenFile/Tweak/Export/CloseFile[CloseGIMP] in a faster way by doing the CtrlO/Tweak/CtrlE/CtrlW[CtrlQ] and it takes 3~5 seconds (depending on your machine's speed. For the "Save as" Process it takes just one more step but it did the same before. So I suggest you to start by tweaking your key binding in order to make it faster. Good luck!
answered Aug 15 '13 at 15:47
Geppettvs D'ConstanzoGeppettvs D'Constanzo
16.5k43483
@EricLeschinski I added an edit for you.
– Geppettvs D'Constanzo
Mar 14 '15 at 19:44
3
Changing the process of: Openfile/tweak/ctrl-s/exit operation into "openfile/tweak/ctrl-e/ctrl-w/ctrl-q" seems like someone trying to completely ruin the one thing that image editors are supposed to be good at: editing images. Why not add 5 more keyboard combinations to the mix so it takes 20 minutes to edit an image? Whoever responsible for this needs to be punched.
– Eric Leschinski
Apr 4 '15 at 21:46
1
Changing the process of whatever the Software did before seems like someone is inviting us to evolve with the upgrades. It's on ourselves to choose whether to accept the challenge or not. Good luck on whatever you choose, my friend!
– Geppettvs D'Constanzo
Apr 7 '15 at 4:46
Any explanation to why this clear regression in behavior was accepted? Clearly not an improvement in any way!
– NiKiZe
Jun 30 '16 at 15:04
That's a good question for GIMP Forums (gimpforums.com). In my opinion, saving and exporting are two different things, and people used to work with multimedia (audio and video) understand the difference with ease. Let's say saving is a non-destructive process to save the current state of the work and exporting is a destructive process when you don't save with a different name. So, I think it's useful to have separate processes for these things. But as I mention, it's my opinion, not a rule and I am not starting a debate. Good luck!
– Geppettvs D'Constanzo
Jun 30 '16 at 15:36
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Starting from GIMP 2.8, the behaviour changed:
- XCF is now the default format for saving images. This is because of the non-destructive nature of this file format: it retains the layers in the image.
- PNG/JPEG are import and export formats. Use File -> Open to import these and File -> Export (or Overwrite) to save PNG/JPEG images.
This change was done to prevent people from accidentally losing their layers. However, this change has received immense criticism from many users.
To revert to the old behaviour as was the case in GIMP 2.6, follow these steps:
- Download https://raw.githubusercontent.com/akkana/gimp-plugins/master/saver.py
- Save to
~/.gimp-2.8/plug-ins/(so the location becomes something like/home/myuser/.gimp-2.8/plug-ins/saver.py) - Make saver.py executable:
chmod +x saver.py - Restart GIMP
- Go to Edit -> Shortcuts and search for "Saver"
- Assign the shortcut CTRL+S to "Saver". Confirm you want to reassign the shortcut.
- Assign the shortcut CTRL+Shift+S to "Saver as". Confirm you want to reassign the shortcut.
Now you can simply use CTRL+S (save) and CTRL+Shift+S (save as) to save your files. Also, on exit GIMP won't ask to save your files to XCF anymore (if they have already been saved with saver).
Now train yourself: in the File menu, use "Saver" and "Saver as". This two commands replace these 4 items: Save / Save As / Export / Export as. So click "Saver" or "Saver as" from now on :)
edited Apr 13 at 16:44
Faheem Mitha
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answered May 20 '15 at 7:53
Smile4everSmile4ever
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Press ctrl+E and you will be able to save it in other formats like jpg png or go to file and click on Export.... and you will be able to save it.
answered Nov 10 '13 at 7:20
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I remember reading on heise (german) that someone wrote a plugin to revert back to the old functionality.
