wrong filename guess at export

[dronus]

Binary package hint: audacity

audacity 1.3.9-6 (karmic)

If I export an audio file, the file dialog repeats the name used when importing the file. However, if a file with multiple .-seperated parts is used, the suffix got stripped. For example:

import a file named "my.audio.file.wav". now project is named "my.audio.file". Use export, and the file dialog suggests "my.audio.file". It should save as "my.audio.file.wav", but when clicking save, it will save "my.audio.file".

ProblemType: Bug
Architecture: i386
Date: Sun Dec 20 18:25:29 2009
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 9.10
ExecutablePath: /usr/bin/audacity
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 9.10 "Karmic Koala" - Release i386 (20091028.5)
NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia
Package: audacity 1.3.9-6
ProcEnviron:
 PATH=(custom, user)
 LANG=de_DE.UTF-8
 SHELL=/bin/bash
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.31-16.53-generic
SourcePackage: audacity
Uname: Linux 2.6.31-16-generic i686

[Benjamin Drung (bdrung)]

Didn't you get a warning, when the filename does not end with .wav (for wave files)? Screen shot of the warning dialog attached.

[dronus (paul-geisler)]

Benjamin Drung wrote:
> Didn't you get a warning, when the filename does not end with .wav (for
> wave files)? Screen shot of the warning dialog attached.
>
>

Yes, I did. But I expect to not getting a warning, as the file I loaded
was ended with .wav, but the name Audacity suggest for exporting lacks it.

I think the .wav is stripped while loading, so the project is named
my.file.without.suffix, but when exporting, Audacity thinks I want the
suffix .suffix, which of course is senseless. When editing a lot of
audio files, this sucks because you have to retype the suffix by hand
every time.

My suggestion: when Audacity creates a project by importing one file, it
should name the project after the file, and not strip the suffix.

thanks very much

Paul

[Erich Eickmeyer (eeickmeyer)]

Thank you for reporting this bug to Ubuntu.

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