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

On 2023-10-12 16:32, martin f krafft wrote:
> 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?

Documents and templates as cascading style sheets? Hmm...

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