To comment on the following update, log in, then open the issue: http://www.openoffice.org/issues/show_bug.cgi?id=60853 Issue #:|60853 Summary:|Auto save does not save Component:|Word processor Version:|OOo 2.0 Platform:|All URL:|http://www.kaisora.com OS/Version:|Linux Status:|UNCONFIRMED Status whiteboard:| Keywords:| Resolution:| Issue type:|DEFECT Priority:|P3 Subcomponent:|editing Assigned to:|mru Reported by:|goemon
------- Additional comments from [EMAIL PROTECTED] Thu Jan 19 20:51:52 -0800 2006 ------- Whether clicked or not, autosave does not automatically save the document. It does not save recovery info every X minutes. The only time info is saved is when I manually click "save" or the "save as." I am a writer and hope that this issue will be seen as a serious flaw in OpenOffice, rather than a minor usage issue. The whole _purpose_ of an autosave feature every X minutes is to replace the user having to manually save on his or her own. Whether it overwrites the original document or saves to a temporary working file doesn't matter (to an end-user writer), but what DOES matter is knowing that, should power go off or the program crash, a working and usable document will remain that is _no older_ than X minutes. Currently, I have to manually click save (regardless of whether the "autosave X minutes" is or isn't clicked. If the power goes out, I am stuck (on the "restore" when I reenter Open Office) with whatever document I last _manually_ saved. If I'm lucky, I'd saved recently. Open Office _must_ have a way for the user to minimize accidental data loss. That is a vital part of a working office suite. Ideally, the feature should work like this: 1. User opens document. 2. User works for 2 minutes or 3 hours, with the computer saving the new document every X minutes to a temp "emergency restore" file. 3. If the user manually saves, the "emergency restore" file is reset. 4. In the event of a power failure, the user re-enters Open Office, is given a choice of opening the original file(s) or a newer "working" copy(ies) (hopefully time stamped, thus aiding the user in deciding which copy to choose) of whatever documents were open at the time of unplanned exit. As a writer and journalist who's livelyhood depends on my word processor, I urge Open Office to please work towards providing this functionality and fix the autosave ASAP. If I have to interrupt my train of thought every 2 minutes to click save, I will have to choose an alternative, more reliable word processor. The idea that autosaving is a two edged sword that will lead to data loss due to overwriting is ignoring the basic fact that the user can _turn_it_off_ if he or she doesn't want to use it. But a reliable, easy, user-friendly autosave feature MUST be an option for any professional writer. I love Open Office and am writing only to help improve a great product and make sure that a vital feature doesn't get overlooked. I wish I were a programmer---I'd happily provide this on my own if I could. --------------------------------------------------------------------- Please do not reply to this automatically generated notification from Issue Tracker. Please log onto the website and enter your comments. http://qa.openoffice.org/issue_handling/project_issues.html#notification --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
