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
