[Desktop-packages] [Bug 1490244] Re: "Print to file" silently fails
** Changed in: firefox Importance: Medium => Unknown -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Desktop Packages, which is subscribed to firefox in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1490244 Title: "Print to file" silently fails Status in Mozilla Firefox: Confirmed Status in firefox package in Ubuntu: Confirmed Bug description: Not sure what package this bug should be filed against, but I observed the following behaviour on my trusty box. Open a page in firefox for example or some other document you'd like to print to a PDF. Ctrl+P to print. Select "Print to file". Navigate to the place you would to save to, let's say this was "/tmp/" for simplicity of demonstartion. Make sure there is a directory called /tmp/test.pdf (I know this is silly, but it actually happens quite often accidentally by how selecting a folder and file name are presented in these dialogs). Save the file now as test.pdf. You should receive a warning now that /tmp/test.pdf already exists (the directory) and whether you want to overwrite it. Choose Yes. You'd expect the file to be created now, but actually that is not the case. To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/firefox/+bug/1490244/+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 1490244] Re: "Print to file" silently fails
** Changed in: firefox Status: Confirmed => Unknown -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Desktop Packages, which is subscribed to firefox in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1490244 Title: "Print to file" silently fails Status in Mozilla Firefox: Unknown Status in firefox package in Ubuntu: Confirmed Bug description: Not sure what package this bug should be filed against, but I observed the following behaviour on my trusty box. Open a page in firefox for example or some other document you'd like to print to a PDF. Ctrl+P to print. Select "Print to file". Navigate to the place you would to save to, let's say this was "/tmp/" for simplicity of demonstartion. Make sure there is a directory called /tmp/test.pdf (I know this is silly, but it actually happens quite often accidentally by how selecting a folder and file name are presented in these dialogs). Save the file now as test.pdf. You should receive a warning now that /tmp/test.pdf already exists (the directory) and whether you want to overwrite it. Choose Yes. You'd expect the file to be created now, but actually that is not the case. To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/firefox/+bug/1490244/+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 1490244] Re: "Print to file" silently fails
** Changed in: firefox Status: Unknown => Confirmed -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Desktop Packages, which is subscribed to firefox in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1490244 Title: "Print to file" silently fails Status in Mozilla Firefox: Confirmed Status in firefox package in Ubuntu: Confirmed Bug description: Not sure what package this bug should be filed against, but I observed the following behaviour on my trusty box. Open a page in firefox for example or some other document you'd like to print to a PDF. Ctrl+P to print. Select "Print to file". Navigate to the place you would to save to, let's say this was "/tmp/" for simplicity of demonstartion. Make sure there is a directory called /tmp/test.pdf (I know this is silly, but it actually happens quite often accidentally by how selecting a folder and file name are presented in these dialogs). Save the file now as test.pdf. You should receive a warning now that /tmp/test.pdf already exists (the directory) and whether you want to overwrite it. Choose Yes. You'd expect the file to be created now, but actually that is not the case. To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/firefox/+bug/1490244/+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 1490244] Re: "Print to file" silently fails
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On 2015-09-01T12:50:26+00:00 Ads22 wrote:
User Agent: Mozilla/5.0 (X11; Ubuntu; Linux x86_64; rv:40.0) Gecko/20100101
Firefox/40.0
Build ID: 20150826185918
Steps to reproduce:
1. Create a folder called 'test.pdf' (without quotes (')) somewhere, for
example your home directory (/home/adam in my case)
2. Press `Ctrl` + `P` on any (printable) webpage
3. Click 'Print to File'
4. Type 'test.pdf' (without quotes (')) in the 'Name:' box
5. Next to 'Save in Folder:', select the folder that you saved the 'test.pdf'
folder in (e.g. /home/adam)
6. Make sure the output format is PDF
7. Click 'Print'
8. When the dialogue asking if you want to replace the existing 'test.pdf' file
comes up, click 'Replace'
9. Repeat steps 1-7 with '.ps' instead of '.pdf' and ensure the output format
is Postscript in step 6
Actual results:
The printing dialogue comes up and a progress bar appears as usual with
'Completed' appearing very briefly before the dialogue disappears - the
same as any other time if you print a PDF or Postscript file. However,
no file is created despite you telling it to overwrite the 'test.pdf'
folder. No error message appears as it would in other programs that
export to PDF like GIMP or LibreOffice.
