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                 Issue #|81754
                 Summary|PDF export may overwrite original document
               Component|framework
                 Version|OOo 2.2.1
                Platform|All
                     URL|
              OS/Version|All
                  Status|UNCONFIRMED
       Status whiteboard|
                Keywords|
              Resolution|
              Issue type|ENHANCEMENT
                Priority|P4
            Subcomponent|ui
             Assigned to|tm
             Reported by|johnix





------- Additional comments from [EMAIL PROTECTED] Wed Sep 19 19:19:50 +0000 
2007 -------
1) Create a new document.
2) Save it as "test.odt"
3) Click on "File->export as PDF". A file selector dialog box opens
4) Type "T" in the filename field. Auto-completion suggests the filename
"test.odt", which already exists in the current directory. 
5) Type "Return". This chooses the "test.odt" filename as your PDF's filename.
6) Type "Return" again. This closes the file selector dialog. A dialog box pops
up, warning you that you are about to overwrite an existing file.
7) Don't read it, and type "Return" again. You have destroyed your original
file. If you quit OOo right away, you loose your document.

There is no bug in OOo, but careless (repetitive?) manipulation by the user may
lead to data loss.

A more user-friendly way of dealing with this situation is, when exporting a PDF
file, to check whether its extension is ".pdf". If it isn't, either :
1) change it silently to .pdf, or append a ".pdf" extension, or
2) warn the user that he may be trying to use the wrong extension, and ask if he
wants to change the extension to ".pdf". Make "yes" the default value.

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