Re: [libreoffice-users] Re: not create a dot file in same folder as document when opening it for viewing

Hi :)
+1
Do you delete cookies, temp-files, history, cache, desktop.ini, thumbnails and so on too?  It all 
seems too much effort and too likely to create problems.  

Regards from
Tom :)  





> ________________________________
> From: Dan Lewis <elderdanlewis@gmail.com>
> To: users@global.libreoffice.org 
> Sent: Thursday, 13 September 2012, 15:11
> Subject: Re: [libreoffice-users] Re: not create a dot file in same folder as document when opening 
> it for viewing
>
> What does it prevent you from doing? Are you trying to open this file 
> more than once? You see, I'm confused why you need to override this 
> function of LO. Since the dot files are hidden anyway, I don't see what 
> difference the existence of these files make. The answer to my questions 
> might enlighten me.
>
> --Dan
>
> On 09/13/2012 10:00 AM, Enda wrote:
> > I am the only user on the system. When I view a file, a dot file (like .~lock.file.doc#) is 
> > created. How can I override (stop) this in LibreOffice?
> >
> >
> > - Enda
> >
> >
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: Jay Lozier <jslozier@gmail.com>
> > To: users@global.libreoffice.org
> > Cc:
> > Sent: Wednesday, September 12, 2012 3:33 PM
> > Subject: Re: [libreoffice-users] Re: not create a dot file in same folder as document when 
> > opening it for viewing
> >
> > On 09/12/2012 09:23 AM, Enda wrote:
> > > OS: Ubuntu
> > >
> > > Calligra does not create a dot file when viewing files, is there an option to turn this off in 
> > > LibreOffice?
> > >
> > >
> > > - Enda
> > Do you want multiple users to be able to edit the file at the same time?
> > I think this is causing confusion on the list.
> >
> > Often a program will create a lock file to prevent other users from
> > modifying a file while someone is editing the file. This is a fairly
> > common procedure and in some programs can be over ridden.
> >
> > A "dot" file can also refer to the MSO XP Word template with *.dot
> > extension.
> > > ----- Original Message -----
> > > From: Andreas Säger <villeroy@t-online.de>
> > > To: users@global.libreoffice.org
> > > Cc:
> > > Sent: Tuesday, September 11, 2012 8:41 PM
> > > Subject: [libreoffice-users] Re: not create a dot file in same folder as document when opening 
> > > it for viewing
> > > > > Am 11.09.2012 18:01, Enda Noname wrote:
> > > > > > Can Libreoffice not create a dot file in same folder as document when
> > > > > > opening it for viewing?
> > > > > > .~lock.file.doc#
> > > Is it really that difficult to tell us exactly about the situation? We
> > > don't even know the operating system.
> > > Is it really that difficult to copy some documents into a test
> > > directory, display hidden files and open them read-only?
> > >
> > > 4 tests on Linux:
> > > 1) libreoffice -view blah.odt [no lock file]
> > > 2) chmod -w blah.odt
> > > libreoffice blah.odt [no lock file]
> > > 3) menu:File>Open... [X] Read Only [no lock file]
> > > 4) menu:Save As... [X]Password blah2.odt with a read-only password
> > > close, re-open blah2.odt [creates a lock file]
>
>
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