I found GIMP 2.8 has changed quite a lot, you can't just open the file, modify and save it with CTRL + s anymore, instead, you must use export function, which is CTRL + Shift + e, and select a image format, is there anyway of doing the old stuff ?
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1Can't you use `File -> Overwrite` (Alt-F W)? You can assign that to a keyboard shortcut in `Edit -> Keyboard Shortcuts` – daniel kullmann Jul 10 '12 at 07:46
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@danielkullmann wired, `Overwrite XX` can be used only once, after that you had to use `export XX` to do the same thing – daisy Jul 10 '12 at 07:54
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But this has an easy shortcut then: Ctrl-E. – daniel kullmann Jul 10 '12 at 07:55
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But I agree: it is a strange behaviour. – daniel kullmann Jul 10 '12 at 07:56
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It was probably changed so that it defaults to saving the .xcf format, which retains all of Gimp's layers and whatnot. Keeps graphic developers from saving as a .jpg which flattens all their work.
If it bothers you, go change the shortcut keys so that CTRL-S does the export function instead of the xcf save.
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