[Octave-bug-tracker] [bug #40637] GUI editor: misleading file save suggestion for new files

[Philip Nienhuis]

URL:
  <http://savannah.gnu.org/bugs/?40637>

                 Summary: GUI editor: misleading file save suggestion for new
files
                 Project: GNU Octave
            Submitted by: philipnienhuis
            Submitted on: Tue 19 Nov 2013 09:42:46 PM CET
                Category: GUI
                Severity: 3 - Normal
                Priority: 5 - Normal
              Item Group: Incorrect Result
                  Status: None
             Assigned to: None
         Originator Name: Philip Nienhuis
        Originator Email: 
             Open/Closed: Open
         Discussion Lock: Any
                 Release: dev
        Operating System: Any

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Details:

In GUI, open editor, click "New" button and start typing (anything).
Then, in command window, press Ctrl-d (or close Octave otherwise).

Now the editor suggest to save the "new" (not yet saved or created) file, but
suggests the current working directory name as new file name (= misleading).
The editor should detect that the new file hasn't been assigned a file name
yet and should not suggest a file name at all. Only when clicking "Yes" a file
save dialog should show up.

If one clicks "Yes", the file isn't saved at all (and luckily the working
directory isn't screwed up)
The former here (=no saved file) is both misleading and incorrect.

I've set OS to "any" but I cannot verify that all is the same on Linux - can't
(=don't dare to) try as ./run-octave& wants to save into/over my build dir (so
at least the misleading file name happens on Linux too).





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