Document title set to /tmp/simple-scan-XX.pdf instead of saved file name

[DonV]

Binary package hint: simple-scan

When scanning a document and then saving it as a pdf file, I would expect the document metadata InfoKey Title attribute to be something related to the document's user-set file name or a specified title. Currently, simple-scan appears to use the intermediate temporary file name for this value, instead of the final file name set by the user. For example:

InfoKey: Title
InfoValue: /tmp/simple-scan-RNA6PV.pdf

This means that the panel button and window border identifiers in the default viewer (evince) show the temporary file name, not the final/current one, making window identification more difficult.

I would prefer to see it default to the file name set by the user in the save dialog, e.g.

InfoKey: Title
InfoValue: User-supplied-file-name-no-path-or-extension

An alternative would be to provide for the document title to be explicitly set by the user using a separate field in the simple-scan file save as dialog.

This is reported based on my experience with Simple Scan 1.0.3 on Ubuntu 9.04 (Linux Mint 9)

lsb_release -rd
Description: Linux Mint 9 Isadora
Release: 9

apt-cache policy simple-scan
simple-scan:
  Installed: 1.0.3-0ubuntu1
  Candidate: 1.0.3-0ubuntu1
  Version table:
 *** 1.0.3-0ubuntu1 0
        500 http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ lucid-updates/main Packages
        100 /var/lib/dpkg/status
     1.0.2-0ubuntu1 0
        500 http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ lucid/main Packages

[Noel Arzola (noel.arzola)]

Confirmed Ubuntu 10.04.2 64Bit, I frequently use PDFs (usually exporting text documents etc to pdf but occasionally scanning documents to pdf such as this case) so this is a real hassle for me. Perhaps a way to choose the metadata (or at least the tile) or set default values etc would be of use.

[Launchpad Janitor (janitor)]

Status changed to 'Confirmed' because the bug affects multiple users.

[sv (shawnboy)]

Same here. Ubuntu 10.04.2 64-bit. Major hassle.

[Michael Nagel (nailor)]

Probably related: Bug #789762

[Michael Nagel (nailor)]

Could you please attach an example PDF?

[DonV (donv)]

Unfortunately, enough time has passed since the original report that I have now moved on to Linux Mint 11 64 bit. The behavior is now slightly different in that the default title now appears to not be set at all - less confusing, but still not that helpful (so the solutions proposed originally would still be preferred)!

I've attached an example pdf from my current set up (please note that the document creation and modification dates are not set by Simple Scan as well, therefore defaulting to a Wed 31 Dec 1969 06:59:59 PM EST time).

Maybe someone else can supply an example representing the original problem with titles as reported.

[DonV (donv)]

Forgot to add that I'm now using Simple Scan 2.32.0.1, the latest default version with Mint 11 64 bit, so that is what created the attached example.

[Noel Arzola (noel.arzola)]

I'm on 3.2.1 via 11.10 ubuntu 64 bit, quickly scanned a manual I had laying around, pdf attached. Title shows none in the properties