Runnning the following commands in a terminal will download the latest version of the plugin to Gimp 2.8's config directory and make it executable:
gimp_dir=".gimp-2.8"
wget https://github.com/akkana/gimp-plugins/raw/master/save-export-clean.py -O ~/$gimp_dir/plug-ins/save-export-clean.py
chmod a+x ~/$gimp_dir/plug-ins/save-export-clean.py
But I have to say that it's not a big deal learning the new shortcut Ctrl+E. Also having a clean distinction between destructive export and save is actually a good thing.
answered Aug 15 '13 at 17:47
LiveWireBTLiveWireBT
22.1k1972161
Great! Now if only this plugin could 'steal' Ctrl+S and Ctrl+Shift+S shortcuts...
– Nickolai Leschov
Aug 16 '13 at 15:05
2
Of course you can bind it to Ctrl+S. Simply go to Edit | Keyboard Shortcuts, search for Save/Export clean and assign it to Ctrl+S.
– gilbertohasnofb
Dec 7 '14 at 17:51
Vote up this answer for the ctrl+E command!
– Enrico Maria De Angelis
Jan 7 '17 at 14:56
1
An important comment from the top of the script:Warning: this does not show a lot of extra dialogs, etc. or warn you if you're about to overwrite something! Use with caution.
– Pikamander2
Apr 28 '18 at 7:45
add a comment |
I remember reading on heise (german) that someone wrote a plugin to revert back to the old functionality.
Runnning the following commands in a terminal will download the latest version of the plugin to Gimp 2.8's config directory and make it executable:
gimp_dir=".gimp-2.8"
wget https://github.com/akkana/gimp-plugins/raw/master/save-export-clean.py -O ~/$gimp_dir/plug-ins/save-export-clean.py
chmod a+x ~/$gimp_dir/plug-ins/save-export-clean.py
But I have to say that it's not a big deal learning the new shortcut Ctrl+E. Also having a clean distinction between destructive export and save is actually a good thing.
answered Aug 15 '13 at 17:47
LiveWireBTLiveWireBT
22.1k1972161
Great! Now if only this plugin could 'steal' Ctrl+S and Ctrl+Shift+S shortcuts...
– Nickolai Leschov
Aug 16 '13 at 15:05
2
Of course you can bind it to Ctrl+S. Simply go to Edit | Keyboard Shortcuts, search for Save/Export clean and assign it to Ctrl+S.
– gilbertohasnofb
Dec 7 '14 at 17:51
Vote up this answer for the ctrl+E command!
– Enrico Maria De Angelis
Jan 7 '17 at 14:56
1
An important comment from the top of the script:Warning: this does not show a lot of extra dialogs, etc. or warn you if you're about to overwrite something! Use with caution.
– Pikamander2
Apr 28 '18 at 7:45
add a comment |
I remember reading on heise (german) that someone wrote a plugin to revert back to the old functionality.
Runnning the following commands in a terminal will download the latest version of the plugin to Gimp 2.8's config directory and make it executable:
gimp_dir=".gimp-2.8"
wget https://github.com/akkana/gimp-plugins/raw/master/save-export-clean.py -O ~/$gimp_dir/plug-ins/save-export-clean.py
chmod a+x ~/$gimp_dir/plug-ins/save-export-clean.py
But I have to say that it's not a big deal learning the new shortcut Ctrl+E. Also having a clean distinction between destructive export and save is actually a good thing.
answered Aug 15 '13 at 17:47
LiveWireBTLiveWireBT
22.1k1972161
I remember reading on heise (german) that someone wrote a plugin to revert back to the old functionality.
