Re: [libreoffice-users] Templates Disappeared

Thanks Dan. I'm away from home for a few days, but I'll give it a go 
when I return

Keith

On 03/05/12 05:12, Dan Lewis wrote:
> On Wed, 2012-05-02 at 11:16 +1000, Keith Bates wrote:
> > With the new release of Ubuntu last week I received a new release of LO
> > 3.5.2.2
> >
> > For some reason, my templates are no longer accessible. The files are
> > present in a folder that is referenced in the "Tools-Options-Paths" -
> > all unchanged since the previous version of 3.4. When I try to access
> > the templates through the organise templates feature, there are no
> > templates. I also get an error message "templates already exists"-
> > presumably a reference to the folder templates rather than really bad
> > English. This error message also comes up when I open an existing document.
> >
> > When I try to start a new document using a template I get this message:
> >
> > "Error creating a new document; templates already exists."
> >
> > I've checked paths and permissions and I can't see what is wrong.
> > --
> > God bless you
> > Keith Bates
> > Narrabri NSW
> >
> > Jesus is the Way
> > the Truth and the Life
>       The problem arises from a change in where the templates are
> located: LO 3.5 stores them in a different location
> (.config/libreoffice/3/user/template) than 3.4
> (.libreoffice/3/user/template).
>       Suggestion: use the organise templates feature again. If you use
> "My Templates as the folders for your templates, highlight it. The click
> the Command button and select Update. Perhaps this will cause your
> templates to appear.
>       If this does not work, copy your templates contained
> in .libreoffice/3/user/template to .config/libreoffice/3/user/template.
> Then organise your templates, highlight the My Template folder, click
> the Command button, and select Update from the drop down menu. The
> templates should appear.
>       I used this process to add multiple templates to My Templates, and
> it saves time compared to importing one template at a time.
>
> --Dan


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