[Desktop-packages] [Bug 1069757] Re: [Upstream] Libreoffice: problems with saving docs to directories of Windows networks (through samba-connection)
I will second that LibreOffice 4.0.2 from the LibreOffice 4.0 PPA resolves the aforementioned issues in Raring (13.04). Just today, LO 4.0.2 moved from -proposed to -release. However, installing LO on Precise (12.04) from the same PPA does not resolve all of the issues. The only problems I could find with using files via network storage after installing in Raring were related to WebDAV (not being able to open files directly from Nautilus, and not being able to save files that do not already exist). The same issues existed in Precise, with the addition of not always being able to open files on SMB/CIFS/Samba shares from within LibreOffice. A general I/O error is the result. Opening files from Nautilus worked fine, though. I would imagine that the major focus for bug fixes in LO at this point -- regular repositories or PPAs -- is Raring and later. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Desktop Packages, which is subscribed to libreoffice in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1069757 Title: [Upstream] Libreoffice: problems with saving docs to directories of Windows networks (through samba-connection) Status in LibreOffice Productivity Suite: Invalid Status in “gvfs” package in Ubuntu: Confirmed Status in “libreoffice” package in Ubuntu: In Progress Status in “gvfs” package in Fedora: Unknown Bug description: At the office I use my Ubuntu computer as a work station and connect it to our Windows network by establishing Samba (smb) connections. In this way I can not only use the print facilities but also use directly the network directories for opening, saving of documents. Since ubuntu 12.04 directories of windows networks have been integrated in the procedure for opening, saving of documents in Libreoffice. Directories available through open samba-connections thus are integrated in the list of directories on which docs can be saved. This was a great new features, since before 12.04 one had to save files on a local directory first and then move or copy them to the windows directory in Nautilus. After having done the upgrade to ubuntu 12.10 QQ this facility does not work as it should. The network directories are still shown and it it still possible to open a document. But is it not possible to save it and giving it another name. Another thing which had become impossible is to open a document from another source than the network directory (e.g. local directory, attached doc to a mail) and save it in a directory of the network server. When doing this the system gives the information 'Error saving the document #name#. The file does not exist' (see screenshot 1, text in italian). If one then presses the OK-button there is a second error communication with the following text: Error is saving the document #name#: General Error Generel I/O error (see screenshot 2, text in italian) I have checked whether the same kind of error also occurs in other programs, at least in Evince (pdf-reader). This is not the case. A last issue I want to report is that when one opens a doc (e.g. odt) from a network directory, modifies it and then save it, this seems to work. There is no error messsage. When checking by re-opening the saved document, in a few experiments I did the modifications were not saved. In nautilus the date indication of the file also remained the same. In other experiments however the saving of the documents with the modifications seemed to work as it should. conclusion: the integration of network directories in LO has become unreliable, with a high risk of loss of information for the user. ProblemType: Bug DistroRelease: Ubuntu 12.10 Package: libreoffice 1:3.6.2~rc2-0ubuntu3 ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.5.0-18.29-generic 3.5.7 Uname: Linux 3.5.0-18-generic i686 ApportVersion: 2.6.1-0ubuntu4 Architecture: i386 Date: Mon Oct 22 12:47:08 2012 InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 12.04 LTS Precise Pangolin - Release i386 (20120423) MarkForUpload: True SourcePackage: libreoffice UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to quantal on 2012-10-19 (2 days ago) To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/df-libreoffice/+bug/1069757/+subscriptions -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages Post to : desktop-packages@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp
[Desktop-packages] [Bug 1069757] Re: Libreoffice: problems with saving docs to directories of Windows networks (through samba-connection)
This bug recently made it to the LibreOffice 3.6 most annoying bugs (mab) list: https://bugs.freedesktop.org/show_bug.cgi?id=6 . This bug is also reported to be currently unresolved in LibreOffice 4.0.0. ** Bug watch added: freedesktop.org Bugzilla #6 https://bugs.freedesktop.org/show_bug.cgi?id=6 -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Desktop Packages, which is subscribed to libreoffice in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1069757 Title: Libreoffice: problems with saving docs to directories of Windows networks (through samba-connection) Status in “libreoffice” package in Ubuntu: Confirmed Bug description: At the office I use my Ubuntu computer as a work station and connect it to our Windows network by establishing Samba (smb) connections. In this way I can not only use the print facilities but also use directly the network directories for opening, saving of documents. Since ubuntu 12.04 directories of windows networks have been integrated in the procedure for opening, saving of documents in Libreoffice. Directories available through open samba-connections