Runnning the following commands in a terminal will download the latest version of the plugin to Gimp 2.8's config directory and make it executable:
gimp_dir=".gimp-2.8"
wget https://github.com/akkana/gimp-plugins/raw/master/save-export-clean.py -O ~/$gimp_dir/plug-ins/save-export-clean.py
chmod a+x ~/$gimp_dir/plug-ins/save-export-clean.py
But I have to say that it's not a big deal learning the new shortcut Ctrl+E. Also having a clean distinction between destructive export and save is actually a good thing.
answered Aug 15 '13 at 17:47
LiveWireBTLiveWireBT
22.1k1972161
edited Oct 2 '15 at 21:28
answered Aug 15 '13 at 17:47
LiveWireBTLiveWireBT
22.1k1972161
answered Aug 15 '13 at 17:47
LiveWireBTLiveWireBT
22.1k1972161
answered Aug 15 '13 at 17:47
LiveWireBTLiveWireBT
22.1k1972161
22.1k1972161
Great! Now if only this plugin could 'steal' Ctrl+S and Ctrl+Shift+S shortcuts...
– Nickolai Leschov
Aug 16 '13 at 15:05
2
Of course you can bind it to Ctrl+S. Simply go to Edit | Keyboard Shortcuts, search for Save/Export clean and assign it to Ctrl+S.
– gilbertohasnofb
Dec 7 '14 at 17:51
Vote up this answer for the ctrl+E command!
– Enrico Maria De Angelis
Jan 7 '17 at 14:56
1
An important comment from the top of the script:Warning: this does not show a lot of extra dialogs, etc. or warn you if you're about to overwrite something! Use with caution.
– Pikamander2
Apr 28 '18 at 7:45
add a comment |
Great! Now if only this plugin could 'steal' Ctrl+S and Ctrl+Shift+S shortcuts...
– Nickolai Leschov
Aug 16 '13 at 15:05
2
Of course you can bind it to Ctrl+S. Simply go to Edit | Keyboard Shortcuts, search for Save/Export clean and assign it to Ctrl+S.
– gilbertohasnofb
Dec 7 '14 at 17:51
Vote up this answer for the ctrl+E command!
– Enrico Maria De Angelis
Jan 7 '17 at 14:56
1
An important comment from the top of the script:Warning: this does not show a lot of extra dialogs, etc. or warn you if you're about to overwrite something! Use with caution.
– Pikamander2
Apr 28 '18 at 7:45
Great! Now if only this plugin could 'steal' Ctrl+S and Ctrl+Shift+S shortcuts...
– Nickolai Leschov
Aug 16 '13 at 15:05
Great! Now if only this plugin could 'steal' Ctrl+S and Ctrl+Shift+S shortcuts...
– Nickolai Leschov
Aug 16 '13 at 15:05
2
2
Of course you can bind it to Ctrl+S. Simply go to Edit | Keyboard Shortcuts, search for Save/Export clean and assign it to Ctrl+S.
– gilbertohasnofb
Dec 7 '14 at 17:51
Of course you can bind it to Ctrl+S. Simply go to Edit | Keyboard Shortcuts, search for Save/Export clean and assign it to Ctrl+S.
– gilbertohasnofb
Dec 7 '14 at 17:51
Vote up this answer for the ctrl+E command!
– Enrico Maria De Angelis
Jan 7 '17 at 14:56
Vote up this answer for the ctrl+E command!
– Enrico Maria De Angelis
Jan 7 '17 at 14:56
1
1
An important comment from the top of the script:
Warning: this does not show a lot of extra dialogs, etc. or warn you if you're about to overwrite something! Use with caution.– Pikamander2
Apr 28 '18 at 7:45
An important comment from the top of the script:
Warning: this does not show a lot of extra dialogs, etc. or warn you if you're about to overwrite something! Use with caution.– Pikamander2
Apr 28 '18 at 7:45
add a comment |
Starting from GIMP 2.8 we need to use the "File → Export" or "File → Export to..." menu entries, or alternatively the Ctrl+E or Ctrl+Shift+E keyboard shortcuts respectively, which will result in the Export dialog to allow you to save the work in your favorite image format.
The former Ctrl+S and Ctrl+Shift+S is now used to work with the project only. To save the project or "Save as" the project.
Good luck!
