[Libreoffice-bugs] [Bug 46527] FILESAVE: Duplicate the File Types List under "Save as..." to "Export..."

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https://bugs.documentfoundation.org/show_bug.cgi?id=46527

--- Comment #7 from Yousuf Philips (jay) <philipz85 at hotmail.com> ---
(In reply to Heiko Tietze from comment #6)
> Reasonable explanation though rather technical. It means the user has to be
> aware of the background and needs to know that HTML has limited capabilities
> compared to ODF. Assume the majority is aware of this difference but another
> Html as well as dbase, diff, text etc. are listed under Save As, which is
> confusing.

The 'Save As' dialog lists the same file types that are available in the 'Open'
dialog, except for the one that are read only formats like Quatro Pro. No idea
how the HTML in 'Save As' differs from the one in 'Export', but know that csv
text files are common files to editing in a spreadsheet, which is why its not
in 'Export'.

> Turning things around, would it really be distracting to find PNG under Save
> As? Why not merge the two menus?

Already answered, but lets take another stab at it. When you use 'Export' you
save a copy of the current opened file into another file, similar to 'Save a
Copy', and continue editing your original file. If PNG was available in 'Save
As', similar to PDF, then LO would have to strip away all non-editable features
and simply display the PNG on screen.

> (Side note: GIMP has Save/Save As that provides only internal formats (xcf).
> Guess most users do enter this menu like me looking actually for Export as
> PNG.)

Yes just like GIMP, you have Save/Save As which retains your original creation
with layers, guides, etc. with the intent to reopen it for continuous editing
and you have Export where you loose these features and output it in a format
for displaying (e.g. PNG) or data interchange (e.g. C source code).

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