Description: In Writer, get at templates: ~f, n, m (or ^$n); right-click any template, get 'Confirmation: The template has been modified…' Why? I am trying to modify it; just show it 'as is'. Steps to Reproduce: 1.In Writer, get at templates: ~f, n, m (or ^$n) 2.right-click any template 3. Actual Results: get dialogue: 'Confirmation: The template has been modified…' Expected Results: I am trying to modify the template; just show it 'as is'. Reproducible: Always User Profile Reset: No Additional Info:
Hello, When you get that dialog, is because you are modifying a file which is based on the template. If you want to modify the template itself, do it from the template manager. Closing as RESOLVED NOTABUG
'do it from the template manager'. I did: the manager gave me the template list; I right-clicked a template, chose Edit from the popped menu, and… got the (confusing) Confirmation dialogue! (I understand a document is based on a template but… is a template based on itself?)
Please attach a sample document, as this makes it easier for us to verify the bug. (Please note that the attachment will be public, remove any sensitive information before attaching it. See https://wiki.documentfoundation.org/QA/FAQ#How_can_I_eliminate_confidential_data_from_a_sample_document.3F for help on how to do so.) I have set the bug's status to 'NEEDINFO'. Please change it back to 'UNCONFIRMED' once the requested document is provided.
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Created attachment 151820 [details] template
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I tried to reproduce as follows 1. Save attachment 151820 [details] and attachment 151821 [details]. both templates depend on another template 2. Open Writer 3. Open one of the attachments 4. LO asks to accept change of the underlying template => accept 5. Save document and reopen 6. LO will ask you again Expected result: shouldn't happen TorrAB, can you confirm those steps? I haven't tested, if this ocurs only with your template or with every template that depends on another template.
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Created attachment 151852 [details] template
I can open templates from comment 9 and 10 without any problems. Since they don't depend on another template, this confirms my assumption from comment 8. What do you think, Torr AB?
It seems I forgot to send the comment accompanying the last 2 attachments: If I try to edit TP.ott (modified 2015-03-23; attached), LO does not ask me to confirm, even though it's based on Livret (attached), which has been modified 2019-02-26. It seems that date checking is inconsistent. Anyway, a template, regardless of how it was made —from scratch, a document, or another template —should be an absolute base, independent of any other.
(In reply to TorrAB from comment #12) > If I try to edit TP.ott (modified 2015-03-23; attached), LO does not ask me to confirm, even though it's based on Livret (attached) TP.ott doesn't depend on another template (template entry is empty in File => Properties)
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(In reply to TorrAB from comment #14) > Created attachment 151907 [details] > screenshot showing TP depends on Livret Sorry, I've made a mistake. You're right. So I can confirm your bug report with the specific documents from comment 4 and 5, but I don't know, if this is a general problem => I changed bug summary an set status to NEW (hope you agree)
OK. Do we agree that a template, regardless of how it was made —from scratch, a document, or another template —should be an absolute base, independent of any other? If so, no effort should be made to find why the current date checking is faulty, as no date checking is required.
