I've been playing around with the template functions while working on GS Chapter 3 (Styles and Templates). I note that there is one existing folder (Mediawiki) in the Documents tab of the Template Manager, and no folders on any of the other tabs. I assume this is a bug, because no template can be saved except into a folder. I can save a template into the existing Mediawiki folder, which is not where I want to save it.
However, if I use the computer's file manager (independent of LibreOffice) and copy existing document templates from my LOv3.x installation into my LOv4.0 installation, the Template Manager then shows a folder named "My Templates" under Documents, even though I did nothing specific to create such a folder. Similarly, if I copy an existing presentation template from my LOv3.x installation into my LOv4.0 installation, the Template Manager then shows a folder named "My Templates" under Presentations. Once these "My Templates" folders exist, tools become available to work with the folders (including creating new folders) and with the templates within them. I intend to write the draft chapter as if these things worked the way they logically should. --Jean On Sat, Jan 26, 2013 at 7:58 AM, John Smith <[email protected]> wrote: > Thanks Dan > Alex Thurgood posted about this being dealt with by the devs. He said: > "On the subject of changes in LO4, also note that the Template Manager has > been completely redesigned, and it does not function in the same way as the > previous one. It currently has some limitations over the old one which are > being addressed by the devs, but this will probably need a rewrite of the > documentation." > Now I know where to find it I'll see what's what. > > JohnS > > On 25/01/2013 21:00, Dan Lewis wrote: >> >> On 01/25/2013 02:01 PM, John Smith wrote: >>> >>> Just to say that "File > Templates" is still missing in 4.0rc2 making it >>> a nuisance. >>> BTW, opening "File > Save As Template" opens the Template Manager, in >>> which the Tango icon set is used. This with Galaxy set on the UI. >>> >>> Regards >>> JohnS >>> >> This has been changed to "File > New > Templates". This opens the Template >> Manager as does the "New Document from Template tool" (Control+Shift+N). >> Also, clicking the arrow with the New icon has Template at the bottom of the >> list. >> There does not seem to be a way to change a document's template. That >> extension no longer works. There is a bug (#50699) to which I added a >> comment. Perhaps I should have added a new bug submission instead. >> Until the extension gets rewritten, updating the chapter template is >> going to take some thought. Perhaps this thought should be a separate >> message thread. >> >> --Dan >> -- Unsubscribe instructions: E-mail to [email protected] Problems? http://www.libreoffice.org/get-help/mailing-lists/how-to-unsubscribe/ Posting guidelines + more: http://wiki.documentfoundation.org/Netiquette List archive: http://listarchives.libreoffice.org/global/documentation/ All messages sent to this list will be publicly archived and cannot be deleted
