Hi :) Sorry about all that! Ubuntu tends to be a lot cleaner than Windows, as Anthony points out there are no desktop.ini files and no thumbnail files (other than those you deliberately save because you want them). The cookies and other invisible files we all get from normal use are much less likely to achieve any dodgy aims they might have. It's easier to clear out all the junk from Ubuntu and Ubuntu has a "Janitor" to make it even easier to clean. Regards from Tom :)
--- On Fri, 14/9/12, Anthony Easthope <antiso...@myopera.com> wrote: From: Anthony Easthope <antiso...@myopera.com> Subject: Re: [libreoffice-users] Re: not create a dot file in same folder as document when opening it for viewing To: users@global.libreoffice.org Date: Friday, 14 September, 2012, 8:12 Forgive me in asking, But only windows to my knowledge has a desktop.ini settings file and Enda said earlier on in the thread that the OS they had was ubuntu? surley ubuntu does not use a windows registry file for a settings store? On Thu, 13 Sep 2012, at 05:45 PM, Tom Davies wrote: > Hi :) > +1 > Do you delete cookies, temp-files, history, cache, desktop.ini, > thumbnails and so on too? It all seems too much effort and too likely to > create problems. > > Regards from > Tom :) > > > > > > >________________________________ > > From: Dan Lewis <elderdanle...@gmail.com> > >To: users@global.libreoffice.org > >Sent: Thursday, 13 September 2012, 15:11 > >Subject: Re: [libreoffice-users] Re: not create a dot file in same folder as > >document when opening it for viewing > > > >What does it prevent you from doing? Are you trying to open this file > >more than once? You see, I'm confused why you need to override this > >function of LO. Since the dot files are hidden anyway, I don't see what > >difference the existence of these files make. The answer to my questions > >might enlighten me. > > > >--Dan > > > >On 09/13/2012 10:00 AM, Enda wrote: > >> I am the only user on the system. When I view a file, a dot file (like > >> .~lock.file.doc#) is created. How can I override (stop) this in > >> LibreOffice? > >> > >> > >> - Enda > >> > >> > >> > >> ----- Original Message ----- > >> From: Jay Lozier <jsloz...@gmail.com> > >> To: users@global.libreoffice.org > >> Cc: > >> Sent: Wednesday, September 12, 2012 3:33 PM > >> Subject: Re: [libreoffice-users] Re: not create a dot file in same folder > >> as document when opening it for viewing > >> > >> On 09/12/2012 09:23 AM, Enda wrote: > >>> OS: Ubuntu > >>> > >>> Calligra does not create a dot file when viewing files, is there an > >>> option to turn this off in LibreOffice? > >>> > >>> > >>> - Enda > >> Do you want multiple users to be able to edit the file at the same time? > >> I think this is causing confusion on the list. > >> > >> Often a program will create a lock file to prevent other users from > >> modifying a file while someone is editing the file. This is a fairly > >> common procedure and in some programs can be over ridden. > >> > >> A "dot" file can also refer to the MSO XP Word template with *.dot > >> extension. > >>> > >>> > >>> ----- Original Message ----- > >>> From: Andreas Säger <ville...@t-online.de> > >>> To: users@global.libreoffice.org > >>> Cc: > >>> Sent: Tuesday, September 11, 2012 8:41 PM > >>> Subject: [libreoffice-users] Re: not create a dot file in same folder as > >>> document when opening it for viewing > >>>>> Am 11.09.2012 18:01, Enda Noname wrote: > >>>>>> Can Libreoffice not create a dot file in same folder as document when > >>>>>> opening it for viewing? > >>>>>> .~lock.file.doc# > >>> Is it really that difficult to tell us exactly about the situation? We > >>> don't even know the operating system. > >>> Is it really that difficult to copy some documents into a test > >>> directory, display hidden files and open them read-only? > >>> > >>> 4 tests on Linux: > >>> 1) libreoffice -view blah.odt [no lock file] > >>> 2) chmod -w blah.odt > >>> libreoffice blah.odt [no lock file] > >>> 3) menu:File>Open... [X] Read Only [no lock file] > >>> 4) menu:Save As... [X]Password blah2.odt with a read-only password > >>> close, re-open blah2.odt [creates a lock file] > >>> > >>> > >> > > > > > >-- > >For unsubscribe instructions e-mail to: users+h...@global.libreoffice.org > >Problems? > >http://www.libreoffice.org/get-help/mailing-lists/how-to-unsubscribe/ > >Posting guidelines + more: http://wiki.documentfoundation.org/Netiquette > >List archive: http://listarchives.libreoffice.org/global/users/ > >All messages sent to this list will be publicly archived and cannot be > >deleted > > > > > > > > > -- > For unsubscribe instructions e-mail to: users+h...@global.libreoffice.org > Problems? > http://www.libreoffice.org/get-help/mailing-lists/how-to-unsubscribe/ > Posting guidelines + more: http://wiki.documentfoundation.org/Netiquette > List archive: http://listarchives.libreoffice.org/global/users/ > All messages sent to this list will be publicly archived and cannot be > deleted > -- Anthony Easthope antiso...@myopera.com -- For unsubscribe instructions e-mail to: users+h...@global.libreoffice.org Problems? http://www.libreoffice.org/get-help/mailing-lists/how-to-unsubscribe/ Posting guidelines + more: http://wiki.documentfoundation.org/Netiquette List archive: http://listarchives.libreoffice.org/global/users/ All messages sent to this list will be publicly archived and cannot be deleted -- For unsubscribe instructions e-mail to: users+h...@global.libreoffice.org Problems? http://www.libreoffice.org/get-help/mailing-lists/how-to-unsubscribe/ Posting guidelines + more: http://wiki.documentfoundation.org/Netiquette List archive: http://listarchives.libreoffice.org/global/users/ All messages sent to this list will be publicly archived and cannot be deleted
