[Bug 144168] changing save locations without my input

[Jamie Dimmel]

Public bug reported:

Binary package hint: mozilla-thunderbird

When saving attachments MOST of the time you choose a folder and all
future attachments of the same type get saved into the same folder.
However, some time the location arbitrarily changes to the next highest
level folder or your home directory. If you are saving lots of
attachments, this can be very annoying.

The whole save attachments code seems to be screwed up. First,
Thunderbird does not remember the last place you were at when you exit
and reopen, which would make sense. Second, when you go in to change
directories, if you do not explicitly collapse the file view yourself,
it stays open for all future downloads, which it didn't use to do.
Third, it changes directories when you are saving different types of
documents. If I have a picture, a document and a spreadsheet in one
email, I am most likely going to want to save them to the same place; as
Thunderbird is now, I have to change the location for each one. Finally,
as I stated sometimes you will save fine for a while, then go to save
and find Thunderbird has automatically, without your input, changed the
save directory to someplace else (which seems to be the next highest and
home directories). You then have to go back and move the files you just
saved.

The save attachment feature should be made more consistent across the
board. As it is now, it is embarrassing.

ProblemType: Bug
Architecture: i386
Date: Sat Sep 22 20:03:27 2007
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 7.04
Package: mozilla-thunderbird 1.5.0.13-0ubuntu0.7.04
PackageArchitecture: i386
SourcePackage: mozilla-thunderbird
Uname: Linux ubuntu-laptop 2.6.20-16-generic #2 SMP Fri Aug 31 00:55:27 UTC 2007 i686 GNU/Linux

** Affects: mozilla-thunderbird (Ubuntu)
     Importance: Undecided
         Status: New

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changing save locations without my input
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