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Bug 3107 - file contents lost using "save as"
Summary: file contents lost using "save as"
Status: NEEDINFO
Alias: None
Product: TDE
Classification: Unclassified
Component: tdeutils (show other bugs)
Version: R14.1.x [Trinity]
Hardware: Other Debian Buster
: P5 critical
Assignee: Michele Calgaro
URL:
Depends on:
Blocks:
 
Reported: 2020-05-13 21:57 CDT by Gabriel Genellina
Modified: 2020-05-21 09:52 CDT (History)
2 users (show)

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Compiler Version: GNU 8.3.0
TDE Version String:
Application Version: 2.5.14
Application Name: kate

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Description Gabriel Genellina 2020-05-13 21:57:59 CDT 
- Open Kate, create a new file with any content and save it with name 'test.txt'
- Open a terminal and delete the file: rm test.txt
- Go back to Kate. A dialog appears "File deleted on disk, what do you want to do?" (caption translated from Spanish, not the actual English caption).
- Choose 'Save file as', enter 'test2.txt'
- An error dialog appears 'File test.txt could not be read'.
- File contents is completely LOST. Both the Kate editor window and the file 'test2.txt' on disk are empty.

Expected behavior for any 'Save' operation is to actually *save* the file, not lose it. Eventually, in case of any error, expected behavior would be to retain the currently loaded contents, not erase it. I choose severity 'critical' because of this.
(I don't see why is it trying to read the old file in the first place)
Comment 1 Michele Calgaro 2020-05-21 09:50:03 CDT 
Hi Gabriel,
I followed your instructions and I can't reproduce the problem. The new file test2.txt is correctly saved and content is intact. what did you choose at step 3 when Kate opens the "File deleted on disk, what do you want to do?" dialog? Your choice there will affect the subsequent behavior
Comment 2 Michele Calgaro 2020-05-21 09:52:39 CDT 
additional info: 
- if you choose "Reload" the content is gone.
- if you choose "Overwrite" the delete file is recreated correctly
- if you choose "Ignore" the original file is not recreated but the contents is still present in Kate. It can be save safely.