On Tue, Jun 20, 2006 at 09:42:43AM +1000, Russell Butler wrote:
> Gary Kline wrote:
> > On Mon, Jun 19, 2006 at 06:13:59PM +1000, Russell Butler wrote:
> >> Gary Kline wrote:
> >>> Hello,
> >>>
> >>> I've got some pretty simple question for OOo (both 1.1.5 and
> >>> 2.0.2rc3?) I would like to set up at least two templates so that
> >>> I don't have to spent ten minutes every time I fire the word
> >>> processor up. I would like one to de for "rough drafts", the
> >>> other for final drafts. This is for things like essays or other
> >>> papers, letters.
> >>>
> >>> The dos in the Help section leave a lot to be desires; at least
> >>> what it says about "Creating a Template" does not match the
> >>> popups (dialogs). I *have* managed to create a template named
> >>> Rough1. And save. But when I mouse-click on New ->
> >>> Templates_and_Documents another rectangle opens. All that's
> >>> there if I type Alt-T for Templates in the "My Templates box is
> >>> "Default"; the Open is grayed-out. This is with 1.1.5 and 2.0.2,
> >>> release candidate #3 both.
> >>>
> >>> Suggestions?
> >>>
> >>> gary kline
> >>>
> >>>
> >> Hi Gary
> >>
> >> A simple question: When you saved the template did you do a "File -
> >> Templates - Save"? This puts the templates into the ~/user/templates
> >> directory.
> >
> > In my case, would that be ~kline/user/templates? Yes, I followed the
> > instructions "File -> Templates, then typed in "Rough1" and
> > Save. Both 1.1 and 2.0 seemed happy. But "Rough1" justwas not
> > there... . --I'll see if there's a user directory.
> >
> >> What OS are you using, as that affects some configuration settings?
> >
> > Mostly I use FreeBSD. V 5.4. Altho I've also got the newest
> > 6.06 Ubuntu with OO installed. (I'm a 12-year vet with FBSD
> > and have been using OO since before 1.0. I've just begun trying
> > to learn more tricks/goodies of openoffice... .)
> >
> > gary
> >
> >> Please reply ONLY to [email protected]
> >>
> >>
> >> Russell
> >
> Hi Gary
>
> May I suggest that you subscribe to [email protected] OR use the
> newsreader interface at gmane (gmane.comp.openoffice.questions). That
> way you will be able to follow any responses.
>
> I suggest that your template path will probably be
> ~kline/.openoffice_version/user/templates (Note the hidden directory).
>
> I was going to suggest that you have a look in Tools-Options-Paths, but
> I see that in the current (2.0.3 rc5 build 3) version this is not
> available. Certainly my templates of which I have quite a few, are in
> /home/russell/.ooo-dev2/user/template
>
> HTH
>
I'm sorry if my 'g'lobal reply only reached you, Russell; I did,
originally write [email protected] and am copying them in this
reply.
I tried on my new 6.0.6 Ubuntu OO-2. The writer application crashed--
three times. I kill 9'd it on the 4th. On Ubuntu I replicated my
"Help" steps on my main FreeBSD server. I created a new document,
widened the margins, reset the typeface, then used "File ->
TEmplates -> Save" I saved not as Default, but Rough1. I ended with
OK. Then I finally restarted the word processor from scratch.
Did "New -> Template_and_Documents" and finally a rectangular dialogue
with "My Templates" appeared on the top line.
There was no core dump after the crashes on Ubuntu, and this is over
my head in any case. If anyone on-list *has* gotten roughdraft and
final draft templates working in FreeBSD land, I'd sure be grateful for
some tips!
gary
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