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#1

While I'm working in calc, the program is frequently adding a colon
followed by a number (usually 2 sometimes 3) at the end of the file name
(i.e. after the 'xlsx').

What's that all about? How can I stop it?

#2

While I'm working in calc, the program is frequently adding a colon followed by a number (usually 2 sometimes 3) at the end of the file name (i.e. after the 'xlsx'). What's that all about?

You say it adds a colon and number "at the end of the file name", as if the file name is being thereby modified. But that's not so: the file name is unchanged but the title bar of the LibreOffice window shows the additional element in addition to the file name. It happens, I think, when you have two windows open to the same file (or perhaps when LibreOffice thinks you do); you can see this easily by clicking Windows | New Window with an existing file open.

How can I stop it?

Why would you want to? Save the document and close the unnecessary windows. Do you have the document open in some other application? Alternatively, if you prefer not to see the indication, I'd suggest royal blue correcting fluid ...

I trust this helps.

Brian Barker

#3

Brian Barker wrote:

While I'm working in calc, the program is frequently adding a colon
followed by a number (usually 2 sometimes 3) at the end of the file
name (i.e. after the 'xlsx'). What's that all about?

You say it adds a colon and number "at the end of the file name", as if
the file name is being thereby modified. But that's not so: the file
name is unchanged but the title bar of the LibreOffice window shows the
additional element in addition to the file name. It happens, I think,
when you have two windows open to the same file (or perhaps when
LibreOffice thinks you do); you can see this easily by clicking Windows
> New Window with an existing file open.

It also seems to happen when using Print Preview. On one document I just tried, opening Print Preview appends ":2". After closing the preview, ":3" is appended, even though only one window is open. Although I recall previously seeing ":2" added when previewing, I think it used to revert to normal on closing the preview, not leave a ":3", so there may be something slightly odd crept in there.

LibreOffice 4.4.2 on Windows.

Rob - as Brian mentioned, rest assured that the " : 2" etc. following the filename in LibreOffice's title bar is not actually indicating a change to the name of the file on disk.

Mark.