If default file name is empty "save to folder setting" is not respected

[ralf3u]

if in the options the default file name is changed to empty, so without name, then there are 2 mistakes in the save-window:

• wrong directory
• there is the user name in the File name

Expected Behavior

save-window should respect the settings of the options

Current Behavior

save-window does not respect the settings of the options

Possible Solution

I think 3 things need to be done in the save-window:

1. no file type in the File name (there is already a special field for that called "File type")
2. File Name should be exactly like in the options
3. same directory like in the options

Steps to Reproduce (for bugs)

1. open ScreenGrab
2. open the options
3. click on "Main"
4. delete the name "screen"
5. click on "Save"
6. press ctrl+s: (2 mistakes: wrong directory and user name in the File Name)

Context

save-window should always follow the settings of the options

System Information

• Distribution & Version: Lubuntu 20.10
• LXQt: 0.15.0
• Qt Version: 5.14.2
• ScreenGrab: 2.0.1
• Qt: 5.14.2

[stefonarch]

True. If no default file name is given it will ignore directory and save to ~/tmp.<extension>
But it's a very rare condition.

Solution could be that default filenname isn't allow to be empty.

[tsujan]

Frankly, I didn't understand a word of this report. What's "symbol-bar"? What's "General: delete screen"?!! Why do you use the word "symbol" so many times?

[stefonarch]

"screen" is the default file name in the settings.
I suspect there's a lot of google translate stuff.

[ralf3u]

@stefonarch
"Solution could be that default filenname isn't allow to be empty."

If this is the case, then at least it would be good to realize those 2 points in the save-window:

1. no file type in the File name (there is already a special field for that called "File type")
2. the file name should be marked, like for example in LibreOffice, so it can be erased faster

[ralf3u]

@stefonarch
"Solution could be that default filenname isn't allow to be empty."

somehow this is not true, because if in the options I activate the checkbox to have the date and time in the name (so the name is not really empty), then there are still 2 mistakes in the save-window:

• wrong directory
• user name in the File name

[tsujan]

@tsujan, These are the answers to your question:

@ralf3u, if you want your comments to be read, don' make up terms; learn to use the real terms instead, like toolbar and icon (if I've correctly guessed what yo mean). We don't have time to decipher your comments.

Here, we use English to communicate with each other, not to confuse each other.

[ralf3u]

@tsujan
I wrote again the issue because I did too many mistakes; I'm sorry for that

[tsujan]

@ralf3u

Now it's much better. Thanks.

Try to make your future comments as short as possible, so that the reader could understand them quickly.

[stefonarch]

• user name in the File name

?

I see this behaviour:

1. leave empty both default save directory and default file: Name > saving to ~ as ..png or ..jpg
2. Set /tmp in default save directory and leave empty Name > saving to ~/tmp.png

This is the issue/bug.

3. set both and all is perfect.

[ralf3u]

and there is another issue: a hyphen before the date:
go in the options, click on "Advanced", and then activate "Insert current date and time", then click in the options on "Save"

now press ctrl+s: in the File name there is a hyphen before the date

it should be without hyphen before the date, because in the options there was no hyphen before the date;
I mean, if I really wanted to have always a hyphen before the date, then I can enter it in options in "Advanced" in the Template

Should I open a new issue for that?

[stefonarch]

Should I open a new issue for that?

Please not.

This happens when filename is left empty, and could be solved by make this mandatory.
screen-12-10-20.png is the way all works fine.

[ralf3u]

this is a pity, because the names of my screenshots start with the date;
if one day you decide to delete the hyphen, or rather if you find a way to delete the hyphen, then please delete also the file type in the file name, because then it is easier to add some words at the end of the file name