Bug 342910 - Adding alias for a molecule gives error: Unable to find user defined alias file symbols2.csv
Summary: Adding alias for a molecule gives error: Unable to find user defined alias fi...
Status: CONFIRMED
Alias: None
Product: kalzium
Classification: Applications
Component: Calculator (show other bugs)
Version: unspecified
Platform: Ubuntu Linux
: NOR normal
Target Milestone: ---
Assignee: Kalzium Developers
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: 469802 (view as bug list)
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Reported: 2015-01-16 12:07 UTC by Shalin Shah
Modified: 2023-05-15 12:03 UTC (History)
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Description Shalin Shah 2015-01-16 12:07:29 UTC 
If you try to add an alias then an error is generated saying it is uable to find user defined alias file sumbols2.csv

Reproducible: Always

Steps to Reproduce:
1. Open perform calculations
2. Add an alias which doesn't exists
3. Error is displayed
Comment 1 Etienne 2015-01-16 20:15:38 UTC 
Yes, same here. 
It probably just gets the system folder instead of the user home directory as base path.
Comment 2 Justin Zobel 2021-03-09 06:30:06 UTC 
Thank you for the bug report.

As this report hasn't seen any changes in 5 years or more, we ask if you can please confirm that the issue still persists.

If this bug is no longer persisting or relevant please change the status to resolved.
Comment 3 Petras 2023-05-15 12:00:40 UTC 
*** Bug 469802 has been marked as a duplicate of this bug. ***
Comment 4 Petras 2023-05-15 12:03:37 UTC 
for me it looks that error message is misleading.
If I add alias manually to the returned path, the alias appears in GUI and can be used.
I think the problem is that path chosen is inadequate for this functionality. It should be somewhere under `~/.local/....` and not under `/usr/local/....` where user normally have no write rights.