Re: [libreoffice-users] Problem: LibreOffice remembers the last folder I was in (open/save dialog)

On 09/11/2011 16:15, Tom Davies wrote:
> Hi :) I couldn't find a setting in Tools - Options - Load/Save

Tools > Options > LibreOffice > General:

"use LibreOffice dialogs"

> and i hunted around in the other pages in there too.  It might be
> worth posting a bug-report and put "wishlist" in the subject-line
> along with a couple of words to describe it.
>
> I really like the default but it might be nice to have a choice of
> being able to change that.  Perhaps googling it might give a good
> link?  There might be a blog or guide or something written for
> OpenOffice and that would probably work in LibreOffice too.

Which behaviour are you seeing (and what OS), out of curiosity?

> Sorry i haven't been particularly helpful!  I guess try posting a
> bug-report as a wishlist item and then if you find a better answer
> you could always give the link and close the report. Regards from Tom
> :)
>
>
>
> --- On Wed, 9/11/11, David S. Crampton<david_crampton@ie2b.com>
> wrote:
>
> From: David S. Crampton<david_crampton@ie2b.com> Subject: Re:
> [libreoffice-users] Problem:  LibreOffice remembers the last folder I
> was in (open/save dialog) To: users@global.libreoffice.org Date:
> Wednesday, 9 November, 2011, 15:57
>
> I wish to comment on this issue. It' more in the nature of how to
> design the UI rather than a defect in the Suite. I used MSO both in
> corporate environments and personally for many years. Rarely did I
> use M$'s "My Documents" as the storage location for any document. In
> MSO, it is "My Documents" that is the default location for any "File
> Open" or "File Save" operation. MSO insistence on having "My
> Documents" be the default location was a universal hindrance. We in
> IT constantly struggled to thwart it. The most we could do was
> redirect it to a networked share.
>
> It is not clear in Mike's posting what exactly he would like the
> behavior to be. I would hope Mike is not requesting the M$ paradigm.
> I prefer the existing behavior in LO.
>
> Mike's suggestion about "an option somewhere to control this
> behaviour?" is very worthy. Some will like the "My Documents"
> paradigm; me, not so much.
>
> I most frequently use the "Recent Documents" list within LO.  The 10
> listed items there are just right historical coverage.
>
> Respectfully blustering, --David S. Crampton
>
> On Wed, 09 Nov 2011 07:13:41 -0800, Mike
> Moratz-Coppins<mc_legolas@yahoo.co.uk>  wrote:
>
> > Platform:  Win7 SP1 64-bit LibreOffice 3.4.3 release (though I have
> > had this problem with OpenOffice and LibreOffice since I started
> > using Win7)
> >
> > If I do File>  Open and open a document from there (which isn't in
> > the default documents folder), then close LibreOffice, re-start it
> > and do File>  Open again, it opens the location that I went to for
> > the previous document. The same applies for the save dialog. My
> > workaround at present is to enable 'use libreoffice dialogs' in
> > Tools>  Options, but that is quite a feature-light UI in
> > comparison.
> >
> > It doesn't matter whether I use Writer, Calc or Impress.  Also, if
> > I start by using Writer but close LO and move on to say Impress,
> > then Impress remembers the path I last loaded/saved in with
> > Writer.
> >
> > I've also seen this behaviour on more than one fresh install Win7
> > 64-bit / OpenOffice / LibreOffice, and while I haven't tested it
> > for this behaviour on every OS install I've done that includes
> > Open/LibreOffice, on every one I've tested it, it had the problem.
> >
> > Is there an option somewhere to control this behaviour?
>
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