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DrChiper · 03-02-2017, 05:51 AM

On using the "Save to disk"-> "Save to disk in a single directory", the destination directory always seems to be empty even when several other *.epub files are present there.

The problem lays in the fact that when trying to save an epub file which is already in that directory (but can not be noticed), the save function appears to work, but in reality:

no indication is given that the same file is already present,
no question is asked whether it is permitted to overwrite the existing file,
the new file does not overwrite the existing file

The result is that the old file remains unaltered (which in itself is not wrong) but the user gets the impression that he/she did saved the latest epub version in the intended directory which may cause unexpected behavior.

03-02-2017, 05:51 AM	#1
DrChiper Bookish Posts: 1,029 Karma: 2003162 Join Date: Jun 2011 Device: PC, t1, t2, t3, Clara BW, Clara HD, Libra 2, Libra Color, Nxtpaper 11	Unexpected behavior "Save to disk function" On using the "Save to disk"-> "Save to disk in a single directory", the destination directory always seems to be empty even when several other *.epub files are present there. The problem lays in the fact that when trying to save an epub file which is already in that directory (but can not be noticed), the save function appears to work, but in reality: no indication is given that the same file is already present, no question is asked whether it is permitted to overwrite the existing file, the new file does not overwrite the existing file The result is that the old file remains unaltered (which in itself is not wrong) but the user gets the impression that he/she did saved the latest epub version in the intended directory which may cause unexpected behavior.