Bug? template setting doesn't work

[renavd]

I fear my english is not sufficient to explain what becomes. But I try so :
I want to change the default page in Writer, so I have to change the template setting. I follow what is explained in NeoOffice help ('changement de modèle par défaut', maybe 'default template changing' in english?) but when I arrive in step 7 :
7.Dans le menu contextuel, activez la commande Définir comme modèle par défaut.
I don't have this choice : what I find in contextual menu, is only printer setting!

[rays]

If you like, submit your scenario en français. There are enough users who can understand French that we should be able to support you. (Although the answers may be provided in English!)

[renavd]

Je voudrais changer le modèle de page par défaut de Writer, comme je le faisais sous NeoOffice 1.2.2
Mais lorsque j'arrive à l'étape 7 décrite dans l'aide, au lieu de trouver dans le menu contextuel la commande "Définir comme modèle par défaut", je vois s'afficher "Paramètres de l'imprimante..." et "Actualiser".
Je suppose donc qu'il y a un bogue, soit dans la traduction (mais on aboutit effectivement aux paramètres de l'imprimante) soit dans NeoOffice lui-même.

[valterb]

Don't know what happen in french help, but the english help is p clear:
"The default template contains the default formatting information for new text documents. If you want, you can create a new template and use it as the default template.
1.Create a document and the content and formatting styles that you want.
2.Choose File - Templates - Save.
3.In the New Template box, type a name for the new template.
4.In the Categories list, select "Default", and then click OK.
5.Choose File - Templates - Organize.
6.In the category list, double-click the "Default" folder.
7.Right-click the template that you created, and choose Set as Default Template.
8.Click Close."

The italian version of the help (I konw it, since I'm italian) report the same procedure.

It works as expected.

Valter

[sardisson]

This might be the OOo bug where templates saved with the same name under Neo 2 are saved as ODF templates (rather than OOo 1.x templates) but the template manager only shows the name, not the extension (and if two or more files have the same name but different extensions, it only shows one, randomly choosing which one)....

Smokey

[renavd]

Maybe I made a mistake : I found my template in "documents" column and there the only choice is printer setting. But if I open "My template"folder I can also find my file, and there I get the normal contextual menu.

[sardisson]

Heh, I missed your English post and didn't read the French one well enough

But you're right, the UI for that templates dialogue is terrible and has confused me on more than one occasion Glad you got it sorted out

Smokey