Shutdown loses unsaved OOo document changes

[Colin Law]

2009/7/4 Stephen <stephen_o at rogers.com>:
> Colin Law wrote:
>>
>> As a recent convert to Ubuntu from Win I have a question regarding
>> shutdown on Ubuntu 8.10.  If I have unsaved changes in OOo document or
>> files in jEdit and I perform a shutdown then it appears to kill the
>> applications without giving them a chance to ask the user whether to
>> save their changes.  Is this something that I can do anything about or
>> do I just have to be careful when shutting down?
>>
>> Colin
>>
>>
>
> I've used windows for thirty years

Unlikely I think as it has only been around for about 25.  I have been
using it for most of that time but I try to keep it quiet :)

> and it never asked me if I want to save
> work during shutdown. When I clicked on the shutdown that is what it did.
> Stephen.
>

I have just checked in case MS induced senility is setting in with me
(see previous comments).  I booted into XP, opened an MS Word doc,
edited it and started a shut down.  Word popped up a box asking if I
wanted to save it.

Colin