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Bug 1065807 - [fix available] Usability - libreoffice does not search XDG defined "Templates" directory
Summary: [fix available] Usability - libreoffice does not search XDG defined "Template...
Keywords:
Status: CLOSED ERRATA
Alias: None
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
Classification: Red Hat
Component: libreoffice
Version: 7.0
Hardware: Unspecified
OS: Unspecified
medium
unspecified
Target Milestone: rc
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Assignee: Caolan McNamara
QA Contact: Desktop QE
URL:
Whiteboard:
Depends On: 1119709
Blocks:
TreeView+ depends on / blocked
 
Reported: 2014-02-17 02:39 UTC by Subhendu Ghosh
Modified: 2016-10-04 04:31 UTC (History)
5 users (show)

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Doc Type: Bug Fix
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Last Closed: 2015-03-05 08:50:09 UTC
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Red Hat Product Errata RHSA-2015:0377 0 normal SHIPPED_LIVE Moderate: libreoffice security, bug fix, and enhancement update 2015-03-05 13:48:57 UTC

Description Subhendu Ghosh 2014-02-17 02:39:36 UTC 
Description of problem:

The default search path for libreoffice templates includes the system directory and $USER/.config/....

It does not include the "Templates" directory as created for new users using the XDG-user-dirs spec.

The defaults for libreoffice should match gnome defaults.


Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable):
xdg-user-dirs-gtk-0.10-3.el7.x86_64
xdg-user-dirs-0.15-2.el7.x86_64
libreoffice-writer-4.1.4.2-2.el7.x86_64
libreoffice-math-4.1.4.2-2.el7.x86_64
libreoffice-ure-4.1.4.2-2.el7.x86_64
libreoffice-draw-4.1.4.2-2.el7.x86_64
libreoffice-pdfimport-4.1.4.2-2.el7.x86_64
libreoffice-impress-4.1.4.2-2.el7.x86_64
libreoffice-pyuno-4.1.4.2-2.el7.x86_64
libreoffice-graphicfilter-4.1.4.2-2.el7.x86_64
libreoffice-core-4.1.4.2-2.el7.x86_64
libreoffice-calc-4.1.4.2-2.el7.x86_64
libreoffice-opensymbol-fonts-4.1.4.2-2.el7.noarch
libreoffice-langpack-en-4.1.4.2-2.el7.x86_64
libreoffice-emailmerge-4.1.4.2-2.el7.x86_64


How reproducible:

Always

Steps to Reproduce:
1. Create user
2. /home/$user/Templates is not in LibreOffice search path for Templates.
3.

Actual results:

The Templates directory is not used

Expected results:

The Templates directory is used as specified in Gnome


Additional info:
Comment 1 Caolan McNamara 2014-02-21 14:01:38 UTC 
It should be possible to do this, just need to figure out the blasted officecfg syntax for running it through the right backend to expand that
Comment 2 Caolan McNamara 2014-02-25 10:49:26 UTC 
implemented this upstream now
Comment 3 Caolan McNamara 2014-03-04 13:55:31 UTC 
And fixed a pile of bugs that this triggers. So its a nice feature but IMO too risky for 7.0 for little gain, lets punt to 7.1
Comment 6 Jiri Koten 2014-11-19 13:29:10 UTC 
I don't see files from Templates xdg dir in LibreOffice Templates Manager. To be precise, I see the file when I choose to File > Templates > Save as Template - the file is in My Templates. But not in Manage or File > New > Templates - My Templates is empty.

Path list for Templates contains:
/home/test/.config/libreoffice/4/user/template
/home/test//Templates

Reproducer:
1) Save file in Templates xdg dir.
2) run libreoffice
3) Go to Templates
4) Select My Templates
Comment 10 errata-xmlrpc 2015-03-05 08:50:09 UTC 
Since the problem described in this bug report should be
resolved in a recent advisory, it has been closed with a
resolution of ERRATA.

For information on the advisory, and where to find the updated
files, follow the link below.

If the solution does not work for you, open a new bug report.

https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-0377.html
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