Hi Mirek, Michel,
On Sat, 2013-05-11 at 10:47 +0200, Mirek M. wrote:
* The way the template manager is now is miles away from the proposed
design. The proposed design was a simple iCloud/Gnome Documents-like
template launcher with a two level hierarchy. [1][2] The current
implementation is a more conventional complex Explorer-like file
manager with unlimited hierarchy. Given that I wasn't in favor of the
shift in focus to organizing templates rather than creating new
documents from templates, I'm not the best person to design for the
dialog.
Allowing multiple levels in the hierarchy is only a plan ATM as there is
still some work to do on it to have it working. Local templates are also
not supposed to have more than 2 levels of hierarchy and this is defined
by the UNO API for handling templates (not the template manager).
The dialog seems to support only a two level hierarchy, so it's not
compatible with the current template manager folder structure.
It is completely compatible: the folder structure for local template
hasn't changed.
61396 - FILEOPEN: [Template Manager]Possibility to
edit a template that
is not in the repository, is lacking
I saw a comment with the proposal :
"when a user does "Open" from the "File" menu and selects a
template, then LO should open the template" ; instead of
creating a new file from the template".
It seems to be a coherent behavior : the user selects the
command "open" so LO must open. When the user selects "new
from template", then LO must create a new file from a
template.
Sounds good.
If everyone agrees on that, then it should be pretty quick to fix.
If you really want to prevent modification of bad file, maybe
add an dialog asking confirmation : "Do you really want to
open the template 'test.ott' ? or create a new file from this
template ?"
Perhaps an infobar might be better?
Yes, InfoBar is the thing to use here.
and related
59427 - [Template Manager] low discoverability of new
template manager
- we could use "File → Organize templates" menu
I agree
Still on the todo-list, sadly didn't manage to come to it.
--
Cedric
Context
- Re: [Libreoffice-ux-advise] Template manager issues pending (continued)
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