They are saved in /tmp because they they are temp files ;). If you make any change to a file, you must save it using "Save as..." in OpenOffice. The same applies to Firefox in Windows, with the exception than the Windows temp dir is not automatically deleted.
-- if a firefox download is opened in e.g. openoffice, it is saved to /tmp, then deleted by bootclean script https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/103428 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is the bug contact for Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs