Bug 66412 - Exported PDF is not added to ~/.local/share/recently-used.xbel
Summary: Exported PDF is not added to ~/.local/share/recently-used.xbel
Status: RESOLVED DUPLICATE of bug 37219
Alias: None
Product: LibreOffice
Classification: Unclassified
Component: Printing and PDF export (show other bugs)
Version:
(earliest affected)
4.0.4.2 release
Hardware: All Linux (All)
: low minor
Assignee: Not Assigned
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Whiteboard: BSA
Keywords: filter:pdf, needsDevEval
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Blocks: PDF-Export
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Reported: 2013-06-30 19:29 UTC by Carl Haynes
Modified: 2024-10-04 09:39 UTC (History)
6 users (show)

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Description Carl Haynes 2013-06-30 19:29:29 UTC
Problem description: 
Exported PDF is not added to ~/.local/share/recently-used.xbel. Thus the exported PDF does not appear in "Recently used" of many file managers such as Nautilus.

Steps to reproduce:
1. Export a document to PDF
2. Open file manager and go to "Recent places"
3. The PDF will not show up there

Current behavior:
The PDF will not show up there
Expected behavior:
The PDF should show up there
Operating System: Linux (Other)
Version: 4.0.4.2 release
Comment 1 Joel Madero 2014-06-25 04:01:21 UTC
Nautilus no longer has "recently used" from what I can see:


Ubuntu 14.04 x64
Nautilus version: 3.10.1

Is there another browser where we can see this behavior? Marking as NEEDINFO - if you can give another browser that has recently used that we can see this behavior please mark the bug as UNCONFIRMED after telling us the browser

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Comment 2 QA Administrators 2015-01-10 18:06:01 UTC Comment hidden (obsolete)
Comment 3 klemens 2015-01-18 18:28:51 UTC
Hi,

I can confirm this annoying problem using Nautilus (which still has a recent files feature at least in Ubuntu) and also the file open dialogue.

It would be very handy if this issue could be resolved soon.
Thanks!

Here is my original posting:
http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=2261336

Ubuntu 14.04 LTS 6t
Version: 4.2.7.2
Comment 4 klemens 2015-01-18 18:30:06 UTC
It should read Ubuntu 14.04 LTS 64bit
Libre Office Version: 4.2.7.2
Comment 5 klemens 2015-01-20 07:17:03 UTC
Addidtional information from mc4man/ubuntuforums.org:

The sole determining factor here (ubuntu 14.04) is whether when exporting a pdf in LO I explicitly add a .pdf extension or not
When adding .pdf to the file name it's immediately shown in 'Recent'. If I don't, just use a filename, then it's not. (LO adds the ext but that doesn't matter in this regard 

I can confirm this behaviour.


Reference: http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=2261336&p=13210398#post13210398
Comment 6 mc631man 2015-01-21 01:09:58 UTC
This would affect all exported files, not just pdf. To get written to recently-used.xbel then the ext must be added to filename by the user, not LO.
Comment 7 Buovjaga 2015-11-09 10:55:09 UTC
*** Bug 95456 has been marked as a duplicate of this bug. ***
Comment 8 Frederic Parrenin 2015-11-29 11:59:35 UTC
I confirm this problem in debian Jessie using LO 5.0.3.
A common use case is when you create a pdf document and then want to attach it in an email.
Comment 9 Joel Madero 2015-11-29 18:08:51 UTC
Setting priority:

Minor - can slow down but will not prevent high quality work/professional environment;
Low - default for minor bugs.

Probably an easy hack so going to request input from developers.
Comment 10 Robinson Tryon (qubit) 2015-12-14 06:08:41 UTC Comment hidden (obsolete)
Comment 11 blorb 2016-12-10 21:44:04 UTC
Can confirm that I also experience this. It is an irritating impediment to the create .odt, export as .pdf, email .pdf workflow. Thank you!
Comment 12 blorb 2016-12-10 21:45:40 UTC
Should add:

Ubuntu 14.04
"Nautilus" Unity File Manager
LibreOffice 5.2.3.2 20m0(Build:2)
Comment 13 QA Administrators 2018-03-10 03:45:23 UTC Comment hidden (obsolete)
Comment 14 QA Administrators 2020-03-10 03:11:11 UTC Comment hidden (obsolete)
Comment 15 QA Administrators 2022-03-11 03:52:09 UTC Comment hidden (obsolete)
Comment 16 Buovjaga 2022-12-15 12:02:34 UTC
*** Bug 145601 has been marked as a duplicate of this bug. ***
Comment 17 Wolf 2022-12-15 12:49:46 UTC
This bug still persists and is annoying with nautilus, nemo and thunar.

It takes several minutes until entries of PDFs occur under the "recent" entry. Thus, they are not so useful - but this behaviour may not be LibO's fault.
Comment 18 Mike Kaganski 2022-12-15 13:42:29 UTC

*** This bug has been marked as a duplicate of bug 37219 ***
Comment 19 Wolf 2024-10-04 09:33:48 UTC
This issue has been annoying for nearly a decade now. I'm offering a donation of 50€ for resolving it finally, and I'm encouraging other fellows to do so as well.

Cheers,
Wolf
Comment 20 Mike Kaganski 2024-10-04 09:39:29 UTC

*** This bug has been marked as a duplicate of bug 37219 ***