Re: Krita 3 and 4 compatibility issues

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Thorsten Wilms transcribed 1.2K bytes:
> On 22.03.2018 18:44, Leo Famulari wrote:
> > I updated Krita to 4.0.0, but later I noticed some issues with the
> > transition, notably that the Krita 3 and 4 file formats are not totally
> > compatible and may not work consistently between versions:
> 
> > Should we do anything about this?
> 
> 
> In this specific case, you may bet on a very low number of users of Krita
> via guix, all of whom are likely to be enthusiastic enough to get such news
> right from the source.
> 
> A short note regarding the option to keep both Krita 3 and 4 accessible
> would be nice in this and any future similar case. The likelihood of not
> working in the same profile, potential configuration clashes, the option to
> use different profiles or guix environment, as you mentioned on #guix.

I agree, in this case having Krita 3 and 4 available helps. We could default
to 4 but keep 3 available for downgrading to it.

> In general, though, it points to a need of bringing such messages to users
> attention. On first startup of the new application version would be a bit on
> the disruptive side and without a unified desktop environment, one has to
> wonder how it could be done technically, anyway.
> 
> There should be a clear answer to a user's question of what the last update
> brought them, though.
> 
> 
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> Thorsten Wilms
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