[upstream] "Save as ..." dialog forgets chosen file name and directory after format pop-up question
Affects | Status | Importance | Assigned to | Milestone | |
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LibreOffice |
Fix Released
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Undecided
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Unassigned | ||
OpenOffice |
Invalid
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Undecided
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Unassigned | ||
libreoffice (Ubuntu) |
Fix Released
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Undecided
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Unassigned | ||
openoffice.org (Ubuntu) |
Won't Fix
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Low
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Unassigned |
Bug Description
Binary package hint: openoffice.org
I opened a .doc from an evolution mail attachement and modified it. To save it permanently (i.e. not in ~/.evolition/...) I selected the "save as ..." menu entry. In the dialog I changed the name and and created and selected a subdirectory of my home directory. After pressing the "Save" button I was asked whether I wanted to keep the .doc format or save in .odf format.
After choosing the .odf option (i.e. I changed the format from .doc to .odf), all the selections that I had done before (file name, directory) were lost. So pressing the "Save" button once again leads to storing the file in the original temporary location (~/.evolution/...).
When I did this the first time I just wondered that the directory was empty after I thought I had stored the file there ...
An easy way to loose hours of work ....
ProblemType: Bug
Architecture: amd64
Date: Thu Nov 12 22:47:44 2009
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 9.10
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 9.10 "Karmic Koala" - Release amd64 (20091027)
NonfreeKernelMo
Package: openoffice.org-core 1:3.1.1-5ubuntu1
ProcEnviron:
PATH=(custom, no user)
LANG=en_US.UTF-8
SHELL=/bin/bash
ProcVersionSign
SourcePackage: openoffice.org
Uname: Linux 2.6.31-14-generic x86_64
tags: | added: karmic |
Changed in openoffice: | |
status: | Unknown → Confirmed |
Changed in openoffice.org (Ubuntu): | |
importance: | Undecided → Low |
status: | Incomplete → Triaged |
summary: |
- "Save as ..." dialog forgets chosen file name and directory after format - pop-up question + [upstream] "Save as ..." dialog forgets chosen file name and directory + after format pop-up question |
Changed in openoffice.org (Ubuntu): | |
status: | Triaged → Won't Fix |
Changed in df-libreoffice: | |
importance: | Unknown → Wishlist |
status: | Unknown → Confirmed |
Changed in df-libreoffice: | |
status: | Confirmed → Incomplete |
Note this applies to both native dialogs and when "Use OpenOffice.org dialogs" is selected.
Also applies to lucid.
This is a usability bug, especially for naiive users.
The file should be saved with the new extension, in the selected directory, without returning to the Save dialog.