Re: [libreoffice-users] PDF export checking whether the file is locked (opened) by another program before starting exporting over it

This is exaclty what I meant, Paul!

I completely agree with you!

Carlo

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Il 30/11/2014 14:43, Paul ha scritto:
> As I understand it, the OP isn't complaining about the fact that the
> file is locked, rather, about the fact that LO spends (potentially a
> lot of) time processing the file before reporting the problem.
>
> Instead, LO could check access to the file early, and report the problem
> before wasting time processing. For the most common use cases, this
> would save the user some time. That is something that *does* belong to
> LO.
>
> Of course, there would still be edge cases where the file wasn't locked
> when LO started processing the pdf, but became locked by the time LO
> finished. There is nothing that can be done about that, short of LO
> itself locking the file, which may or may not be desired.
>
>
> Paul
>
>
>
> On Sun, 30 Nov 2014 13:55:37 +0100
> Jaroslaw Staniek <staniek@kde.org> wrote:
>
> > Hi,
> > Google for "acrobat reader file locking" and you'd notice that this
> > unnecessary locking is inherent issue of Windows. You're dealing with
> > behavior largely inherited from the MS DOS era. You can pick other pdf
> > reader. Or publish to a web server and open the file using web browser
> > -it's lockless.
> >
> > If you ask about Linux, it was solved *properly* years ago. If you're
> > a pro you can try e.g. Okular reader which reloads the pdf
> > automatically and never locks. Why would it in a modern multiuser
> > Inernet-enabled environment?
> >
> > The bug doesn't belong to LO. Error message can be added, but IMHO
> > just to annoy users in a different way...
> >
> >
> > On Sunday, 30 November 2014, Carlo Strata <carlo.strata@tiscali.it>
> > wrote:
> > > Hi Everyone,
> > >
> > > I see that an exact issue already exists since 08/2012!!!
> > > https://bugs.freedesktop.org/show_bug.cgi?id=53530
> > >
> > > I think it could be a user time saving big fix and it could be a
> > > very
> > appreciated update/fix in professional job/activities too.
> > > I also currently don't know if the same behaviour happen on other
> > environment like linux and/or MacOS X.
> > > I think the pdf file state could be test other than the mere
> > > existence,
> > couldn't it?
> > > Have a nice Sunday,
> > >
> > > Carlo
> > >
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> > > Il 29/11/2014 13:27, Carlo Strata ha scritto:
> > > > Hi Everyone,
> > > >
> > > > I use LibreOffice for all my job activities and I yield many pdf
> > documents. Many time I change the original document and update the
> > associate pdf. If I forget (!) to close the pdf document on my viewer
> > (see below), not necessarily the viewer itself, I get a nice sequence
> > of "I/O errors" and the export operation obviously fails!
> > > > If I export a long document I have to repeat the long time
> > > > operation and
> > to waste my time.
> > > > So, why not check whether the file is locked (opened) by another
> > > > program
> > before (!) starting exporting over it? I think it is possible.
> > > > Wht do you think about? Is there already an issue about this
> > > > behaviour?
> > > >
> > > > My current work environment is:
> > > > - Microsoft Windows 8.1, 64 bit, Ita gui, daily full updated;
> > > > - LibreOffice 4.3.5.1, win32, Ita gui and local help;
> > > > - Adobe Acrobat Reader XI, 11.0.09, win32.
> > > >
> > > > Have All a nice weekend,
> > > >
> > > > Carlo
> > >
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