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Re:What If OpenDocument Used SQLite? by dsego on Monday September 18, 2023 @07:58AM (#37555016)
I actually tried using open/libre docs a few years ago just because of it being open source. I was trying to make a point of using locally installed software and avoid google products. Then the thing crashed and I lost an hour of work because it didn't save a temporary version. That's when I gave up on it for good.
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Re:What If OpenDocument Used SQLite? by olddustytrail on Monday September 18, 2023 @10:18AM (#37556444)
Libre office does keep a temporary version that allows you to recover, so you're talking crap.
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Re:What If OpenDocument Used SQLite? by dsego on Monday September 18, 2023 @03:26PM (#37560800)
It might very well keep it, but either that behavior wasn't turned on by default or it crashed in way where it wasn't recoverable. I know I lost work.
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Re:What If OpenDocument Used SQLite? by mixmastamyk on Monday September 18, 2023 @04:58PM (#37561958)
Doesn't need to be turned on. However it's always possible you mistakenly pressed Esc/Close, didn't read the dialog, or hit a very obscure bug?

However this has worked well for twenty years, so PEBKAC is a reasonable conclusion.

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