Save history by default

[JevoUK]

Hi

 

Any change of having the option to save the history by default. I did an image the other day and wanted the history of it but forgot to enable it before I saved & closed the file.

[deeds]

+1

[JasperD]

I was just about to ask exactly the same, fortunately performed a search on topic!  :)

Maybe set it default to what it was on exit, do not reset on each new image?

 

I guess it could be solved with customised shortcuts when that will be available, but it wouldn´t be as neat and clean (and quick) as it could be, methinks.

[Dave Harris]

We're unsure about this partly because of privacy issues. Saving the history means that anyone who opens the file can see how you worked, and see intermediate versions. For example, you might type some placeholder text that was rude, or confidential, and then delete it, continue working and eventually send the file to a client, and the client would be able to rewind and see what you typed.

 

What we may eventually do is add it as a checkbox to the File Save panel.

[JasperD]

That last suggestion is a valid one as well, IMO, but the main ´issue´ here is for something to keep being set as long as not set otherwise. Not sure I understand myself here...

 

The considerations about privacy may seem valid in general, however are those not something that I, as user, (should) take full responsibility for anyway? Which BTW I do when choosing to save with history. It´s the way it works in Photoshop, whatever I do there will be seen next time I open a picture with it (or anyone else), up to and including what I may have done in ACR and could be saved as simple sidecar XMP, file info added (so the potentially rude comment as well), whatever. Absolutely everything, for all I know...

The request came up in fact because I thought it would be the same with Affinity. However, I discovered this morning it was not so, after a friend who received a huge AFPHOTO file asked what I did, exactly.

[manu schwendener]

Save history could be turned off by default in the software like it is now. But it would be practical if we could turn it on as the default for our own pictures (post download). I'd use this, too.

 

Maybe this can be part of sticky settings.

[Gear maker]

For my 2 cents.  I have never used the save history because in doing my vector drawings I may at one time or another pull in about a dozen fairly large pixel photos that I use to influence parts of the drawings, then I delete each as I'm done with them.  I really don't want all the history of the pixel photos that were deleted bloating out my 1 meg vector drawing into a 200 meg file.

 

Dave's checkbox seems to be a good way to have both schools of thought possible.

[coranda]

I understand the privacy issue but, rather than a checkbox that we need to remember every time we save, I'd be happier if save history could be set as a default.  Perhaps a compromise would be to allow it to be set as a default but generate a popup dialogue warning that history was being saved and requiring the user to accept that, and any ensuing consequences.

 

Perhaps something for your solicitors to discuss.  :)

[JimGoshorn]

I vote for the Save History checkbox on the save dialog. This way, users will be reminded of the feature before they save the file. Also, if the user saved the file with history previously, the checkbox should remain checked in the save dialog. If the user then wanted to make a copy for a client, a Save As could be done and the checkbox unchecked which would strip off the history data.