[Bug 134280] Firefox stores editable documents in /tmp

[John McCabe-Dansted]

Public bug reported:

Binary package hint: firefox

If you browse to a file in Firefox (e.g.
http://www.csse.uwa.edu.au/~john/bugs/test.rtf ), and select Open
instead of "Save As" then it will save the file in /tmp. This file is
writeable, so you can edit this file and save it.

The behaviour of each component take individually is reasonable, however as a system:
  * The user requested that OpenOffice "Save" the file, yet the file will only be stored temporarily (until /tmp is next cleaned.)
  * There is no indication or OpenOffice did not Save the file to a permanent location.
  * There is no visual reminder that the file is in /tmp.
      - The "Downloads" window lists it as a download and claims "All files downloaded to: Desktop"
      - OpenOffice doesn't display the path at the top of the window, just the file name.
 
As a result, it easy for the user to accidentally lose work done on downloaded files. 

I expect that, every time I click save, my file is saved to a permanent location.
. Possible fixes include
 * Firefox could mark its temporary files in /tmp as read-only, forcing the user to save elsewhere (but see bug #97292)
 * OpenOffice (etc.) could warn the user the first time they attempt to "Save" a file to /tmp

(Bug detected with Firefox 2.0.0.6 and OpenOffice 2.2.0 on Fiesty)

** Affects: firefox (Ubuntu)
     Importance: Undecided
         Status: New

** Description changed:

  Binary package hint: firefox
  
  If you browse to a file in Firefox (e.g.
  http://www.csse.uwa.edu.au/~john/bugs/test.rtf ), and select Open
  instead of "Save As" then it will save the file in /tmp. This file is
  writeable, so you can edit this file and save it.
  
  The behaviour of each component take individually is reasonable, however as a system:
    * The user requested that the file be "Saved", yet the file will only be stored temporarily (until /tmp is next cleaned.)
    * There is no indication or that the file has not been Saved to a permanent location.
    * There is no visual reminder that the file is in /tmp.
        - The "Downloads" window lists it as a download and claims "All files downloaded to: Desktop"
        - OpenOffice doesn't display the path at the top of the window, just the file name.
   
  As a result this makes it easy for the user to accidentally lose work done on downloaded files. 
  
- I expect that, every time I click save, the file is saved to permanent
- locationlt this makes it easy for the user to accidentally lose work
- done on downloaded files.
- 
- I expect that, every time I click save, the file is saved to permanent location. Possible fixes include
-  * Firefox could mark its temporary files /tmp as read-only, forcing the user to save elsewhere (but see bug #97292)
-  * OpenOffice (etc.) could warn the user the first time they attempt to "Save" a file to /tmp
- 
- (Bug detected with Firefox 2.0.0.6 and OpenOffice 2.2.0 on Fiesty)
+ I expect that, every time I click save, the file is saved to permanent location.
  . Possible fixes include
   * Firefox could mark its temporary files /tmp as read-only, forcing the user to save elsewhere (but see bug #97292)
   * OpenOffice (etc.) could warn the user the first time they attempt to "Save" a file to /tmp
  
  (Bug detected with Firefox 2.0.0.6 and OpenOffice 2.2.0 on Fiesty)

** Description changed:

  Binary package hint: firefox
  
  If you browse to a file in Firefox (e.g.
  http://www.csse.uwa.edu.au/~john/bugs/test.rtf ), and select Open
  instead of "Save As" then it will save the file in /tmp. This file is
  writeable, so you can edit this file and save it.
  
  The behaviour of each component take individually is reasonable, however as a system:
-   * The user requested that the file be "Saved", yet the file will only be stored temporarily (until /tmp is next cleaned.)
-   * There is no indication or that the file has not been Saved to a permanent location.
+   * The user requested that OpenOffice "Save" the file, yet the file will only be stored temporarily (until /tmp is next cleaned.)
+   * There is no indication or OpenOffice did not Save the file to a permanent location.
    * There is no visual reminder that the file is in /tmp.
        - The "Downloads" window lists it as a download and claims "All files downloaded to: Desktop"
        - OpenOffice doesn't display the path at the top of the window, just the file name.
   
- As a result this makes it easy for the user to accidentally lose work done on downloaded files. 
+ As a result, it easy for the user to accidentally lose work done on downloaded files. 
  
- I expect that, every time I click save, the file is saved to permanent location.
+ I expect that, every time I click save, my file is saved to a permanent location.
  . Possible fixes include
   * Firefox could mark its temporary files /tmp as read-only, forcing the user to save elsewhere (but see bug #97292)
   * OpenOffice (etc.) could warn the user the first time they attempt to "Save" a file to /tmp
  
  (Bug detected with Firefox 2.0.0.6 and OpenOffice 2.2.0 on Fiesty)

** Description changed:

  Binary package hint: firefox
  
  If you browse to a file in Firefox (e.g.
  http://www.csse.uwa.edu.au/~john/bugs/test.rtf ), and select Open
  instead of "Save As" then it will save the file in /tmp. This file is
  writeable, so you can edit this file and save it.
  
  The behaviour of each component take individually is reasonable, however as a system:
    * The user requested that OpenOffice "Save" the file, yet the file will only be stored temporarily (until /tmp is next cleaned.)
    * There is no indication or OpenOffice did not Save the file to a permanent location.
    * There is no visual reminder that the file is in /tmp.
        - The "Downloads" window lists it as a download and claims "All files downloaded to: Desktop"
        - OpenOffice doesn't display the path at the top of the window, just the file name.
   
  As a result, it easy for the user to accidentally lose work done on downloaded files. 
  
  I expect that, every time I click save, my file is saved to a permanent location.
  . Possible fixes include
-  * Firefox could mark its temporary files /tmp as read-only, forcing the user to save elsewhere (but see bug #97292)
+  * Firefox could mark its temporary files in /tmp as read-only, forcing the user to save elsewhere (but see bug #97292)
   * OpenOffice (etc.) could warn the user the first time they attempt to "Save" a file to /tmp
  
  (Bug detected with Firefox 2.0.0.6 and OpenOffice 2.2.0 on Fiesty)

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Firefox stores editable documents in /tmp
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