Expected results:
An error message should've appeared saying that the directory could not
be overwritten.
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On 2015-09-01T12:53:51+00:00 Ads22 wrote:
This bug occurs on Ubuntu 14.04 LTS. It may be platform-specific, but we
won't know until people try to reproduce the bug on other platforms and
even Ubuntu versions.
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On 2015-09-01T15:14:24+00:00 Epinal99-bugzilla2 wrote:
Maybe a dupe of bug 1184604 which is fixed in FF41+.
Could you download Beta and test, please.
https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/beta/all/
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On 2016-05-11T16:59:43+00:00 Ads22 wrote:
Still applies to 45.0.2 (out-of-date, but this is the version in the
Ubuntu Yakkety repositories), also still applies to Nightly 49.0a1
(2016-15-11).
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On 2016-06-03T07:41:49+00:00 Bugzilla-mozilla-org-rolf wrote:
Still present in 46.0.1
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On 2016-09-02T08:01:02+00:00 Berend De Schouwer wrote:
*** Bug 1292874 has been marked as a duplicate of this bug. ***
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On 2018-08-29T11:14:54+00:00 Jonathan Watt wrote:
The fixes for bug 1253247, bug 1270447 and/or bug 1309205 may have fixed
this since anyone last looked. However, it may have subsequently been
broken again since we now have bug 1471854.
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On 2018-10-25T00:53:19+00:00 Ads22 wrote:
This is fixed as of Firefox 63.0. One can't specify the file type
anymore and typing 'test.pdf' and clicking 'Select' now simply opens the
folder and then clears the 'Name' field for saving as a file.
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On 2019-02-11T04:49:27+00:00 Bugzilla-mozilla-org-rolf wrote:
I can confirm the last comment by ads. It's good to see progress.
Unfortunately, there are still some corner cases where this fails and
thus I am reopening.
The case I was still able to reproduce is when the file name has already
been preselected. Firefox will warn if you want to overwrite the "file"
which is actually a directory. Even if confirming to overwrite, the
printing then still simply silently fails.
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[Desktop-packages] [Bug 1490244] Re: "Print to file" silently fails
Still present in 46.0.1 -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Desktop Packages, which is subscribed to firefox in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1490244 Title: "Print to file" silently fails Status in Mozilla Firefox: New Status in firefox package in Ubuntu: Confirmed Bug description: Not sure what package this bug should be filed against, but I observed the following behaviour on my trusty box. Open a page in firefox for example or some other document you'd like to print to a PDF. Ctrl+P to print. Select "Print to file". Navigate to the place you would to save to, let's say this was "/tmp/" for simplicity of demonstartion. Make sure there is a directory called /tmp/test.pdf (I know this is silly, but it actually happens quite often accidentally by how selecting a folder and file name are presented in these dialogs). Save the file now as test.pdf. You should receive a warning now that /tmp/test.pdf already exists (the directory) and whether you want to overwrite it. Choose Yes. You'd expect the file to be created now, but actually that is not the case. To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/firefox/+bug/1490244/+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 1490244] Re: "Print to file" silently fails
** Changed in: firefox Status: New => Confirmed -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Desktop Packages, which is subscribed to firefox in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1490244 Title: "Print to file" silently fails Status in Mozilla Firefox: Confirmed Status in firefox package in Ubuntu: Confirmed Bug description: Not sure what package this bug should be filed against, but I observed the following behaviour on my trusty box. Open a page in firefox for example or some other document you'd like to print to a PDF. Ctrl+P to print. Select "Print to file". Navigate to the place you would to save to, let's say this was "/tmp/" for simplicity of demonstartion. Make sure there is a directory called /tmp/test.pdf (I know this is silly, but it actually happens quite often accidentally by how selecting a folder and file name are presented in these dialogs). Save the file now as test.pdf. You should receive a warning now that /tmp/test.pdf already exists (the directory) and whether you want to overwrite it. Choose Yes. You'd expect the file to be created now, but actually that is not the case. To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/firefox/+bug/1490244/+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 1490244] Re: "Print to file" silently fails
** Package changed: ubuntu => nautilus (Ubuntu) ** Also affects: firefox (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided Status: New ** Changed in: firefox (Ubuntu) Status: New => Confirmed -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Desktop Packages, which is subscribed to nautilus in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1490244 Title: "Print to file" silently