Re: [libreoffice-users] Re: Moving Templates from 3.5.5 to 4.0
Hi :) So just editing the paths in Tools - Options - Paths doesn't work? Regards from Tom :) > > From: Dan Lewis >To: users@global.libreoffice.org >Sent: Wednesday, 20 February 2013, 15:23 >Subject: Re: [libreoffice-users] Re: Moving Templates from 3.5.5 to 4.0 > > Sorry, I have run out of ideas myself. > >--Dan > >On 02/20/2013 10:18 AM, Karen DInse wrote: >> Dan, >> >> Here are the steps I took. Tools, Customize, Menus. I added a new menu >> (call it Billing), then under menu content I clicked add, application, new >> document from template. This adds a menu item called Billing. Tools, >> Options, LibreOffice, paths would point to the template directory on the >> network. In LO3.5 this would open the template the user chose, then prompt >> them for input fields. In LO4.0 it opens the template manager, and they can >> still open the desired template, but it doesn't prompt them for input. >> *Prompting them for input is the key. >> * >> Your way of adding an icon performs the same way as adding the menu item. >> However, it still won't prompt the user for input. >> >> Unless someone has another idea, we will create an application that will >> open the template from the network location. It's an added step, and takes >> almost 1 minute to open the template, even if LO is already open. I've >> increased the memory on the Graphics cache to 256 MB, but we aren't dealing >> with graphics, so that didn't appear to make any difference (just trying >> different things to speed it up). Any other ideas? >> >> >> Dan Lewis wrote >>> I am confused. when I use Tools -> Customize, the Customize dialog >>> opens. I don't see where I can select /New Document from Template/ nor >>> /Template Manager/. What do see at the top is four tabs with /Menus/ >>> selected with /File/ menu as the default for the dropdown list. Perhaps >>> you could give me better directions? >>> However, if I click the /Toolbars/ tab with the Customize dialog >>> open, I see the Toolbar page. /Standard/ is the default value for the >>> dropdown menu of toolbars. There I see /New Documents from Template/. If >>> it is not checked, I can check it. This places its icon in the Standard >>> toolbar directly below the Menu tool bar approximately below /Edit/. Now >>> when I want to use one of my templates, I click the icon, the Template >>> Manager opens. I then click /My Templates/ and select the template I >>> want to use. >>> I describe what I have done as: >>> Tools -> Customize -> Toolbars. Check /New Documents from Template/ if >>> it is not checked. Click OK to close the dialog. Now the Standard >>> toolbar has the /New Documents from Template/ icon. Any time you have >>> Writer open, you click this icon to open the Templates Manager. From >>> here you can select the template you want to use. >>> >>> --Dan >>> >>> On 02/19/2013 03:35 PM, Karen DInse wrote: >>>> We found a 'work around'. If we open the template directly from where it >>>> is >>>> stored on the network, the input fields stop and ask the user for the >>>> appropriate data. However, this is a step backwards, and is extremely >>>> slow. >>>> In LO 3.5.5 we were able to create a menu item that would open the >>>> templates >>>> correctly (Tools, Customize, New Document from Template). When we do >>>> that >>>> in LO 4.0. the template will open, but won't prompt for input. If we >>>> change >>>> the way the menu opens the template (Tools, Customize, Open, Template >>>> Manager), the template will open correctly. The catch is, if the user >>>> then >>>> opens a regular document, then tries to open another template, the >>>> default >>>> directory goes to the last place that the file was opened from. The >>>> users' >>>> files are stored on a different server than the LO application files. >>>> Any >>>> ideas how we can get around this? Hopefully speed up the opening of LO 4 >>>> in >>>> a Windows network environment? >>>> >>>> >>>> Tom wrote >>>>> Hi :) >>>>> Have you had any luck with this? Sorry you haven't had any answers so >>>>> far >>>>> but hopefully someone here might be able to figure it out.
Re: [libreoffice-users] Re: Moving Templates from 3.5.5 to 4.0
Sorry, I have run out of ideas myself. --Dan On 02/20/2013 10:18 AM, Karen DInse wrote: Dan, Here are the steps I took. Tools, Customize, Menus. I added a new menu (call it Billing), then under menu content I clicked add, application, new document from template. This adds a menu item called Billing. Tools, Options, LibreOffice, paths would point to the template directory on the network. In LO3.5 this would open the template the user chose, then prompt them for input fields. In LO4.0 it opens the template manager, and they can still open the desired template, but it doesn't prompt them for input. *Prompting them for input is the key. * Your way of adding an icon performs the same way as adding the menu item. However, it still won't prompt the user for input. Unless someone has another idea, we will create an application that will open the template from the network location. It's an added step, and takes almost 1 minute to open the template, even if LO is already open. I've increased the memory on the Graphics cache to 256 MB, but we aren't dealing with graphics, so that didn't appear to make any difference (just trying different things to speed it up). Any other ideas? Dan Lewis wrote I am confused. when I use Tools -> Customize, the Customize dialog opens. I don't see where I can select /New Document from Template/ nor /Template Manager/. What do see at the top is four tabs with /Menus/ selected with /File/ menu as the default for the dropdown list. Perhaps you could give me better directions? However, if I click the /Toolbars/ tab with the Customize dialog open, I see the Toolbar page. /Standard/ is the default value for the dropdown menu of toolbars. There I see /New Documents from Template/. If it is not checked, I can check it. This places its icon in the Standard toolbar directly below the Menu tool bar approximately below /Edit/. Now when I want to use one of my templates, I click the icon, the Template Manager opens. I then click /My Templates/ and select the template I want to use. I describe what I have done as: Tools -> Customize -> Toolbars. Check /New Documents from Template/ if it is not checked. Click OK to close the dialog. Now the Standard toolbar has the /New Documents from Template/ icon. Any time you have Writer open, you click this icon to open the Templates Manager. From here you can select the template you want to use. --Dan On 02/19/2013 03:35 PM, Karen DInse wrote: We found a 'work around'. If we open the template directly from where it is stored on the network, the input fields stop and ask the user for the appropriate data. However, this is a step backwards, and is extremely slow. In LO 3.5.5 we were able to create a menu item that would open the templates correctly (Tools, Customize, New Document from Template). When we do that in LO 4.0. the template will open, but won't prompt for input. If we change the way the menu opens the template (Tools, Customize, Open, Template Manager), the template will open correctly. The catch is, if the user then opens a regular document, then tries to open another template, the default directory goes to the last place that the file was opened from. The users' files are stored on a different server than the LO application files. Any ideas how we can get around this? Hopefully speed up the opening of LO 4 in a Windows network environment? Tom wrote Hi :) Have you had any luck with this? Sorry you haven't had any answers so far but hopefully someone here might be able to figure it out. Apols and regards from Tom :) From: Karen DInse < kdinse@.il>z To: users@.libreoffice Sent: Friday, 15 February 2013, 17:40 Subject: [libreoffice-users] Moving Templates from 3.5.5 to 4.0 Windows XP, SP3 I created numerous templates in LO 3.5.5. I created the letter/template and inserted input fields that would stop and ask the user to input the appropriate data. Worked real well in LO 3.5.5. We are hoping to upgrade to version 4.0.0.3, but when we try to copy or import the templates, they don't stop at the input fields to prompt the user to input the data. We have tried to retype the letters/templates, inserting input fields, to no avail. Is there a way to get the template to stop and prompt the user for each input box? -- For unsubscribe instructions e-mail to: users+help@.libreoffice Problems? http://www.libreoffice.org/get-help/mailing-lists/how-to-unsubscribe/ Posting guidelines + more: http://wiki.documentfoundation.org/Netiquette List archive: http://listarchives.libreoffice.org/global/users/ All messages sent to this list will be publicly archived and cannot be deleted -- View this message in context: http://nabble.documentfoundation.org/Moving-Templates-from-3-5-5-to-4-0-tp4037782p4038907.html Sent from the Users mailing list archive at Nabble.com. -- For unsubscribe instructions e-mail to: users+h...@global.libreoffice.org Problems? http://www.libreoffice.org
Re: [libreoffice-users] Re: Moving Templates from 3.5.5 to 4.0
I am confused. when I use Tools -> Customize, the Customize dialog opens. I don't see where I can select /New Document from Template/ nor /Template Manager/. What do see at the top is four tabs with /Menus/ selected with /File/ menu as the default for the dropdown list. Perhaps you could give me better directions? However, if I click the /Toolbars/ tab with the Customize dialog open, I see the Toolbar page. /Standard/ is the default value for the dropdown menu of toolbars. There I see /New Documents from Template/. If it is not checked, I can check it. This places its icon in the Standard toolbar directly below the Menu tool bar approximately below /Edit/. Now when I want to use one of my templates, I click the icon, the Template Manager opens. I then click /My Templates/ and select the template I want to use. I describe what I have done as: Tools -> Customize -> Toolbars. Check /New Documents from Template/ if it is not checked. Click OK to close the dialog. Now the Standard toolbar has the /New Documents from Template/ icon. Any time you have Writer open, you click this icon to open the Templates Manager. From here you can select the template you want to use. --Dan On 02/19/2013 03:35 PM, Karen DInse wrote: We found a 'work around'. If we open the template directly from where it is stored on the network, the input fields stop and ask the user for the appropriate data. However, this is a step backwards, and is extremely slow. In LO 3.5.5 we were able to create a menu item that would open the templates correctly (Tools, Customize, New Document from Template). When we do that in LO 4.0. the template will open, but won't prompt for input. If we change the way the menu opens the template (Tools, Customize, Open, Template Manager), the template will open correctly. The catch is, if the user then opens a regular document, then tries to open another template, the default directory goes to the last place that the file was opened from. The users' files are stored on a different server than the LO application files. Any ideas how we can get around this? Hopefully speed up the opening of LO 4 in a Windows network environment? Tom wrote Hi :) Have you had any luck with this? Sorry you haven't had any answers so far but hopefully someone here might be able to figure it out. Apols and regards from Tom :) From: Karen DInse < kdinse@.il>z To: users@.libreoffice Sent: Friday, 15 February 2013, 17:40 Subject: [libreoffice-users] Moving Templates from 3.5.5 to 4.0 Windows XP, SP3 I created numerous templates in LO 3.5.5. I created the letter/template and inserted input fields that would stop and ask the user to input the appropriate data. Worked real well in LO 3.5.5. We are hoping to upgrade to version 4.0.0.3, but when we try to copy or import the templates, they don't stop at the input fields to prompt the user to input the data. We have tried to retype the letters/templates, inserting input fields, to no avail. Is there a way to get the template to stop and prompt the user for each input box? -- For unsubscribe instructions e-mail to: users+h...@global.libreoffice.org Problems? http://www.libreoffice.org/get-help/mailing-lists/how-to-unsubscribe/ Posting guidelines + more: http://wiki.documentfoundation.org/Netiquette List archive: http://listarchives.libreoffice.org/global/users/ All messages sent to this list will be publicly archived and cannot be deleted