For the comment of @Eric Leschinski I am dropping this edit:
That's about how you use your software. Many people uses mouse and it's ok if they love to do so. Personally I made my process as OpenFile/Tweak/Export/CloseFile[CloseGIMP] in a faster way by doing the CtrlO/Tweak/CtrlE/CtrlW[CtrlQ] and it takes 3~5 seconds (depending on your machine's speed. For the "Save as" Process it takes just one more step but it did the same before. So I suggest you to start by tweaking your key binding in order to make it faster. Good luck!
answered Aug 15 '13 at 15:47
Geppettvs D'ConstanzoGeppettvs D'Constanzo
16.5k43483
@EricLeschinski I added an edit for you.
– Geppettvs D'Constanzo
Mar 14 '15 at 19:44
3
Changing the process of: Openfile/tweak/ctrl-s/exit operation into "openfile/tweak/ctrl-e/ctrl-w/ctrl-q" seems like someone trying to completely ruin the one thing that image editors are supposed to be good at: editing images. Why not add 5 more keyboard combinations to the mix so it takes 20 minutes to edit an image? Whoever responsible for this needs to be punched.
– Eric Leschinski
Apr 4 '15 at 21:46
1
Changing the process of whatever the Software did before seems like someone is inviting us to evolve with the upgrades. It's on ourselves to choose whether to accept the challenge or not. Good luck on whatever you choose, my friend!
– Geppettvs D'Constanzo
Apr 7 '15 at 4:46
Any explanation to why this clear regression in behavior was accepted? Clearly not an improvement in any way!
– NiKiZe
Jun 30 '16 at 15:04
That's a good question for GIMP Forums (gimpforums.com). In my opinion, saving and exporting are two different things, and people used to work with multimedia (audio and video) understand the difference with ease. Let's say saving is a non-destructive process to save the current state of the work and exporting is a destructive process when you don't save with a different name. So, I think it's useful to have separate processes for these things. But as I mention, it's my opinion, not a rule and I am not starting a debate. Good luck!
– Geppettvs D'Constanzo
Jun 30 '16 at 15:36
|
show 2 more comments
Starting from GIMP 2.8 we need to use the "File → Export" or "File → Export to..." menu entries, or alternatively the Ctrl+E or Ctrl+Shift+E keyboard shortcuts respectively, which will result in the Export dialog to allow you to save the work in your favorite image format.
The former Ctrl+S and Ctrl+Shift+S is now used to work with the project only. To save the project or "Save as" the project.
Good luck!
For the comment of @Eric Leschinski I am dropping this edit:
That's about how you use your software. Many people uses mouse and it's ok if they love to do so. Personally I made my process as OpenFile/Tweak/Export/CloseFile[CloseGIMP] in a faster way by doing the CtrlO/Tweak/CtrlE/CtrlW[CtrlQ] and it takes 3~5 seconds (depending on your machine's speed. For the "Save as" Process it takes just one more step but it did the same before. So I suggest you to start by tweaking your key binding in order to make it faster. Good luck!
answered Aug 15 '13 at 15:47
Geppettvs D'ConstanzoGeppettvs D'Constanzo
16.5k43483
@EricLeschinski I added an edit for you.
– Geppettvs D'Constanzo
Mar 14 '15 at 19:44
3
Changing the process of: Openfile/tweak/ctrl-s/exit operation into "openfile/tweak/ctrl-e/ctrl-w/ctrl-q" seems like someone trying to completely ruin the one thing that image editors are supposed to be good at: editing images. Why not add 5 more keyboard combinations to the mix so it takes 20 minutes to edit an image? Whoever responsible for this needs to be punched.
– Eric Leschinski
Apr 4 '15 at 21:46
1
Changing the process of whatever the Software did before seems like someone is inviting us to evolve with the upgrades. It's on ourselves to choose whether to accept the challenge or not. Good luck on whatever you choose, my friend!
– Geppettvs D'Constanzo
Apr 7 '15 at 4:46
Any explanation to why this clear regression in behavior was accepted? Clearly not an improvement in any way!
