Bug 74131 - Other: Template manager folder hierarchy is unnecessarily complex
Summary: Other: Template manager folder hierarchy is unnecessarily complex
Status: RESOLVED WORKSFORME
Alias: None
Product: LibreOffice
Classification: Unclassified
Component: UI (show other bugs)
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4.1.0.4 release
Hardware: Other All
: medium normal
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Reported: 2014-01-28 02:00 UTC by Tin Man
Modified: 2014-02-04 13:54 UTC (History)
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Description Tin Man 2014-01-28 02:00:01 UTC 
Right now, the template manager shows empty folders as well as folders within folders, and it shows the same ones for every template category. This can make it very easy to get lost in the template hierarchy.

It would be much nicer if the template manager was restricted to a single folder hierarchy and showed only folders that contained templates, akin to the iCloud file system [1] and as outlined by the original design [2].

[1] http://ia.net/blog/mountain-lions-new-file-system/
[2] https://wiki.documentfoundation.org/Design/Templates_and_documents_rework#Tentative_Design
Operating System: All
Version: 4.1.0.4 release
Comment 1 Tin Man 2014-01-28 02:06:43 UTC 
I should also note that there should be no folders by default, for faster access to templates, which right now are in a single folder anyway.
Comment 2 Cor Nouws 2014-01-28 07:13:34 UTC 
Hi Mirek,

(In reply to comment #0)
> Right now, the template manager shows empty folders as well as folders
> within folders, ....

Which folders within folders do you mean?
A good one to look at at the UX-hackfest..
Comment 3 Tin Man 2014-01-28 11:26:26 UTC 
(In reply to comment #2)
> Hi Mirek,
> 
> (In reply to comment #0)
> > Right now, the template manager shows empty folders as well as folders
> > within folders, ....
> 
> Which folders within folders do you mean?
> A good one to look at at the UX-hackfest..

My point was that it allows folders within folders.
Given the simple nature of templates, a two-level hierarchy would be best. (Read http://ia.net/blog/mountain-lions-new-file-system/)
Comment 4 Cor Nouws 2014-02-04 13:54:27 UTC 
there is a simple folder hierarchy
(still lots of remarks with it all ..:-\ )