Re: [libreoffice-users] Multiple templates based on one

Regarding the following, written by "LO.Harald.Berger@t-online.de" on 2023-10-12 at 19:11 Uhr +0200:
> You can edit this document, usually "Untitled1", and save it again 
> as a new document template.
> See also: https://wiki.documentfoundation.org/Videos/Document_Templates_in_Writer

Yeah, I am aware of that. It's not what I am looking for.

I guess I am thinking more like HTML templating. For instance, let's 
say I have a base template, which defines a couple of fundamental 
paragraph styles, a first page, and a default page style, and 
appropriate headers and footers for each.

Now I want to create two new templates: invoices and letters. Both 
of those are not concerned with fundamental styles or headers and 
footers. They just fill the main page area differently.

Hence my thinking is that ideally, the Invoice template should 
inherit from the Basic template in such a way that if I make a 
change to the headers/footers in the basic template, the invoice 
template automatically updates itself.

… I don't think this is possible… yet? If so, then why stop there? 
Why are templates instantiated and then filled? Why not render a 
document in the context of a template, and only store in the 
document what is required to do so, rather than duplicate everything 
that's already in the template?

Best,

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