thus are integrated in the list of directories on which docs can be saved. This was a great new features, since before 12.04 one had to save files on a local directory first and then move or copy them to the windows directory in Nautilus. After having done the upgrade to ubuntu 12.10 QQ this facility does not work as it should. The network directories are still shown and it it still possible to open a document. But is it not possible to save it and giving it another name. Another thing which had become impossible is to open a document from another source than the network directory (e.g. local directory, attached doc to a mail) and save it in a directory of the network server. When doing this the system gives the information 'Error saving the document #name#. The file does not exist' (see screenshot 1, text in italian). If one then presses the OK-button there is a second error communication with the following text: Error is saving the document #name#: General Error Generel I/O error (see screenshot 2, text in italian) I have checked whether the same kind of error also occurs in other programs, at least in Evince (pdf-reader). This is not the case. A last issue I want to report is that when one opens a doc (e.g. odt) from a network directory, modifies it and then save it, this seems to work. There is no error messsage. When checking by re-opening the saved document, in a few experiments I did the modifications were not saved. In nautilus the date indication of the file also remained the same. In other experiments however the saving of the documents with the modifications seemed to work as it should. conclusion: the integration of network directories in LO has become unreliable, with a high risk of loss of information for the user. ProblemType: Bug DistroRelease: Ubuntu 12.10 Package: libreoffice 1:3.6.2~rc2-0ubuntu3 ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.5.0-18.29-generic 3.5.7 Uname: Linux 3.5.0-18-generic i686 ApportVersion: 2.6.1-0ubuntu4 Architecture: i386 Date: Mon Oct 22 12:47:08 2012 InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 12.04 LTS Precise Pangolin - Release i386 (20120423) MarkForUpload: True SourcePackage: libreoffice UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to quantal on 2012-10-19 (2 days ago) To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/libreoffice/+bug/1069757/+subscriptions -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages Post to : desktop-packages@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp
[Desktop-packages] [Bug 1069757] Re: Libreoffice: problems with saving docs to directories of Windows networks (through samba-connection)
I suspect that this is an overall issue with LibreOffice 3.6 in a GNOME- based desktop environment (tested in Unity and GNOME Shell). I experienced the same behavior indicated in the original bug report when trying to save files to different forms of network storage from LO 3.6 -- in my case, Samba/SMB/CIFS and WebDAV. Opening files from network storage works fine (though LO still handles files over WebDAV independently from the OS). With the Windows shares, I could only save the file if the file already existed. Consistent with the original bug report, I could not save *new* files. With WebDAV, I could not save *at all* -- even to an existent file. I first noticed this behavior with an otherwise successful manual backport of LO 3.6.2 from Quantal (12.10) to Precise (12.04). Thinking that the problem might have been something being different in Precise, I then tested for the problem in a fresh install of Quantal. After seeing the problem in Quantal as well, I tested for it in another Linux distribution (in that case, using LO 3.6.3). The behavior was the same across the board. In all three cases, the desktop environment was GNOME- based, with the network storage having been mounted via GVFS/GIO. I know for sure that this problem did not exist in LibreOffice 3.5. In the past, I have seen KDE handle network storage better than GNOME -- especially with OpenOffice and LibreOffice. I will soon test all of this in KDE as well, to ensure that more bases have been covered. I would consider this bug with network storage to be a significant regression, and a high priority for anyone using LO in the enterprise (where the use of network storage is common). I hope that the importance of this bug will be considered to be high. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Desktop Packages, which is subscribed to libreoffice in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1069757 Title: Libreoffice: problems with saving docs to directories of Windows networks (through samba-connection) Status in “libreoffice” package in Ubuntu: Confirmed Bug description: At the office I use my Ubuntu computer as a work station and connect it to our Windows network by establishing Samba (smb) connections. In this way I can not only use the print facilities but also use directly the network directories for opening, saving of documents. Since ubuntu 12.04 directories of windows networks have been integrated in the procedure for opening, saving of documents in Libreoffice. Directories available through open samba-connections thus are integrated in the list of directories on which docs can be saved. This was a great new features, since before 12.04 one had to save files on a local directory first and then move or copy them to the windows directory in Nautilus. After having done the upgrade to ubuntu 12.10 QQ this facility does not work as it should. The network directories are still shown and it it still possible to open a document. But is it not possible to save it and giving it another name. Another thing which had become