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------- Additional comments from [EMAIL PROTECTED] Mon Jul 3 13:52:04 -0700 2006 ------- If you're going to change the template paths feature, at least update the documentation to (a) be accurate, (b) explain how templates work now, and (c) support established users who may need to know what happened to their old configuration and how to work around things now. To say experienced users can use the configuration file, without instructions about this file, is terrible. Even worse, the help file (and countless tutorials, blogs, and how-tos on the web) still refers to changing template paths! (e.g., from Writer 2.0.3, try Help -> Find -> Paths). Users need to be alerted to the change, advised what to do instead, and be told exactly what information they might run into on the web is no longer valid. Second, if OOo is going to mess around with templates, why not do it right? As others have suggested, wait until the remodel in 2.0.4. Even better, distinguish between a "Template" and a "Style Library." A "template" should be a standard layout for such things as letters, books, and working papers. For example, a book template would tell the user what front matter to put where, back matter, etc. A style library, on the other hand, would change the look and feel of the book. By changing style libraries (or style sets), the book's look and feel could change from formal to contemporary, but a common template would still guide the user through the process of what goes where in a book! Both template and style libraries should have user-configurable search paths. If OOo crashes when the user does not do this correctly, how hard is it to test for a legal path and substitute a default path when the user-configured one is illegal? Even better, how hard is it to test for a legal path when the user enters a new path? --------------------------------------------------------------------- Please do not reply to this automatically generated notification from Issue Tracker. Please log onto the website and enter your comments. http://qa.openoffice.org/issue_handling/project_issues.html#notification --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
