James Knott wrote: > > TerryJ wrote: >> >> KAMI-3 wrote: >> >>> Harold Fuchs írta: >>> >>>> On Sunday, January 14, 2007 2:54 AM [GMT+1=CET], >>>> TerryJ <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >>>> >>>> >>>>> Harold Fuchs-3 wrote: >>>>> >>>>>> If I install OOo 2.1 on a pristine system (no previous version of >>>>>> OOo) and do File>New>Text Document, then a blank text document gets >>>>>> created with some paragraph/character styles, page margins, default >>>>>> language etc. etc. In other words, OO has used some template to >>>>>> create this blank document. Where is this template? What is its >>>>>> name? How do I change it? Oh, Win XP Pro but answers for other OS's >>>>>> might be of interest ... >>>>>> >>>>>> Harold Fuchs >>>>>> London, England >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>> Ah. You seek initiation to the mystery discussed at length here: >>>>> http://www.oooforum.org/forum/viewtopic.phtml?t=37132 >>>>> >>>>> The default templates are not stored as files but are generated by the >>>>> software - hard coded, I believe is the term. It makes life >>>>> difficult for networks, seemingly one of the organisation's goals. >>>>> >>>>> Cheers. >>>>> >>>> Terry, thanks. >>>> >>>> Did you mean that one of the organisation's goals is to make life >>>> difficult for networks ??? That's how it reads, at least to me. If >>>> that's what you meant, why, please? >>>> >>>> Harold Fuchs >>>> London, England >>>> >>> Navigate to File - Templates - Manage - then select your template... >>> Right click on it the make it default. >>> >>> KAMI >>> >>> >>> >> >> Kami, that's my point. You are talking about a single user. That method >> is >> simply impracticable in a network. How does the administrator of a >> network >> set default templates for all users, install macros for use by all users >> or >> implement other default settings for all users? >> >> There are workarounds for some of those issues but the software is >> network-unfriendly. Perhaps that is the intention - networks should use >> StarOffice. (I don't know whether that's any better.) The ootech >> solution >> is available only for Windohs! networks. >> >> Regards. >> >> > In my experience, there are two common techniques. > > 1) Images - you create a standard image and distribute it > 2) Install scripts - You run the script to install & configure apps. > > Often the two methods are combined, where the image forms the base and > then the appropriate script is run, to customize the system for the > target role. Does OO not have such a custom install method? > >
It serves me right for raising an off-topic issue. Mass distribution of a user settings folder is only part of the answer to many issues. The settings are still under the control of the user. Three security concerns I recall are the user's abilities to set passwords, amend templates and introduce personal macros. If enforcing corporate policies was such a simple matter, I suppose ootech would not exist. The thought that StarOffice might be more suitable was pure hypothesis. -- View this message in context: http://www.nabble.com/Invisible-Template--tf2976415.html#a8367916 Sent from the openoffice - users mailing list archive at Nabble.com. --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