impossible is to open a document from another source than the network directory (e.g. local directory, attached doc to a mail) and save it in a directory of the network server. When doing this the system gives the information 'Error saving the document #name#. The file does not exist' (see screenshot 1, text in italian). If one then presses the OK-button there is a second error communication with the following text: Error is saving the document #name#: General Error Generel I/O error (see screenshot 2, text in italian) I have checked whether the same kind of error also occurs in other programs, at least in Evince (pdf-reader). This is not the case. A last issue I want to report is that when one opens a doc (e.g. odt) from a network directory, modifies it and then save it, this seems to work. There is no error messsage. When checking by re-opening the saved document, in a few experiments I did the modifications were not saved. In nautilus the date indication of the file also remained the same. In other experiments however the saving of the documents with the modifications seemed to work as it should. conclusion: the integration of network directories in LO has become unreliable, with a high risk of loss of information for the user. ProblemType: Bug DistroRelease: Ubuntu 12.10 Package: libreoffice 1:3.6.2~rc2-0ubuntu3 ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.5.0-18.29-generic 3.5.7 Uname: Linux 3.5.0-18-generic i686 ApportVersion: 2.6.1-0ubuntu4 Architecture: i386 Date: Mon Oct 22 12:47:08 2012 InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 12.04 LTS Precise Pangolin - Release i386 (20120423) MarkForUpload: True SourcePackage: libreoffice UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to quantal on 2012-10-19 (2 days ago) To manage notifications about this bug go to:
[Desktop-packages] [Bug 1069757] Re: Libreoffice: problems with saving docs to directories of Windows networks (through samba-connection)
The related upstream bug report: https://bugs.freedesktop.org/show_bug.cgi?id=54275. I would not consider the recommended workaround to be a solution, though I have used said workaround in the past with other applications that are not GVFS- aware. LibreOffice *is* GVFS/GIO-aware, but said functionality appears to be currently broken. ** Bug watch added: freedesktop.org Bugzilla #54275 https://bugs.freedesktop.org/show_bug.cgi?id=54275 -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Desktop Packages, which is subscribed to libreoffice in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1069757 Title: Libreoffice: problems with saving docs to directories of Windows networks (through samba-connection) Status in “libreoffice” package in Ubuntu: Confirmed Bug description: At the office I use my Ubuntu computer as a work station and connect it to our Windows network by establishing Samba (smb) connections. In this way I can not only use the print facilities but also use directly the network directories for opening, saving of documents. Since ubuntu 12.04 directories of windows networks have been integrated in the procedure for opening, saving of documents in Libreoffice. Directories available through open samba-connections thus are integrated in the list of directories on which docs can be saved. This was a great new features, since before 12.04 one had to save files on a local directory first and then move or copy them to the windows directory in Nautilus. After having done the upgrade to ubuntu 12.10 QQ this facility does not work as it should. The network directories are still shown and it it still possible to open a document. But is it not possible to save it and giving it another name. Another thing which had become impossible is to open a document from another source than the network directory (e.g. local directory, attached doc to a mail) and save it in a directory of the network server. When doing this the system gives the information 'Error saving the document #name#. The file does not exist' (see screenshot 1, text in italian). If one then presses the OK-button there is a second error communication with the following text: Error is saving the document #name#: General Error Generel I/O error (see screenshot 2, text in italian) I have checked whether the same kind of error also occurs in other programs, at least in Evince (pdf-reader). This is not the case. A last issue I want to report is that when one opens a doc (e.g. odt) from a network directory, modifies it and then save it, this seems to work. There is no error messsage. When checking by re-opening the saved document, in a few experiments I did the modifications were not saved. In nautilus the date indication of the file also remained the same. In other experiments however the saving of the documents with the modifications seemed to work as it should. conclusion: the integration of network directories in LO has become unreliable, with a high risk of loss of information for the user. ProblemType: Bug DistroRelease: Ubuntu 12.10 Package: libreoffice 1:3.6.2~rc2-0ubuntu3 ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.5.0-18.29-generic 3.5.7 Uname: Linux 3.5.0-18-generic i686 ApportVersion: 2.6.1-0ubuntu4 Architecture: i386 Date: Mon Oct 22 12:47:08 2012 InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 12.04 LTS Precise Pangolin - Release i386 (20120423) MarkForUpload: True SourcePackage: libreoffice UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to quantal on 2012-10-19 (2 days ago) To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/libreoffice/+bug/1069757/+subscriptions -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages Post to : desktop-packages@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp