Change default PDF export directory

users
#1

Hi all. In Kubuntu 10.10 the default save directory for PDF export is here:
~/.libreoffice/3/user/gallery/

How does one change that directory to simply $HOME? Thanks!

(note: simply saving in $HOME does not work, upon closing and
reopening LO the export directory reverts to the gallery)

#2

~/ should be your home
steve

#3

I know that. How do I make that the default PDF export directory?

#4

The default path for PDF export should be the same as:
Tools>Options>LibreOffice>Paths>'My Documents'. What do you show as the
path there?

#5

Sorry, misunderstood the question. My pdf exports are always to the directory of the document.
Looking deeper, a new untitled document tries to export to gallery.
A saved document or previously opened document that is opened saves the pdf to the directory of the document by default.
steve

#6

Dotan?
What do you show as the path there?

#7

I guess it wasn't important after all...

#8

Thanks. It turns out that LibreOffice is saving exported PDF files not
in the configured "My Documents" but in the configured "Graphics". If
you can confirm this on a non-Ubuntu install then I'll file a bug at
LO.

#9

Sorry Gary I've just been swamped lately. Things are falling apart.

#10

Which version? I can check on:
3.3.2
3.4b2
3.4b3
3.4b4
3.4b5

Gary

#11

I'm on 3.3.2, but you can see if the latest beta has the issue.

#12

I had Win7 open on a partition & it has 3.3.2 on it that I've never
used. Path in tools is C:\Users\<user>\Documents. Export to PDF defaults
to /roaming/libreoffice/3/user/gallery - or whatever the equivalent is
in Windows. So on that one it is defaulting to gallery.

Purging LO on an Ubuntu 10.10 & installing 3.3.2 & will get back to you
in a few minutes.

#13

3.3.2 (linux) defaults to exporting to
/home/<user>/.libreoffice/3/user/gallery

Looks like a bug to me. I'll purge 3.3.2 and test with 3.4b5 (note I
have to purge & do clean installs to ensure that no old config
files/profiles affect the testing).

#14

Note: when I say purge, that means I also purge ~/.libreoffice so no old
user profile exists either.

OK. It does the same on:

(U)LO (that's the version that comes with natty)
LibreOffice 3.3.2
OOO330m19 (Build:202)
tag libreoffice-3.3.2.2, Ubuntu package 1:3.3.2-1ubuntu5

It does not use gallery on the yet to be pre-released dev-LO3.4b5 - that
defaults to /home/<user>Documents.
LibreOffice 3.4.0
DEV300m103 (Build:5)

So let's try with the pre-released 3.4b4:
LibreOffice 3.4.0
DEV300m103 (Build:4)
that also defaults to /home/<user>Documents.
So it looks as if it's been fixed between 3.3.2 and 3.4.x.

HTH

Gary

#15

Great, thanks. I'll test it in the release on a clean profile when it
comes out just to verify.

Have a peaceful weekend!