[Libreoffice-ux-advise] [Bug 50699] Template Changer: Allow ability to change a document' s associated template

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https://bugs.documentfoundation.org/show_bug.cgi?id=50699

--- Comment #43 from Heiko Tietze <tietze.heiko at gmail.com> ---
To summarize the discussion: It's requested to change the document appearance
beyond just styles (c35) via template for Writer and Impress (c39).
Additionally, some comments request also that changing the template later
should affect the document (c36). There is an extension as workaround (c14).

(In reply to Thomas Lendo from comment #42)
> What a solution should be able to do:
> - Loading of styles that are part of a template file (can also be done with
> "Styles & Formatting" sidebar > Load styles...).
> - Loading of header/footer that are part of a template file (cf.
> https://bz.apache.org/ooo/show_bug.cgi?id=94360).
> - Loading of macros that are part of a template file.
> - Updating the <meta:template> tag in meta.xml.
> - Possibility to change the template via file menu and/or file properties
> dialog with a simple file explorer search window.

Good start, and some questions:

* Feature: Do we really want this workflow? Should document and template be
linked so that changes to the template become effective later?
* Scope: How about textboxes, containing the company address for instance? We
can start with a basic set of course.
* Workflow: How do we edit the template? We could ask the user whether a
template should be opened and edited as it or applied to the current document.
Alternatively an extra command "Apply template" could be better. The
integration into the template manager is unclear.


PS: I tagged all not utterly needed comments with no-value to improve the
readability of this ticket; don't take this as any valuation.

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