– NiKiZe
Jun 30 '16 at 15:04
That's a good question for GIMP Forums (gimpforums.com). In my opinion, saving and exporting are two different things, and people used to work with multimedia (audio and video) understand the difference with ease. Let's say saving is a non-destructive process to save the current state of the work and exporting is a destructive process when you don't save with a different name. So, I think it's useful to have separate processes for these things. But as I mention, it's my opinion, not a rule and I am not starting a debate. Good luck!
– Geppettvs D'Constanzo
Jun 30 '16 at 15:36
|
show 2 more comments
Starting from GIMP 2.8 we need to use the "File → Export" or "File → Export to..." menu entries, or alternatively the Ctrl+E or Ctrl+Shift+E keyboard shortcuts respectively, which will result in the Export dialog to allow you to save the work in your favorite image format.
The former Ctrl+S and Ctrl+Shift+S is now used to work with the project only. To save the project or "Save as" the project.
Good luck!
For the comment of @Eric Leschinski I am dropping this edit:
That's about how you use your software. Many people uses mouse and it's ok if they love to do so. Personally I made my process as OpenFile/Tweak/Export/CloseFile[CloseGIMP] in a faster way by doing the CtrlO/Tweak/CtrlE/CtrlW[CtrlQ] and it takes 3~5 seconds (depending on your machine's speed. For the "Save as" Process it takes just one more step but it did the same before. So I suggest you to start by tweaking your key binding in order to make it faster. Good luck!
answered Aug 15 '13 at 15:47
Geppettvs D'ConstanzoGeppettvs D'Constanzo
16.5k43483
Starting from GIMP 2.8 we need to use the "File → Export" or "File → Export to..." menu entries, or alternatively the Ctrl+E or Ctrl+Shift+E keyboard shortcuts respectively, which will result in the Export dialog to allow you to save the work in your favorite image format.
The former Ctrl+S and Ctrl+Shift+S is now used to work with the project only. To save the project or "Save as" the project.
Good luck!
For the comment of @Eric Leschinski I am dropping this edit:
That's about how you use your software. Many people uses mouse and it's ok if they love to do so. Personally I made my process as OpenFile/Tweak/Export/CloseFile[CloseGIMP] in a faster way by doing the CtrlO/Tweak/CtrlE/CtrlW[CtrlQ] and it takes 3~5 seconds (depending on your machine's speed. For the "Save as" Process it takes just one more step but it did the same before. So I suggest you to start by tweaking your key binding in order to make it faster. Good luck!
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@EricLeschinski I added an edit for you.
– Geppettvs D'Constanzo
Mar 14 '15 at 19:44
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Changing the process of: Openfile/tweak/ctrl-s/exit operation into "openfile/tweak/ctrl-e/ctrl-w/ctrl-q" seems like someone trying to completely ruin the one thing that image editors are supposed to be good at: editing images. Why not add 5 more keyboard combinations to the mix so it takes 20 minutes to edit an image? Whoever responsible for this needs to be punched.
– Eric Leschinski
Apr 4 '15 at 21:46
1
Changing the process of whatever the Software did before seems like someone is inviting us to evolve with the upgrades. It's on ourselves to choose whether to accept the challenge or not. Good luck on whatever you choose, my friend!
– Geppettvs D'Constanzo
Apr 7 '15 at 4:46
Any explanation to why this clear regression in behavior was accepted? Clearly not an improvement in any way!
– NiKiZe
Jun 30 '16 at 15:04
That's a good question for GIMP Forums (gimpforums.com). In my opinion, saving and exporting are two different things, and people used to work with multimedia (audio and video) understand the difference with ease. Let's say saving is a non-destructive process to save the current state of the work and exporting is a destructive process when you don't save with a different name. So, I think it's useful to have separate processes for these things. But as I mention, it's my opinion, not a rule and I am not starting a debate. Good luck!
– Geppettvs D'Constanzo
Jun 30 '16 at 15:36
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@EricLeschinski I added an edit for you.