fails Status in firefox package in Ubuntu: Confirmed Bug description: Not sure what package this bug should be filed against, but I observed the following behaviour on my trusty box. Open a page in firefox for example or some other document you'd like to print to a PDF. Ctrl+P to print. Select "Print to file". Navigate to the place you would to save to, let's say this was "/tmp/" for simplicity of demonstartion. Make sure there is a directory called /tmp/test.pdf (I know this is silly, but it actually happens quite often accidentally by how selecting a folder and file name are presented in these dialogs). Save the file now as test.pdf. You should receive a warning now that /tmp/test.pdf already exists (the directory) and whether you want to overwrite it. Choose Yes. You'd expect the file to be created now, but actually that is not the case. To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/firefox/+bug/1490244/+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 1490244] Re: "Print to file" silently fails
Sorry about all that, just trying to work out what package that's having the problem. I think it's a bug in how Firefox interacts with the file system because other programs, like GIMP and LibreOffice, can also export to PDF and this bug doesn't recur. ** No longer affects: firefox (Ubuntu) ** Package changed: nautilus (Ubuntu) => firefox (Ubuntu) -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Desktop Packages, which is subscribed to nautilus in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1490244 Title: "Print to file" silently fails Status in firefox package in Ubuntu: Confirmed Bug description: Not sure what package this bug should be filed against, but I observed the following behaviour on my trusty box. Open a page in firefox for example or some other document you'd like to print to a PDF. Ctrl+P to print. Select "Print to file". Navigate to the place you would to save to, let's say this was "/tmp/" for simplicity of demonstartion. Make sure there is a directory called /tmp/test.pdf (I know this is silly, but it actually happens quite often accidentally by how selecting a folder and file name are presented in these dialogs). Save the file now as test.pdf. You should receive a warning now that /tmp/test.pdf already exists (the directory) and whether you want to overwrite it. Choose Yes. You'd expect the file to be created now, but actually that is not the case. To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/firefox/+bug/1490244/+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 1490244] Re: "Print to file" silently fails
** Bug watch added: Mozilla Bugzilla #1200593 https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1200593 ** Also affects: firefox via https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1200593 Importance: Unknown Status: Unknown -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Desktop Packages, which is subscribed to firefox in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1490244 Title: "Print to file" silently fails Status in Mozilla Firefox: Unknown Status in firefox package in Ubuntu: Confirmed Bug description: Not sure what package this bug should be filed against, but I observed the following behaviour on my trusty box. Open a page in firefox for example or some other document you'd like to print to a PDF. Ctrl+P to print. Select "Print to file". Navigate to the place you would to save to, let's say this was "/tmp/" for simplicity of demonstartion. Make sure there is a directory called /tmp/test.pdf (I know this is silly, but it actually happens quite often accidentally by how selecting a folder and file name are presented in these dialogs). Save the file now as test.pdf. You should receive a warning now that /tmp/test.pdf already exists (the directory) and whether you want to overwrite it. Choose Yes. You'd expect the file to be created now, but actually that is not the case. To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/firefox/+bug/1490244/+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 1490244] Re: "Print to file" silently fails
** Changed in: firefox Status: Unknown => New ** Changed in: firefox Importance: Unknown => Medium -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Desktop Packages, which is subscribed to firefox in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1490244 Title: "Print to file" silently fails Status in Mozilla Firefox: New Status in firefox package in Ubuntu: Confirmed Bug description: Not sure what package this bug should be filed against, but I observed the following behaviour on my trusty box. Open a page in firefox for example or some other document you'd like to print to a PDF. Ctrl+P to print. Select "Print to file". Navigate to the place you would to save to, let's say this was "/tmp/" for simplicity of demonstartion. Make sure there is a directory called /tmp/test.pdf (I know this is silly, but it actually happens quite often accidentally by how selecting a folder and file name are presented in these dialogs). Save the file now as test.pdf. You should receive a warning now that /tmp/test.pdf already exists (the directory) and whether you want to overwrite it. Choose Yes. You'd expect the file to be created now, but actually that is not the case. To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/firefox/+bug/1490244/+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
