Bug#1110923: libreoffice: saves to wrong path - 'Save As' changes saving location without warning
Package: libreoffice
X-Debbugs-Cc: franckr01@online.de
Version: 25.8.0~rc3-1
Severity: normal
Dear Maintainer,
Happens at least with .ods & .odg => not specific to calc.
mkdir -p /tmp/a/b
create a file, ex with calc, as /tmp/a/c1.ods
mv /tmp/a/c1.ods /tmp/a/b
with file manager, open c1.ods in /tmp/a/b
menu -> Save As... as c2.ods
; you get /tmp/a/b/c2.ods (that's ok)
; but lets repeat without closing libreoffice:
menu -> Save As... as c3.ods
; you suprisingly get /tmp/a/c3.ods
; instead of expected /tmp/a/b/c3.ods
; note: before saving, you can see that libreoffice will now use /tmp/a/, if you pay attention to the path.
=> libreoffice changed saving path without explicitely notifying the user.
Then it is easy to loose updated files because they got saved into a different/old path.
The old path could even be the one you used for a totally different file, and thus saving in a location you will not think of looking at.
Is it possible to have libreoffice saving, by default, in same path as the file that was opened ?
Thanks,
Franck Richter
-- System Information:
Debian Release: forky/sid
APT prefers unstable
APT policy: (500, 'unstable')
Architecture: amd64 (x86_64)
Kernel: Linux 6.12.38+deb13-amd64 (SMP w/4 CPU threads; PREEMPT)
Locale: LANG=en_US.UTF-8, LC_CTYPE=en_US.UTF-8 (charmap=UTF-8), LANGUAGE=en_US:en
Shell: /bin/sh linked to /usr/bin/dash
Init: systemd (via /run/systemd/system)
LSM: AppArmor: enabled
Versions of packages libreoffice depends on:
pn libreoffice-base <none>
ii libreoffice-calc 4:25.8.0~rc3-1
ii libreoffice-core 4:25.8.0~rc3-1
ii libreoffice-draw 4:25.8.0~rc3-1
ii libreoffice-impress 4:25.8.0~rc3-1
ii libreoffice-math 4:25.8.0~rc3-1
pn libreoffice-report-builder-bin <none>
ii libreoffice-writer 4:25.8.0~rc3-1
pn python3-uno <none>
Versions of packages libreoffice recommends:
pn fonts-crosextra-caladea <none>
pn fonts-crosextra-carlito <none>
pn fonts-dejavu <none>
ii fonts-liberation 1:2.1.5-3
ii fonts-liberation-sans-narrow 1:1.07.6-4
pn fonts-linuxlibertine <none>
ii fonts-noto-core 20201225-2
pn fonts-noto-extra <none>
ii fonts-noto-mono 20201225-2
pn fonts-noto-ui-core <none>
pn fonts-sil-gentium-basic <none>
pn libreoffice-java-common <none>
pn libreoffice-nlpsolver <none>
pn libreoffice-report-builder <none>
pn libreoffice-script-provider-bsh <none>
pn libreoffice-script-provider-js <none>
pn libreoffice-script-provider-python <none>
pn libreoffice-sdbc-mysql <none>
pn libreoffice-sdbc-postgresql <none>
pn libreoffice-wiki-publisher <none>
Versions of packages libreoffice suggests:
ii cups-bsd 2.4.10-3
pn default-jre | java-runtime | java8-runtime | jre <none>
ii firefox-esr 128.13.0esr-1
ii ghostscript 10.05.1~dfsg-1
ii gnupg 2.4.8-2
pn gpa <none>
ii gstreamer1.0-libav 1.26.5-2
ii gstreamer1.0-plugins-bad 1.26.5-2
ii gstreamer1.0-plugins-base 1.26.5-2
ii gstreamer1.0-plugins-good 1.26.5-2
ii gstreamer1.0-plugins-ugly 1.26.5-2
ii hunspell-de-de-frami [hunspell-dictionary] 1:25.2.3-1
ii hunspell-en-us [hunspell-dictionary] 1:2020.12.07-4
ii hunspell-fr-classical [hunspell-dictionary] 1:7.0-3
ii hyphen-de [hyphen-hyphenation-patterns] 1:25.2.3-1
ii hyphen-en-us [hyphen-hyphenation-patterns] 2.8.8-7
ii hyphen-fr [hyphen-hyphenation-patterns] 1:25.2.3-1
ii imagemagick 8:7.1.1.47+dfsg1-2
ii imagemagick-7.q16 [imagemagick] 8:7.1.1.47+dfsg1-2
ii libgl1 1.7.0-1+b2
pn libofficebean-java <none>
pn libreoffice-gnome | libreoffice-plasma <none>
pn libreoffice-grammarcheck <none>
ii libreoffice-help-en-us [libreoffice-help] 4:25.8.0~rc3-1
pn libreoffice-l10n <none>
pn libreoffice-librelogo <none>
ii libsane1 1.3.1-4
ii libxrender1 1:0.9.12-1
pn myspell-dictionary <none>
ii mythes-en-us [mythes-thesaurus] 1:25.2.3-1
pn openclipart-libreoffice <none>
pn pstoedit <none>
pn unixodbc <none>
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