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[upstream] "Save as ..." dialog forgets chosen file name and directory after format pop-up question

Bug #481592 reported by Marko on 2009-11-12

This bug affects 2 people

	Status	Importance	Assigned to
LibreOffice	Fix Released	Undecided	Unassigned
OpenOffice	Invalid	Undecided	Unassigned
libreoffice (Ubuntu)	Fix Released	Undecided	Unassigned
openoffice.org (Ubuntu)	Won't Fix	Low	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)
NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia
Package: openoffice.org-core 1:3.1.1-5ubuntu1
ProcEnviron:
PATH=(custom, no user)
LANG=en_US.UTF-8
SHELL=/bin/bash
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.31-14.48-generic
SourcePackage: openoffice.org
Uname: Linux 2.6.31-14-generic x86_64

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Marko (marko-auerswald) wrote on 2009-11-12:

Dependencies.txt Edit (3.5 KiB, text/plain; charset="utf-8")
XsessionErrors.txt Edit (841 bytes, text/plain; charset="utf-8")

Chris Cheney (ccheney) on 2010-05-13

tags:

added: karmic

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EliotBlennerhassett (eliot-blennerhassett) wrote on 2010-05-13:

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.

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EliotBlennerhassett (eliot-blennerhassett) wrote on 2010-05-13:

About the severity of this bug. Documents opened directly from email attachments (e.g. in Thunderbird) /tmp. If the edited version is saved back there, it is not just a matter of the document being in the wrong place - it will be lost after a reboot.

Bug Watch Updater (bug-watch-updater) on 2010-05-14

Changed in openoffice:
status:	Unknown → Confirmed

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Chris Cheney (ccheney) wrote on 2010-05-20:

[This is an automatic notification.]

This bug was reported against an earlier version of Ubuntu, can you test if it still occurs on Ubuntu 10.04 LTS (Lucid Lynx)?

Please note we also provide technical support for older versions of Ubuntu, but not in the bug tracker. Instead, to raise the issue through normal support channels, please see:

http://www.ubuntu.com/support

If you are the original reporter and can still reproduce the issue on Lucid, please run the following command to refresh the report:

apport-collect 481592

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If you are not the original reporter, please file a new bug report, so we can work with you as the original reporter instead (you can reference bug 481592 in your report if you think it may be related):

ubuntu-bug openoffice.org

If by chance you can no longer reproduce the issue on Lucid or if you feel it is no longer relevant, please mark the bug report 'Fix Released' or 'Invalid' as appropriate, at the following URL:

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Changed in openoffice.org (Ubuntu):
status:	New → Incomplete

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EliotBlennerhassett (eliot-blennerhassett) wrote on 2010-05-20:

OK, for 10.04 it is bug 583187.

BTW I think it is strange to have to essentially duplicate this bug report just because the *same* bug persisted through more than one release?

Chris Cheney (ccheney) on 2010-05-20

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

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In freedesktop.org Bugzilla #40140, Ofri (ofri-raviv) wrote on 2011-08-16:

Open a .doc document. file->save as. navigate to a non-default location on your system to save the document. click save. the "Keep current format / Save in ODF" dialog appears. that's cool - obviously I didn't want to save the document in this diabolic format. click "Save in ODF Format". A completely new "Save As" dialog appears, again, in the default save location - which means the effort the user invested in navigating to the desired location and selecting a file name is wasted.

Proposed improvements:
1. Save the previos location and filename, except for extenstion if it exists.
2. Put the "Keep current format / Save in ODF" dialog in the begining of the flow (immediatly after the user clicks "Save As").

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In freedesktop.org Bugzilla #40140, Jeffdchang (jeffdchang) wrote on 2011-08-16:

Confirmed for LibreOffice 3.4 340m1(Build:103) on OpenSuse Linux.

Björn Michaelsen (bjoern-michaelsen) on 2011-09-15

Changed in openoffice.org (Ubuntu):
status:	Triaged → Won't Fix

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Björn Michaelsen (bjoern-michaelsen) wrote on 2011-09-15: migrating packaging from OpenOffice.org to Libreoffice

[This is an automated message.]
There are no new official OpenOffice.org releases in Ubuntu packaging anymore => Won't Fix

If the problem persists, please mark this bug as "also affects project Libreoffice" or "also affects distribution Libreoffice (Ubuntu)" if that has not happened already.

Please leave references to upstream OpenOffice.org bugs in place to allow cross pollination.

Bug Watch Updater (bug-watch-updater) on 2011-09-15

Changed in df-libreoffice:
importance:	Unknown → Wishlist
status:	Unknown → Confirmed

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In freedesktop.org Bugzilla #40140, Björn Michaelsen (bjoern-michaelsen) wrote on 2011-12-23:

[This is an automated message.]
This bug was filed before the changes to Bugzilla on 2011-10-16. Thus it
started right out as NEW without ever being explicitly confirmed. The bug is
changed to state NEEDINFO for this reason. To move this bug from NEEDINFO back
to NEW please check if the bug still persists with the 3.5.0 beta1 or beta2 prereleases.
Details on how to test the 3.5.0 beta1 can be found at:
http://wiki.documentfoundation.org/QA/BugHunting_Session_3.5.0.-1

more detail on this bulk operation: http://nabble.documentfoundation.org/RFC-Operation-Spamzilla-tp3607474p3607474.html

Bug Watch Updater (bug-watch-updater) on 2011-12-24

Changed in df-libreoffice:
status:	Confirmed → Incomplete

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Bryan Quigley (bryanquigley) wrote on 2014-08-08:

#10

This bug may be fixed, can anyone confirm it still affects them?

Changed in libreoffice (Ubuntu):
status:	New → Incomplete

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Bryan Quigley (bryanquigley) wrote on 2014-09-16:

#11

Marking it as fixed, as it works for me. Reopen if it doesn't work for you. If so, Please do include additional description to make it easier to reproduce.

Changed in libreoffice (Ubuntu):
status:	Incomplete → Fix Released
Changed in df-libreoffice:
importance:	Wishlist → Undecided
status:	Incomplete → New
status:	New → Fix Released
Changed in openoffice:
importance:	Unknown → Undecided
status:	Confirmed → New
status:	New → Invalid

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Marko (marko-auerswald) wrote on 2017-01-17: Re: *** GMX Spamverdacht *** [Bug 481592] Re: [upstream] "Save as ..." dialog forgets chosen file name and directory after format pop-up question

#12

Works correctly now. Thanks a lot!

On 16.09.2014 16:20, Bryan Quigley wrote:
> Marking it as fixed, as it works for me. Reopen if it doesn't work for
> you. If so, Please do include additional description to make it easier
> to reproduce.
>
> ** Changed in: libreoffice (Ubuntu)
> Status: Incomplete => Fix Released
>
> ** Bug watch added: freedesktop.org Bugzilla #40140
> https://bugs.freedesktop.org/show_bug.cgi?id=40140
>
> ** Changed in: df-libreoffice
> Importance: Wishlist => Undecided
>
> ** Changed in: df-libreoffice
> Status: Incomplete => New
>
> ** Changed in: df-libreoffice
> Remote watch: freedesktop.org Bugzilla #40140 => None
>
> ** Changed in: df-libreoffice
> Status: New => Fix Released
>
> ** Changed in: openoffice
> Importance: Unknown => Undecided
>
> ** Changed in: openoffice
> Status: Confirmed => New
>
> ** Changed in: openoffice
> Remote watch: OpenOffice.org Issue Tracker #106764 => None
>
> ** Changed in: openoffice
> Status: New => Invalid
>