– Geppettvs D'Constanzo
Mar 14 '15 at 19:44
3
Changing the process of: Openfile/tweak/ctrl-s/exit operation into "openfile/tweak/ctrl-e/ctrl-w/ctrl-q" seems like someone trying to completely ruin the one thing that image editors are supposed to be good at: editing images. Why not add 5 more keyboard combinations to the mix so it takes 20 minutes to edit an image? Whoever responsible for this needs to be punched.
– Eric Leschinski
Apr 4 '15 at 21:46
1
Changing the process of whatever the Software did before seems like someone is inviting us to evolve with the upgrades. It's on ourselves to choose whether to accept the challenge or not. Good luck on whatever you choose, my friend!
– Geppettvs D'Constanzo
Apr 7 '15 at 4:46
Any explanation to why this clear regression in behavior was accepted? Clearly not an improvement in any way!
– NiKiZe
Jun 30 '16 at 15:04
That's a good question for GIMP Forums (gimpforums.com). In my opinion, saving and exporting are two different things, and people used to work with multimedia (audio and video) understand the difference with ease. Let's say saving is a non-destructive process to save the current state of the work and exporting is a destructive process when you don't save with a different name. So, I think it's useful to have separate processes for these things. But as I mention, it's my opinion, not a rule and I am not starting a debate. Good luck!
– Geppettvs D'Constanzo
Jun 30 '16 at 15:36
@EricLeschinski I added an edit for you.
– Geppettvs D'Constanzo
Mar 14 '15 at 19:44
@EricLeschinski I added an edit for you.
– Geppettvs D'Constanzo
Mar 14 '15 at 19:44
3
3
Changing the process of: Openfile/tweak/ctrl-s/exit operation into "openfile/tweak/ctrl-e/ctrl-w/ctrl-q" seems like someone trying to completely ruin the one thing that image editors are supposed to be good at: editing images. Why not add 5 more keyboard combinations to the mix so it takes 20 minutes to edit an image? Whoever responsible for this needs to be punched.
– Eric Leschinski
Apr 4 '15 at 21:46
Changing the process of: Openfile/tweak/ctrl-s/exit operation into "openfile/tweak/ctrl-e/ctrl-w/ctrl-q" seems like someone trying to completely ruin the one thing that image editors are supposed to be good at: editing images. Why not add 5 more keyboard combinations to the mix so it takes 20 minutes to edit an image? Whoever responsible for this needs to be punched.
– Eric Leschinski
Apr 4 '15 at 21:46
1
1
Changing the process of whatever the Software did before seems like someone is inviting us to evolve with the upgrades. It's on ourselves to choose whether to accept the challenge or not. Good luck on whatever you choose, my friend!
– Geppettvs D'Constanzo
Apr 7 '15 at 4:46
Changing the process of whatever the Software did before seems like someone is inviting us to evolve with the upgrades. It's on ourselves to choose whether to accept the challenge or not. Good luck on whatever you choose, my friend!
– Geppettvs D'Constanzo
Apr 7 '15 at 4:46
Any explanation to why this clear regression in behavior was accepted? Clearly not an improvement in any way!
– NiKiZe
Jun 30 '16 at 15:04
Any explanation to why this clear regression in behavior was accepted? Clearly not an improvement in any way!
– NiKiZe
Jun 30 '16 at 15:04
That's a good question for GIMP Forums (gimpforums.com). In my opinion, saving and exporting are two different things, and people used to work with multimedia (audio and video) understand the difference with ease. Let's say saving is a non-destructive process to save the current state of the work and exporting is a destructive process when you don't save with a different name. So, I think it's useful to have separate processes for these things. But as I mention, it's my opinion, not a rule and I am not starting a debate. Good luck!
