Warning before saving Photoshop files in XnView

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Pickman
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Warning before saving Photoshop files in XnView

Post by Pickman »

I suggest inserting a warning dialog when saving multilayered PSD Files with XnView....

I recently worked on a big project that generated huge PSD-Files with hundreds of layers. I used XnView to review the daily work in the evening. By viewing my file in the preview, I barely noticed that I pressed CTRL + S before going to the next file, because I had done so the whole day in Photoshop. To my horror I had to realize, that I just merged the whole file down to one layer without ANY chance of undoing this...

This might me specific and it was, of course, my own fault, but considering the damage that merging down a multilayered PSD file does by simply saving it, I would love to see a warning dialog pop up that Says: WARNING you are about to reduce the file to one layer only (or something like this).

Still love the program, although I spend 8 hours recreating the file.....:)
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Re: Warning before saving Photoshop files in XnView

Post by cday »

Pickman wrote: Thu Oct 03, 2024 11:48 am This might me specific and it was, of course, my own fault, but considering the damage that merging down a multilayered PSD file does by simply saving it, I would love to see a warning dialog pop up that Says: WARNING you are about to reduce the file to one layer only (or something like this).

Still love the program, although I spend 8 hours recreating the file.....:)
I think there is a need for more warning pop-ups, I have in the past suggested several but they often weren't adopted... :wink:
Pickman
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Re: Warning before saving Photoshop files in XnView

Post by Pickman »

I think there is a need for more warning pop-ups, I have in the past suggested several but they often weren't adopted... :wink:
I second that. Just today I accidentally moved a folder because I slipped with the mouse...

I think there should be an option in the settings that lets you decide, what action would trigger a warning, e.g. moving, deleting, merging a file.

or at least make these action reversable via an undo...
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Re: Warning before saving Photoshop files in XnView

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Pickman wrote: Sun Oct 27, 2024 3:04 pm Just today I accidentally moved a folder because I slipped with the mouse...
I think there should be an option in the settings that lets you decide, what action would trigger a warning, e.g. moving, deleting, merging a file.
or at least make these action reversable via an undo...
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