NoOp wrote: > On 11/06/2008 03:08 AM, Dieter Treichel wrote: >> We are using staroffice 8 and openoffice 2 since 2006 on about 300 pc in >> my school. The users are saving their data on their personal >> samba-share. >> Now we want to change to OO-3 and have the problem, that no user is able >> to save data in his/her home-share. Cause is the new behaviour of open >> office, to create a temporary file like .lockFilename. >> >> .Filename-files are vorbidden (veto file statement in the smb.conf ) for >> this share. >> >> Is there any possibility to change the standard name for the temporary >> files (they should not begin with a dot) ? >> >> Is it possibe to change the path for the temporary files without >> changing the path to the working directory ? > > OOo 3.0 made some significant changes to how file locking is implemented > - see: > > http://www.openoffice.org/issues/show_bug.cgi?id=91015 > [data loss using concurently OOo3 and another editor in the same network] > http://www.openoffice.org/issues/show_bug.cgi?id=95528 > [Let OOo use lock file mechanics for alien formats as well.] > http://www.openoffice.org/issues/show_bug.cgi?id=95530 > [Notify on closing/saving if the file was changed by other application.] > > There is considerable discussion regarding this on the release and > development lists & 3.0.1 is supposed to address _some_ of the issues. > > You may want to read those bug/issue reports & participate in > testing/commenting. In the interim, I'd recommend that you stay with > 2.4.2 for the time being until the issue(s) is resolved. > > Also, note that StarOffice 9 (yet to be fully released) may have the > same issues. However, generally Sun/SO tend to use OOo as a testing > ground (hence the delay in releasing SO9), so perhaps they will have > addressed the problem by the time they release.
Sorry, but that's not true. Please don't create urban legends. The only reason for the delay in the SO release is that it's faster to offer something for download than bringing it into the necessary distribution channels. But they always use the same code base. Regards, Mathias -- Mathias Bauer (mba) - Project Lead OpenOffice.org Writer OpenOffice.org Engineering at Sun: http://blogs.sun.com/GullFOSS Please don't reply to "[EMAIL PROTECTED]". I use it for the OOo lists and only rarely read other mails sent to it. --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
