https://bugs.documentfoundation.org/show_bug.cgi?id=156289
Bug ID: 156289
Summary: Unhelpful error when slash is given in filename
Product: LibreOffice
Version: unspecified
Hardware: All
OS: All
Status: UNCONFIRMED
Severity: trivial
Priority: medium
Component: UI
Assignee: libreoffice-bugs@lists.freedesktop.org
Reporter: dche...@proton.me
Description:
I was mistakenly trying to save a file with a date formatted with a slash, and
was getting an unhelpful "Nonexistent object. Path to the file does not exist."
error. I had looked around for advice on this issue, only to find other bugs,
such as #90189 and forum posts regarding network file shares.
In the same vein as #95336, it would be a great improvement to user experience
if the warnings were more specific when there are invalid character issues,
instead of leaving them with a vague error that returns unhelpful results when
looking it up. Thank you.
Steps to Reproduce:
1. Open a LibreOffice document
2. Try to save it as a new file
3. Mistakenly enter an invalid file name character such as `/`
Actual Results:
A somewhat unhelpful error, "Nonexistent object. Path to the file does not
exist.", which may lead one to overestimate their issue, is given.
Expected Results:
The user should get an error warning them of their mistake, instead of being
directed towards unrelated issues.
Reproducible: Always
User Profile Reset: No
Additional Info:
Version: 7.5.3.2 (X86_64) / LibreOffice Community
Build ID: 50(Build:2)
CPU threads: 12; OS: Linux 6.3; UI render: default; VCL: gtk3
Locale: en-US (en_US.UTF-8); UI: en-US
Calc: threaded
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