Thanks. See below On 5 Oct 2005 at 4:50, Michael Adams wrote:
> On Tue, 04 Oct 2005 12:16:57 +0100 > "Niall Martin" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > <snip> > > > > > > > Doug suggested I had disabled automatic filename extension in Save > > As. > > I > > wondered how I could check for that, since I could not find a > > setting in Options or configure. So I opened a couple of documents > > in OOo and selected save as from the file menu, and when the save as > > dialogue came up automatic file name extension was duly ticked. > > However the filename offered does not have a filename appended to > > it. > > > > So you have been adding them on manually before you save or once the > file is saved? Yes. That is what I have been doing, the first when I remembered, the second when I had forgotten. MicroSoft Word may behave that way, but other software, e.g. Lotus, does not. As far as I am concerned that is a bug. Automatic filename extension ought to mean just that: add the extension appropriate to the chosen format. > If you click the save button anyway doesn't the extension get added as > it saves. Microsoft Word behaves in this way too ie if you save as a > different filetype, the filetype is not automatically appended to the > filename until you click save. > > > <snip> > Niall and Jenny Martin 29 Dudley Avenue, Edinburgh, EH6 4PL, UK 0131 467 8468 Reply to: niallandjenny<at>rndmartin.cix.co.uk --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
