Newbie deal breaker problem

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(06-13-2021, 08:10 AM)FredM Wrote:

(06-12-2021, 05:50 PM)rich2005 Wrote:

Quote:If you open a file-type.xxx , edit it , and want to overwrite, there is the option in the  File menu, appears just above the Export options.

Hi, thanks a mil. This is the one I missed and something that changes things. It's still more involved due to more clicks necessary to get something done, but I'll try getting into it before deciding whether or not to dump PSP as it's constantly nagging me to add this and buy that and it is getting a bit old and less capable of doing what I want.

The "Export File Type" is a bit silly, where I find the format-type drop-down option a lot more user friendly. But hey, you can't get everything.

Thanks again.

When you create a JPEG/GIF/PNG/TIFF from Gimp, you throw away a lot of information: layer contents and structure, selections, paths... So you cannot rework what you did later if you only saved the JPEG/GIF/PNG/TIFF. Gimp used to have a single dialog to save and export, but then you could regularly see people in the forums crying over lost layers.

In fact Gimp does the same as your favorite Office application. Would you just create a PDF and not save the DOC/ODT?