[Libreoffice-bugs] [Bug 122205] New: New installation: User-defined templates of previous version are not preserved

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https://bugs.documentfoundation.org/show_bug.cgi?id=122205

            Bug ID: 122205
           Summary: New installation: User-defined templates of previous
                    version are not preserved
           Product: LibreOffice
           Version: 6.1.4.2 release
          Hardware: x86-64 (AMD64)
                OS: Linux (All)
            Status: UNCONFIRMED
          Severity: normal
          Priority: medium
         Component: Writer
          Assignee: libreoffice-bugs at lists.freedesktop.org
          Reporter: christianw_lehmann at arcor.de

Description:
I had LO 6.1.3.2 and just installed 6.1.4.2. Some compnents of the previous
installation, including user-defined dictionary and macros, gracefully reappear
in the new installation, since they had been stored in my home folder
(../.config/libreoffice/4/user/...). Other components, in particular the
templates that I had defined, are not preserved, since they are in
usr/lib/libreoffice/share/template/common, while the new installation is in
/opt/libreoffice6.1. This is both inconsistent programming and a nuisance to
the user.

Steps to Reproduce:
1. Leave your old LO version untouched.
2. Install the current version.
3. Start LO Writer.
4. Open the templates folder.

Actual Results:
It only contains those templates shipped with LO.

Expected Results:
It should contain the templates defined by the user in his previous version.


Reproducible: Always


User Profile Reset: No



Additional Info:
Suggestion: Either store all user-defined components in his home directory so
they survive program updates; or else, when installing a new version, see to it
that user-defined components are copied to their directories.

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