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Bug 742161 - auto-save function in n minutes interval
auto-save function in n minutes interval
Status: RESOLVED DUPLICATE of bug 138373
Product: GIMP
Classification: Other
Component: libgimp
2.8.14
Other Mac OS
: Normal normal
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Assigned To: GIMP Bugs
GIMP Bugs
Depends on:
Blocks:
 
 
Reported: 2014-12-31 19:14 UTC by Jo
Modified: 2015-01-03 18:04 UTC
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Description Jo 2014-12-31 19:14:48 UTC 
till years, i use to save my most important digital documents (text, video, pictures, ect.) with the help of my own-coded auto-save assistant application.
Always sure to keep my most important documents save and updated, without the need to push that super-over-obsolete save-shortcut again. In Gimp we have the history-dialog, to reset things, so why be shy? …for an auto-save function

I'd welcome if you were able to implement such an auto-save feature, targeting only already existing documents on Hard Disk.

example.
A-auto-save a layered image, by exporting it - maybe a option on demand
B-auto-save an existing xcf file by updating it.
Comment 1 Michael Schumacher 2014-12-31 19:38:16 UTC 
See bug 138373 for some of the challenges that will be bet when you attempt autosaving.
Comment 2 Jo 2014-12-31 22:22:04 UTC 
(In reply to comment #1)
> See bug 138373 for some of the challenges that will be bet when you attempt
> autosaving.

:D On the other hand, its nice to see all that noise for Gimp.
the problem here is that people want everything impossible already with the first implementation. I'd start with a very simple code, without a lot of features.
The idea is to save a copy in a temporary folder and to update that file every n minutes. To reflect the changes to the original file, Gimp could exchange the original with the cached one before the file gets closed-that could be an approach.
Comment 3 Michael Natterer 2015-01-03 18:04:08 UTC 
We only need one autosave request :)

*** This bug has been marked as a duplicate of bug 138373 ***