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Message #22966
[Bug 488857]
Patch for pdf as default checked in to mozilla central. Marking as
fixed.
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https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/488857
Title:
Printing to PDF/PS/SVG defaults to a hidden (.name) filename
Status in The Mozilla Firefox Browser:
Fix Released
Status in GTK+ GUI Toolkit:
New
Status in One Hundred Paper Cuts:
Fix Committed
Status in “firefox” package in Ubuntu:
Invalid
Status in “firefox-3.5” package in Ubuntu:
Invalid
Bug description:
Binary package hint: firefox
When one prints to PDF/PS/SVG from Firefox, the filename defaults to
".pdf" or ".ps" or ".svg"
These filenames are hidden by default by in GNOME and it is my opinion that this is a bad practice.
If one forgets to specify a filename then the file is hidden in the user's home directory. This could potentially be very confusing for a new user to Linux, Ubuntu, or GNOME. Even I spent a while looking for a file I printed that I had forgotten to specify a filename for. If it is possible, I would like to see a default filename of "[Window_Title].pdf" or at least "output.pdf"
Might this be suitable for inclusion in the current round of paper cuts?
I also checked the same dialog in Chromium and it defaulted to
"output.pdf"
Information
Package: Firefox (though this may be more related to Nautilus if the 'Print to File' dialog is a Nautilus component)
Version: firefox:
Installed: 3.5.5+nobinonly-0ubuntu0.9.10.1
Candidate: 3.5.5+nobinonly-0ubuntu0.9.10.1
Version table:
*** 3.5.5+nobinonly-0ubuntu0.9.10.1 0
500 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com karmic-updates/main Packages
500 http://security.ubuntu.com karmic-security/main Packages
100 /var/lib/dpkg/status
3.5.3+build1+nobinonly-0ubuntu6 0
500 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com karmic/main Packages
Expected operation: default non-hidden filename when printing to file
Actual operation: default filename is a hidden file in GNOME
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