"Print to File" in internet browsers doesn't save to any of the default displayed folders , file is saved to Home folder

Bug #1169405 reported by Doug McMahon
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This bug affects 8 people
Affects Status Importance Assigned to Milestone
gtk+2.0 (Ubuntu)
Confirmed
Undecided
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Bug Description

Test case:
open firefox > File > Print
Choose "Print to File"
In the "Save in Folder" dropdown choose Documents, file is saved to Home folder

Repeat except in dropdown choose "Other"
From other menu choose Documents, file is correctly saved to Documents

Same is seen in Chromium

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 13.04
Package: cups 1.6.2-1ubuntu4
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.8.0-17.27-generic 3.8.6
Uname: Linux 3.8.0-17-generic x86_64
ApportVersion: 2.9.2-0ubuntu8
Architecture: amd64
Date: Tue Apr 16 00:36:41 2013
InstallationDate: Installed on 2013-03-31 (15 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 13.04 "Raring Ringtail" - Alpha amd64 (20130318)
Lpstat: device for PDF: cups-pdf:/
MachineType: Dell Inc. XPS M1330
MarkForUpload: True
Papersize: letter
PpdFiles: PDF: Generic CUPS-PDF Printer
ProcEnviron:
 TERM=xterm
 PATH=(custom, no user)
 XDG_RUNTIME_DIR=<set>
 LANG=en_US.UTF-8
 SHELL=/bin/bash
ProcKernelCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-3.8.0-17-generic root=UUID=9cd22508-4e5c-445c-9cf9-0e199bb5b0cf ro quiet splash
SourcePackage: cups
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)
dmi.bios.date: 12/26/2008
dmi.bios.vendor: Dell Inc.
dmi.bios.version: A15
dmi.board.vendor: Dell Inc.
dmi.chassis.type: 8
dmi.chassis.vendor: Dell Inc.
dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnDellInc.:bvrA15:bd12/26/2008:svnDellInc.:pnXPSM1330:pvr:rvnDellInc.:rn:rvr:cvnDellInc.:ct8:cvr:
dmi.product.name: XPS M1330
dmi.sys.vendor: Dell Inc.

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Doug McMahon (mc3man) wrote :
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Till Kamppeter (till-kamppeter) wrote :

The print-to-file functionality has nothing to do with CUPS, it is directly done by the print dialog. Moving ...

affects: cups (Ubuntu) → gtk+3.0 (Ubuntu)
affects: gtk+3.0 (Ubuntu) → ubuntu
affects: ubuntu → gtk+2.0 (Ubuntu)
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Launchpad Janitor (janitor) wrote :

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

Changed in gtk+2.0 (Ubuntu):
status: New → Confirmed
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Elfy (elfy) wrote :

print to file - chose Desktop, printed to /home/hob

print to file - chose an external partition - do I want to overwrite the one in home/hob

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