GNOME Bugzilla – Bug 673008
file-compressor not built as 32 bit binary on windows
Last modified: 2014-02-20 22:03:29 UTC
Created attachment 210795 [details] Screenshot with misleading option and error message Since version 2.7 GIMP distinguishes saving files (in XCF format) from exporting files (in other file formats). However, the File/Save-dialog and File/Save-As-dialog still offer the listbox item 'Select file type (By Extension)' at all and by default. Entering a file extension other than XCF leads to the error 'You can use this dialog to save to the GIMP XCF format. Use File→Export to export to other file formats.' To avoid this, GIMP should not offer the aforementioned, confusing listbox item in the 'File-Save'-dialogs. Because there would reside only one item in the listbox (GIMP file - XCF), the listbox can be removed at all. I attached a screenshot for further details.
The compressed variants - .xcf.gz and .xcf.bz2 - are listed there, too. But I think that this selector could be hidden from the users for both Save and Export.
(In reply to comment #1) > The compressed variants - .xcf.gz and .xcf.bz2 - are listed there, too. I haven't seen them in the official 2.7.5. development release. There are only the two items 'Select by extension' and 'GIMP XCF image', no compressed variants. Maybe they came in or got lost the meantime? > But I think that this selector could be hidden from the users for both Save and > Export. I wouldn't think so. The listbox is useful to select one of the many file type items in the 'Export' dialog and in its current state it's space-saving. The item 'Select file type (By Extension)' is useful for the 'Export' dialog, too, because it's easier to type three letters for the extension instead of scrolling down a very long list. I already missed this in other applications. I agree with you for the Save dialog.
I'm using 2.7.5 on Microsoft Windows. The compressed variants are available. You got me wrong - I want to keep the By Extension Export and Save behavior, but make it harder for users to get to the selector to choose a file type - this is something other applications force onto their users, vs. the IMO more natural way of typing a file name extension.
Created attachment 211641 [details] Save dialog without compressed xcf file extensions
> I'm using 2.7.5 on Microsoft Windows. The compressed variants are available. The compressed variants are still missing in version 2.8 RC1 for Windows, see attached screenshot. I tried all known extensions from version 2.6.12 (xcf.gz, xcfgz, gz, xcf.bz2, bz2, xcfbz2). Instead I get an error message. The extensions aren't in the Export dialog, too. So there are two possibilities now: A) leave them missing in the selector. So the selector can be removed at all, because there's only one useful extension (xcf). B) Put them back into the selector in Save dialog. Then the selector can stay there. > You got me wrong - I want to keep the By Extension Export and Save behavior, > but make it harder for users to get to the selector to choose a file type - I think, for the Export dialog you can leave it unchanged. It offers both possibilities to users in a yet convenient way. Don't try to force the users to follow 'the one and only workflow'. It's an application for creative folks. Some users prefer the keyboard to type in an extension, some the mouse or pen to scroll down the list. Both can be satisified with the current Export dialog. To achieve a good result without much effort, I think that option B is the best.
Jernej - the creator of the installers - stated that these formats are available for him, so we should rather find out why they aren't on some other systems.
Which 2.8.0-rc1 build are you using - from gimp-win.sourceforge.net, or some other build?
The one from gimp-win.sourceforge.net. I downloaded it yesterday, around the time I posted https://mail.gnome.org/archives/gimp-developer-list/2012-April/msg00066.html (this was around 11 a.m. UTC).
I did a little bit of research and found out, that the missing functionality is done by the plugin file-compressor. This one is missing in the path "C:\Program Files\GIMP 2\lib\gimp\2.0\plug-ins" of my Windows version ( Windows 7, 32 bit). Maybe this helps you finding the root of this bug.
OK, I can see where the problem is - the plugin didn't compile for 32-bit version. I'll have to look into this before 2.8.0.
Fine. Do you need a directory listing of my GIMP2-directory to check whether there are more plugins missing?
Changing the bug title accordingly.
Works fine now in 2.8 Windows from Jernej's website.