Re: [libreoffice-users] Excel - Calc file locking

Hi,
File-locking where multiple users have access through the same system and s/w, is definitely a 
feature and not a bug.  By my experience (on MF, Unix & Win), file-locking is achieved at the OS 
layer but the s/w has the job of ensuring that the user is appropriately informed of who has it and 
for how long (at a minimum). 

Another issue, which I have not seen mention of, is the procedure  that users are instructed to 
follow in the event of file-locking.  This a thorny procedural issue.  The s/w can only assist in 
resolving it by reporting on a comparison of the current file on the system and the file of the 
user with proposed changes when access is freed by the first user.  It's up to management and the 
user to determine how to proceed from there.
On Feb 11, 2011, at 7:17 AM, Luuk wrote:

> On 11-02-11 11:15, Stefano Fraccaro wrote:
> > Hi Luuk,
> >    ok but this different behaviour is "by design" or is a bug? If
> > it's "by design", this behaviour is correctly documented? I don't
> > remember anything about this...
> >
> >
> >
> > Il 11/02/2011 11.02, Luuk ha scritto:
> > > When reading previous message Excel does behave in a different way than
> > > Calc does.
> Stafano,
>
> It was my conclusion from what you wrote here:
> http://nabble.documentfoundation.org/Open-pps-as-ppt-tp2457168p2472214.html
> <quoot>
> Situation:
>
>   * user A with Excel 2000
>   * user B with LibreOffice 3.3 / OpenOffice 3.2
>
> Step to reproduce:
>
>   * user A open, modify,save and close "example.xml" file with Excel 2000
>   * user B open "example.xml" with LibreOffice 3.3
>   * user A open "example.xml" and Excel tell the user that file is
>     opened by user A (expected: user B)
>   * user A open "example.xml" with LibreOffice and the program tell
>     the user that file is opened by user B (as expected)
> <end-quoot>
>
> Tom reacted by saying: "This seems to be normal behaviour"
> But  clearly the last 2 '*' points in your mail should behave in a
> similar way, at least to the user.
> It they dont do that, this sounds like a bug, at least to me.
>
> But i see you already filed a bug for this
> (https://bugs.freedesktop.org/show_bug.cgi?id=34171)
>
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