File saving dialogue does preselect "overwrite" if filename already exist.

Tl7 · 02-24-2018, 03:41 AM

Hello.

The file saving dialogue in Ubuntu Studio 16.04.2 LTS (e.g. Firefox file saving) does unfortunately not ask for automatically renaming, but overwriting, and "yes" is pre-selected.

It looks as if it is deliberately designed for users to accidentally overwrite files.

How can I make it ask me to rename the file instead of overwriting? If that is not possible, is it at least possible to make "no" pre-selected?.

frankbell · 02-24-2018, 08:03 PM

Firefox recently made significant changes to its interface. What version of Firefox is this?

I looked through the settings of Firefox v. 52 and v. 58 and could find no setting that seemed to refer to "always overwrite" nor did I find anything relevant here, though there were some other download-related settings. I don't have Ubuntu running right now; have you checked the Ubuntu Control Center?

ondoho · 02-25-2018, 12:15 AM

i think firefox uses the native gtk file dialog to save files.
and there has recently been a change from gtk2 to gtk3.
and yes, gtk3 tends to do this sort of idiotic stuff. sorry i can't help more, but now you know where the problem originates & can search better.