– Geppettvs D'Constanzo
Jun 30 '16 at 15:36
That's a good question for GIMP Forums (gimpforums.com). In my opinion, saving and exporting are two different things, and people used to work with multimedia (audio and video) understand the difference with ease. Let's say saving is a non-destructive process to save the current state of the work and exporting is a destructive process when you don't save with a different name. So, I think it's useful to have separate processes for these things. But as I mention, it's my opinion, not a rule and I am not starting a debate. Good luck!
– Geppettvs D'Constanzo
Jun 30 '16 at 15:36
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Starting from GIMP 2.8, the behaviour changed:
- XCF is now the default format for saving images. This is because of the non-destructive nature of this file format: it retains the layers in the image.
- PNG/JPEG are import and export formats. Use File -> Open to import these and File -> Export (or Overwrite) to save PNG/JPEG images.
This change was done to prevent people from accidentally losing their layers. However, this change has received immense criticism from many users.
To revert to the old behaviour as was the case in GIMP 2.6, follow these steps:
- Download https://raw.githubusercontent.com/akkana/gimp-plugins/master/saver.py
- Save to
~/.gimp-2.8/plug-ins/(so the location becomes something like/home/myuser/.gimp-2.8/plug-ins/saver.py) - Make saver.py executable:
chmod +x saver.py - Restart GIMP
- Go to Edit -> Shortcuts and search for "Saver"
- Assign the shortcut CTRL+S to "Saver". Confirm you want to reassign the shortcut.
- Assign the shortcut CTRL+Shift+S to "Saver as". Confirm you want to reassign the shortcut.
Now you can simply use CTRL+S (save) and CTRL+Shift+S (save as) to save your files. Also, on exit GIMP won't ask to save your files to XCF anymore (if they have already been saved with saver).
Now train yourself: in the File menu, use "Saver" and "Saver as". This two commands replace these 4 items: Save / Save As / Export / Export as. So click "Saver" or "Saver as" from now on :)
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answered May 20 '15 at 7:53
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Starting from GIMP 2.8, the behaviour changed:
- XCF is now the default format for saving images. This is because of the non-destructive nature of this file format: it retains the layers in the image.
- PNG/JPEG are import and export formats. Use File -> Open to import these and File -> Export (or Overwrite) to save PNG/JPEG images.
This change was done to prevent people from accidentally losing their layers. However, this change has received immense criticism from many users.
To revert to the old behaviour as was the case in GIMP 2.6, follow these steps:
- Download https://raw.githubusercontent.com/akkana/gimp-plugins/master/saver.py
- Save to
~/.gimp-2.8/plug-ins/(so the location becomes something like/home/myuser/.gimp-2.8/plug-ins/saver.py) - Make saver.py executable:
chmod +x saver.py - Restart GIMP
- Go to Edit -> Shortcuts and search for "Saver"
- Assign the shortcut CTRL+S to "Saver". Confirm you want to reassign the shortcut.
- Assign the shortcut CTRL+Shift+S to "Saver as". Confirm you want to reassign the shortcut.
Now you can simply use CTRL+S (save) and CTRL+Shift+S (save as) to save your files. Also, on exit GIMP won't ask to save your files to XCF anymore (if they have already been saved with saver).
Now train yourself: in the File menu, use "Saver" and "Saver as". This two commands replace these 4 items: Save / Save As / Export / Export as. So click "Saver" or "Saver as" from now on :)
edited Apr 13 at 16:44
Faheem Mitha
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answered May 20 '15 at 7:53
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Starting from GIMP 2.8, the behaviour changed:
- XCF is now the default format for saving images. This is because of the non-destructive nature of this file format: it retains the layers in the image.
- PNG/JPEG are import and export formats. Use File -> Open to import these and File -> Export (or Overwrite) to save PNG/JPEG images.
This change was done to prevent people from accidentally losing their layers. However, this change has received immense criticism from many users.
