If you are browsing a backup and click on a filename ("y" in this example)
you get a pop-up dialog tilted  Opening y  with the text:

        You have chosen to open
                y
                which is a: BIN file
                from: http://mymachine

        Would you like to save this file?
                        [ Cancel ]    [ Save File ]

If I click [ Save File ]  a window pops up and disappears too fast to see
anything and the file is not restored in position.

I cannot find any documentation that explains clicking on a filename in any
detail.  The closest I can find, in the man page, is:

        You can download a single backup file at any time simply by
        selecting it.  Your browser should prompt you with the file name and
        ask you whether to open the file or save it to disk.

The LOG file contains the record:

2009-09-08 14:43:26 User backuppc recovered file 
localhost/266:/home//mbianchi/lib/y 
(/var/lib/backuppc/pc/localhost/265/f%2fhome/fmbianchi/flib/fy)


I'm guessing that the problem is the disappearing popup is supposed to
stick around for an answer, but doesn't.

Can anyone suggest how to proceed?
Many thanks.

                                                        Mike Bianchi


Version information I found ...

My installation is from Kubuntu 8.04 (up-to-date) and is identified as
        backuppc  3.0.0-4ubuntu1

/usr/share/backuppc/bin/BackupPC --help
        ./BackupPC version [unknown] calling Getopt::Std::getopts (version 1.05
        [paranoid]),
        running under Perl version 5.8.8.

        Usage: BackupPC [-OPTIONS [-MORE_OPTIONS]] [--] [PROGRAM_ARG1 ...]

        The following single-character options are accepted:
                Boolean (without arguments): -d

        Options may be merged together.  -- stops processing of options.
         [Now continuing due to backward compatibility and excessive paranoia.
         See ``perldoc Getopt::Std'' about $Getopt::Std::STANDARD_HELP_VERSION.]
        Couldn't open /etc/backuppc/config.pl: Permission denied
        BackupPC::Lib->new failed


Peeking inside  /usr/share/backuppc/bin/BackupPC  I find:
        # Version 3.0.0, released 28 Jan 2007.
        #
        # See http://backuppc.sourceforge.net.




-- 
 Mike Bianchi
 Foveal Systems

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 MBianchi AT Foveal DOT com
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