New template manager, introduced in 4.0.0, can import templates from external sources. Unfortunately, this option is available only after selecting directory in main window. Many users are used to going into directory and then pressing Ctrl+V, so they have hard time figuring out new workflow. This can be fixed by making option "Import template" ever-visible. This way users can first descend into directory and then import template.
Thanks for reporting (again ;-) )! I can confirm this behavior and I think that'll be indeed a good enhancement. I'm not sure to mark this as enhancement or as bug ...
The reason, for that is pretty simple: the Import icon is using the selected folder as the target folder. Being in a folder is a bit different, but I agree this should work as well. This is what I consider a UI design bug ;)
I do agree with cédric this can be seen as a (UI/design) bug. Therefore I mark it as such with priority Medium High.
It'd be best if the Import button appeared even when nothing is selected.
Rafael Dominguez committed a patch related to this issue. It has been pushed to "master": http://cgit.freedesktop.org/libreoffice/core/commit/?id=a544f366867cb03ccc3a90703fc437e81fabc7a2 fdo#60581 Display import templates only when its allowed. The patch should be included in the daily builds available at http://dev-builds.libreoffice.org/daily/ in the next 24-48 hours. More information about daily builds can be found at: http://wiki.documentfoundation.org/Testing_Daily_Builds Affected users are encouraged to test the fix and report feedback.
Rafael Dominguez committed a patch related to this issue. It has been pushed to "master": http://cgit.freedesktop.org/libreoffice/core/commit/?id=85b567374edb6456fcf7d1c78dc0ba5d8a3afb10 fdo#60581 Import templates into current directory. The patch should be included in the daily builds available at http://dev-builds.libreoffice.org/daily/ in the next 24-48 hours. More information about daily builds can be found at: http://wiki.documentfoundation.org/Testing_Daily_Builds Affected users are encouraged to test the fix and report feedback.
Rafael Dominguez committed a patch related to this issue. It has been pushed to "libreoffice-4-0": http://cgit.freedesktop.org/libreoffice/core/commit/?id=73c7e4e5a0da6e4326b9dad3d48ddd0b3aa12d61&h=libreoffice-4-0 fdo#60581 Display import templates only when its allowed. It will be available in LibreOffice 4.0.3. The patch should be included in the daily builds available at http://dev-builds.libreoffice.org/daily/ in the next 24-48 hours. More information about daily builds can be found at: http://wiki.documentfoundation.org/Testing_Daily_Builds Affected users are encouraged to test the fix and report feedback.
Rafael Dominguez committed a patch related to this issue. It has been pushed to "libreoffice-4-0": http://cgit.freedesktop.org/libreoffice/core/commit/?id=6bdcdb6523d17470c17b84b2da573ade6f321aad&h=libreoffice-4-0 fdo#60581 Import templates into current directory. It will be available in LibreOffice 4.0.3. The patch should be included in the daily builds available at http://dev-builds.libreoffice.org/daily/ in the next 24-48 hours. More information about daily builds can be found at: http://wiki.documentfoundation.org/Testing_Daily_Builds Affected users are encouraged to test the fix and report feedback.
is OK in 4.0.3 - thanks a lot!
(In reply to comment #9) > is OK in 4.0.3 - thanks a lot! :-) VERIFIED FIXED then. Thanks for testing Cor!