To revert to the old behaviour as was the case in GIMP 2.6, follow these steps:
- Download https://raw.githubusercontent.com/akkana/gimp-plugins/master/saver.py
- Save to
~/.gimp-2.8/plug-ins/(so the location becomes something like/home/myuser/.gimp-2.8/plug-ins/saver.py) - Make saver.py executable:
chmod +x saver.py - Restart GIMP
- Go to Edit -> Shortcuts and search for "Saver"
- Assign the shortcut CTRL+S to "Saver". Confirm you want to reassign the shortcut.
- Assign the shortcut CTRL+Shift+S to "Saver as". Confirm you want to reassign the shortcut.
Now you can simply use CTRL+S (save) and CTRL+Shift+S (save as) to save your files. Also, on exit GIMP won't ask to save your files to XCF anymore (if they have already been saved with saver).
Now train yourself: in the File menu, use "Saver" and "Saver as". This two commands replace these 4 items: Save / Save As / Export / Export as. So click "Saver" or "Saver as" from now on :)
edited Apr 13 at 16:44
Faheem Mitha
6,58311115
answered May 20 '15 at 7:53
Smile4everSmile4ever
991618
Starting from GIMP 2.8, the behaviour changed:
- XCF is now the default format for saving images. This is because of the non-destructive nature of this file format: it retains the layers in the image.
- PNG/JPEG are import and export formats. Use File -> Open to import these and File -> Export (or Overwrite) to save PNG/JPEG images.
This change was done to prevent people from accidentally losing their layers. However, this change has received immense criticism from many users.
To revert to the old behaviour as was the case in GIMP 2.6, follow these steps:
- Download https://raw.githubusercontent.com/akkana/gimp-plugins/master/saver.py
- Save to
~/.gimp-2.8/plug-ins/(so the location becomes something like/home/myuser/.gimp-2.8/plug-ins/saver.py) - Make saver.py executable:
chmod +x saver.py - Restart GIMP
- Go to Edit -> Shortcuts and search for "Saver"
- Assign the shortcut CTRL+S to "Saver". Confirm you want to reassign the shortcut.
- Assign the shortcut CTRL+Shift+S to "Saver as". Confirm you want to reassign the shortcut.
Now you can simply use CTRL+S (save) and CTRL+Shift+S (save as) to save your files. Also, on exit GIMP won't ask to save your files to XCF anymore (if they have already been saved with saver).
Now train yourself: in the File menu, use "Saver" and "Saver as". This two commands replace these 4 items: Save / Save As / Export / Export as. So click "Saver" or "Saver as" from now on :)
edited Apr 13 at 16:44
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answered May 20 '15 at 7:53
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answered May 20 '15 at 7:53
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answered May 20 '15 at 7:53
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answered May 20 '15 at 7:53
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Press ctrl+E and you will be able to save it in other formats like jpg png or go to file and click on Export.... and you will be able to save it.
answered Nov 10 '13 at 7:20
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Press ctrl+E and you will be able to save it in other formats like jpg png or go to file and click on Export.... and you will be able to save it.
answered Nov 10 '13 at 7:20
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Press ctrl+E and you will be able to save it in other formats like jpg png or go to file and click on Export.... and you will be able to save it.
answered Nov 10 '13 at 7:20
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Press ctrl+E and you will be able to save it in other formats like jpg png or go to file and click on Export.... and you will be able to save it.
answered Nov 10 '13 at 7:20
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answered Nov 10 '13 at 7:20
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answered Nov 10 '13 at 7:20
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Here is my approach to this new "feature": askubuntu.com/questions/284493/avoid-save-for-web-in-gimp
– Takkat
Aug 15 '13 at 19:05
What do u do if Export and Flatten are ghosted?
– user266935
Apr 9 '14 at 4:07
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It's basically bad product design, and it commits a product design sin. What they were thinking was: "People aren't using Export like we want them to. Let's break the Save feature to prevent them using it the want they want, forcing them to use Export instead". What they should have done: "People aren't using Export like we want them to. Let's find out what they are doing instead and re-consider having this separate Export feature".
– thomasrutter
May 13 '14 at 2:35