JibDobFackle: I'm sorry, I'm not sure what you mean by "the least that seems needful".
Regarding the default paste behavior, I imagine it's going to stay as-is. If floating selections are preferred, it's entirely possible to change what Ctrl + V does (as mentioned earlier). We'll continue to improve the UX based on user feedback of course.
It's kind of like the non-destructive filters. Those are a very useful (and *long* requested) feature, but it's definitely been confusing for people use to destructive filters in GIMP 2.10 and below. Part of the issue is due to unimplemented features, and part of that is due to necessary UX improvements we need to make. We're not going to remove the feature since it'd be a step backwards - but we're also working to make it more user friendly for new and longtime GIMP users.
Regarding the default paste behavior, I imagine it's going to stay as-is. If floating selections are preferred, it's entirely possible to change what Ctrl + V does (as mentioned earlier). We'll continue to improve the UX based on user feedback of course.
It's kind of like the non-destructive filters. Those are a very useful (and *long* requested) feature, but it's definitely been confusing for people use to destructive filters in GIMP 2.10 and below. Part of the issue is due to unimplemented features, and part of that is due to necessary UX improvements we need to make. We're not going to remove the feature since it'd be a step backwards - but we're also working to make it more user friendly for new and longtime GIMP users.