"Create Document" templates not working.

[Pawmaline]

I use Linux Mint Xfce. I created a Templates folder in my home directory, and placed an .odt file in it, but when I try and use the right-click "create document" option, it just says "no templates installed".

[nahjo]

check the line with XDG_TEMPLATES_DIR = in the ./.config/user-dirs.dirs file.
If not present add it.

gr. Johan

[Pawmaline]

Hm, it was empty like this:
XDG_TEMPLATES_DIR="$HOME/"

So I changed it to this:
XDG_TEMPLATES_DIR="$HOME/Templates"

But nothing changed, still says "no templates installed".

Edit: I did a restart and it reset itself to XDG_TEMPLATES_DIR="$HOME/"

[smurphos]

.odt

Wrong file format - libreoffice writer templates are .ott

You can save a template to the Templates folder in the correct file format using save as from within LibreOffice writer.

[Pawmaline]

Thanks, that's good to know. But sadly it's still not working.

[smurphos]

Please post the output of this terminal command.

find -iname Templates

BTW my bad - .odt format can be used as a template - it doesn't have to be .ott

[Pawmaline]

find: ‘./.gvfs’: Permission denied
./.gimp-2.8/templates
./Templates
find: ‘./.dbus’: Permission denied
find: ‘./.cache/dconf’: Permission denied

[Pawmaline]

Freaky, for some reason it works now!

Edit: The changes to the XDG_TEMPLATES_DIR line stuck the second time I tried it, and after the reboot the Templates folder changed appearance. Now I can create templates with the rightclick function.

Thank you both! I much appreciate your help.