Under Vista, I prefer to keep most folders set to "View | Details,"
sorting on Name (increasing), with "Show hidden files and folders"
enabled in Folder Options.
Suppose I open a folder window on c:\foo\bar and double-click baz.doc .
OOo 3.0.1 creates the hidden file c:\foo\bar\.~lock.baz.doc# , which,
since I've set hidden files to be visible, pops into view near the top
of my folder window, pushing all the files below it down one row.
Now suppose I exit the editor and immediately mouse over another file in
the same folder window. Invariably, it seems, the folder window
refreshes just as I'm double-clicking. The lockfile vanishes, all the
files below it get bumped up one row, and my click hits the wrong file.
I could work around the problem by avoiding my mouse for a second or two
after closing OOo, but is there a friendlier solution? E.g.:
1. Store each lockfile in a (hidden) subfolder of its document's folder
(e.g., c:\foo\bar\.OOolockfiles\.~lock.baz.doc# ). OOo would create the
subfolder if necessary but never delete it, even if it's empty.
2. Store each lockfile in a shadow tree under a known root folder (e.g.,
c:\.OOolockfiles\foo\bar\.~lock.baz.doc# ).
3. (optimal?) Specify an arbitrary root folder for the tree in #2.
Multi-user systems would need to be able to communicate this across users.
4. Specify a different prefix for lockfile names (for instance, if the
lockfile name were ZZZZ.~lock.baz.doc# , it would appear at the bottom
of my folder window). Multi-user systems would need to be able to
communicate this across users.
-- Dave
