Unsaved files should have an asterisk (*) in the titlebar

Bug #294354 reported by Will Pittenger
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This bug affects 3 people
Affects Status Importance Assigned to Milestone
Inkscape
Fix Released
Wishlist
jazzynico

Bug Description

It is expected that a Windows program (and possibly other platforms) will show an asterisk (*) in the titlebar when the current file is unsaved. Inkscape currently doesn't do that. It has no reminders at all that the current file is unsaved.

Tags: saving ui
nightrow (jb-benoit)
Changed in inkscape:
importance: Undecided → Wishlist
jazzynico (jazzynico)
Changed in inkscape:
status: New → Confirmed
tags: added: saving ui
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Matt Reid (zeeboreid) wrote :

This is a fairly common convention, it'd be nice if Inkscape gave some indication that the current file is dirty. GIMP has an asterisk in the titlebar.

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jazzynico (jazzynico) wrote :

First version done. Still need some work (new opened document give its name to the previously opened one...).

Changed in inkscape:
milestone: none → 0.49
status: Confirmed → In Progress
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jazzynico (jazzynico) wrote :
Changed in inkscape:
assignee: nobody → JazzyNico (jazzynico)
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jazzynico (jazzynico) wrote :

Fix committed, trunk revision 11054. Tested on XP and Ubuntu 11.04.
Don't hesitate to test and comment if something goes wrong.

(Should not be backported due to string changes.)

Changed in inkscape:
status: In Progress → Fix Committed
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insaner (insaner) wrote :

can we also get the "diskette"/"saved" icon to change/gray out as well?

 i tried finding the bug for this but had no luck.

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su_v (suv-lp) wrote :

Insaner's request is tracked in bug #1061261.

jazzynico (jazzynico)
Changed in inkscape:
status: Fix Committed → Fix Released
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