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[Crxssi <525440@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Just discovered this change today when I could no longer delete files.

I think this was mistake to remove the delete option from the generic
file manager.  If you were to use KDE's file manager dialog, you would
have the option to delete or at least trash files.  Those of us who use
the generic file manager now have NO option to delete files, other than
to use the command line (which also doesn't "trash" files) or a open a
separate file manager.

Other historic Linux office automation products (for example Linux
WordPerfect) have had delete options in the open dialog for many, many
years.  People who use the generic file manager are probably those that
are more savvy, anyway (most people will have the Gnome or KDE dialog).
If people here were so concerned that deleting really meant "delete" and
that users can't understand that delete really means delete, then:

1) It could have been reworded to be "Permanently Delete File"
2) and/or have a warning on deleting action
3) and/or have an option in tools->options to disable delete

This greatly inconveniences me and a lot of my users.  :(

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Title:
  [Upstream] LibreOffice Load/Save dialogue boxes delete files but dont
  use Trash

Status in LibreOffice Productivity Suite:
  Fix Released
Status in The OpenOffice.org Suite:
  Unknown
Status in libreoffice package in Ubuntu:
  Triaged
Status in openoffice.org package in Ubuntu:
  Won't Fix

Bug description:
  Binary package hint: openoffice.org

  If, in Tools > Options...> OpenOffice.org > General, you have 'Use
  OpenOffice.org dialogue boxes' checked, you get dialogue boxes that
  allow you to right click and Delete.  Files deleted like this do not
  go to the Deleted Items folder.  This is dangerous because users can
  assume the behaviour is the same as in Nautilus.

  See
  https://answers.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/openoffice.org/+question/101821

  ProblemType: Bug
  Architecture: i386
  Date: Sun Feb 21 19:26:09 2010
  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 9.10
  Package: openoffice.org-core 1:3.1.1-5ubuntu1 [modified: var/lib/openoffice/basis3.1/program/services.rdb]
  ProcEnviron:
   LANGUAGE=en_GB
   PATH=(custom, no user)
   LANG=en_GB.UTF-8
   SHELL=/bin/bash
  ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.31-19.56-generic
  SourcePackage: openoffice.org
  Uname: Linux 2.6.31-19-generic i686
  --- 
  Architecture: i386
  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 10.04
  InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 10.04 LTS "Lucid Lynx" - Release i386 (20100429)
  Package: openoffice.org-core 1:3.2.0-7ubuntu4.1
  PackageArchitecture: i386
  ProcEnviron:
   LANG=en_GB.utf8
   SHELL=/bin/bash
  ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.32-22.36-generic-pae 2.6.32.11+drm33.2
  Tags: lucid
  Uname: Linux 2.6.32-22-generic-pae i686
  UserGroups: adm admin audio cdrom dialout fax fuse lpadmin netdev plugdev sambashare video

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