https://bugs.documentfoundation.org/show_bug.cgi?id=169431

--- Comment #5 from [email protected] ---
This is really easy to duplicate:
1. In Writer, do whatever it is you do to create a document from a template. I
don't know so I just used the template manager, opened zklManualTemplate made
some changes and did a "save as"  templateTest.fodt.
2. Confirm properties shows the template. In my case "zklManualTemplate"
2. Open the templateTest.fodt in a text editor such as gedit, search for
"template". I find xlink:href="ZKL/Doc/Manual/zklManualTemplate.ott"
3. Close and move templateTest.fodt to another directory.
4. Writer: manage templates, edit zklManualTemplate.ott. Make a zero change,
save.
5. Open a file in the original document to verify you see the "update styles"
dialog.
6. Open templateTest.fodt and notice you *DON'T* see the "update styles"
dialog.

templateTest.fodt is now disconnected from the template. There is *NO* way for
me to know that, Properties continues to say "Template: zklManualTemplate", the
only way *I* know how is to look in the fodt and go "hmmm, that relative path
no longer points to the template". Which is fine, it's on me that I moved the
file and didn't use a sanctified location (although zklManualTemplate.ott *IS*
in *a* Tools/Options/Paths/Templates path (not the default, jeez, can't you
just search them all like $PATH does?). 

All I'm asking for is a heads up "yo, we couldn't find this template, want to
change it?". Having Properties print the entire path in red with a suggestion
to use the template change extension would be fine.

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