** Summary changed: - gedit is set to provide a backup file afer a save. However, gedit has not done so since its ubuntu lucid release. It just replaces the original copy of whatever file it being saved. The preferences have been set to provide a backup. This is not a permissions problem. I can create new text files and it obviously writes them to the partition where I want to save the created new files. + gedit: "backup file on save" broken
** Description changed: + ORIGINAL TITLE: + + gedit is set to provide a backup file afer a save. However, gedit has + not done so since its ubuntu lucid release. It just replaces the + original copy of whatever file it being saved. The preferences have + been set to provide a backup. This is not a permissions problem. I can + create new text files and it obviously writes them to the partition + where I want to save the created new files. + Gedit does not create a backup file of a saved file even if the preferences of gedit are set to do so. On a save it just over writes the original file without creating a backup copy of the original file (*.~ file). This problem has been present since Ubuntu 11.04. It is still present now in Ubuntu 11.10. The problem does not exist in Ubuntu 10.04. ProblemType: Bug DistroRelease: Ubuntu 11.10 Package: gedit 3.2.1-0ubuntu1 ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.0.0-12.20-generic 3.0.4 Uname: Linux 3.0.0-12-generic i686 ApportVersion: 1.23-0ubuntu3 Architecture: i386 Date: Wed Oct 26 10:57:05 2011 ExecutablePath: /usr/bin/gedit InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 11.10 "Oneiric Ocelot" - Release i386 (20111012) ProcEnviron: - PATH=(custom, no user) - LANG=en_US.UTF-8 - SHELL=/bin/bash + PATH=(custom, no user) + LANG=en_US.UTF-8 + SHELL=/bin/bash SourcePackage: gedit UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install) -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/882281 Title: gedit: "backup file on save" broken To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/gedit/+bug/882281/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
