If it's possible to achieve something with the available tools, then why bother asking the author for something that's not so easily implemented? IMHO.
1. Is outputting text to a file a "not so easily implemented request"?
It's definitely a low priority, but there's nothing particularly difficult about it.
It's more a question of motivation.
2. That's what IMHO is for – to keep it to yourself, not to convince others.
3. "shouldn't bother the author"
Bother? Where did you see "bother"?
За то что нейтралы не бегают за единичкой, для меня это уже стоит того