[Bug 1568057] Re: 'Print to file' fails silently if file name contains special characters

[Simon Morgan]

Thanks for the response, Paul

I have double-checked and the problem now seems to be solved.  I
successfully managed to 'print-to-file' with the following file name:

Test¬!"£$%^&*()_+`1234567890-=[]{};'#:@~,.<>?\|test.pdf

The only special character that now seems to prevent the filename from
being 'printed-to-file' is the forward slash.  Including a forward slash in
the file name now generates the error message 'No such file or directory'.
So as far as I am concerned the bug no longer exists.

Many thanks for looking into it.


Simon

On Fri, Sep 14, 2018 at 9:15 AM Paul White <1568057 at bugs.launchpad.net>
wrote:

> Simon,
>
> We are sorry that we do not always have the capacity to review all
> reported bugs in a timely manner. You reported this bug some time ago
> and there have been many changes in Ubuntu and Firefox since that time.
>
> Do you still see a problem related to the one that you reported as I
> can't reproduce the issue using Ubuntu 18.04.1, Firefox 62 and the
> example filename you gave in comment #2.
>
> Please let us know if you still see an issue otherwise this bug report
> will expire in approximately 60 days time.
>
> Thank you for helping make Ubuntu better.
>
> Paul White
> [Ubuntu Bug Squad]
>
> ** Changed in: firefox (Ubuntu)
>        Status: New => Incomplete
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> Title:
>   'Print to file' fails silently if file name contains special
>   characters
>
> Status in firefox package in Ubuntu:
>   Incomplete
>
> Bug description:
>   This bug can be replicated like this:
>
>   - Select 'Print to File' from the 'General' tab inside the 'Print'
>   window.
>
>   - As part of the file name in the 'Name:' box, include a special
>   character such as ":" or "/".
>
>   - Click on the 'Print' button.
>
>   - The 'Print' window then closes, giving the impression that the page
>   has been printed successfully to file, e.g. as a pdf.
>
>   - However, no file has been created, and no error message is
>   generated.
>
>   This bug could leave a user thinking that the pdf had been created,
>   but they would then be unable to find it later.  It would be helpful
>   if the package could generate an error message at this point to alert
>   the user that the 'Print to File' command had been unsuccessful.
>
>   ProblemType: Bug
>   DistroRelease: Ubuntu 15.10
>   Package: firefox 45.0+build2-0ubuntu0.15.10.1
>   ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 4.2.0-35.40-generic 4.2.8-ckt5
>   Uname: Linux 4.2.0-35-generic x86_64
>   NonfreeKernelModules: wl
>   AddonCompatCheckDisabled: False
>   ApportVersion: 2.19.1-0ubuntu5
>   Architecture: amd64
>   AudioDevicesInUse:
>    USER        PID ACCESS COMMAND
>    /dev/snd/controlC0:  mattblack   1515 F.... pulseaudio
>   BuildID: 20160304114936
>   Channel: Unavailable
>   CurrentDesktop: Unity
>   Date: Fri Apr  8 18:13:13 2016
>   ExecutablePath: /usr/lib/firefox/firefox
>   Extensions: extensions.sqlite corrupt or missing
>   ForcedLayersAccel: False
>   IfupdownConfig:
>    # interfaces(5) file used by ifup(8) and ifdown(8)
>    auto lo
>    iface lo inet loopback
>   IncompatibleExtensions: Unavailable (corrupt or non-existant
> compatibility.ini or extensions.sqlite)
>   InstallationDate: Installed on 2016-03-14 (25 days ago)
>   InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 15.10 "Wily Werewolf" - Release amd64
> (20151021)
>   IpRoute:
>    default via 192.168.1.254 dev wlp12s0  proto static  metric 600
>    169.254.0.0/16 dev wlp12s0  scope link  metric 1000
>    192.168.1.0/24 dev wlp12s0  proto kernel  scope link  src
> 192.168.1.87  metric 600
>   Locales: extensions.sqlite corrupt or missing
>   Plugins: Shockwave Flash -
> /usr/lib/flashplugin-installer/libflashplayer.so
>   PrefSources: prefs.js
>   ProcEnviron:
>    LANGUAGE=en_GB:en
>    PATH=(custom, no user)
>    XDG_RUNTIME_DIR=<set>
>    LANG=en_GB.UTF-8
>    SHELL=/bin/bash
>   Profiles: Profile0 (Default) - LastVersion=45.0/20160304114936 (In use)
>   RunningIncompatibleAddons: False
>   SourcePackage: firefox
>   Themes: extensions.sqlite corrupt or missing
>   UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)
>   dmi.bios.date: 12/07/2009
>   dmi.bios.vendor: Dell Inc.
>   dmi.bios.version: A14
>   dmi.board.name: 0G848F
>   dmi.board.vendor: Dell Inc.
>   dmi.chassis.type: 8
>   dmi.chassis.vendor: Dell Inc.
>   dmi.modalias:
> dmi:bvnDellInc.:bvrA14:bd12/07/2009:svnDellInc.:pnInspiron1545:pvr:rvnDellInc.:rn0G848F:rvr:cvnDellInc.:ct8:cvr:
>   dmi.product.name: Inspiron 1545
>   dmi.sys.vendor: Dell Inc.
>
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