Gnumeric (1.10.8) – how to save as a template?

[Johnny Rosenberg]

I can't find that option in the file menu at all. I can create a new
spreadsheet from a template, but I can not create a template, what's
the point in that?

Why use Gnumeric at all? you might ask. Well, most of the time I use
LibreOffice, but sometimes I need a lighter option that starts quickly
and doesn't mess with my graphics card. Other than that, I found
Gnumeric quite useless so far. As soon as I need to do anything just a
single ?m outside the main stream area, Gnumeric is not an option, at
least not the 1.10.8 version, which is the one in the Ubuntu 10.10
repositories.


Kind regards

Johnny Rosenberg
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[Colin Law]

Post by Johnny Rosenberg
I can't find that option in the file menu at all. I can create a new
spreadsheet from a template, but I can not create a template, what's
the point in that?
Why use Gnumeric at all? you might ask. Well, most of the time I use
LibreOffice, but sometimes I need a lighter option that starts quickly
and doesn't mess with my graphics card. Other than that, I found
Gnumeric quite useless so far. As soon as I need to do anything just a
single ?m outside the main stream area, Gnumeric is not an option, at
least not the 1.10.8 version, which is the one in the Ubuntu 10.10
repositories.

Google threw up this, but I have not tried it
http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?p=6833899

Colin

Post by Johnny Rosenberg
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Post by Johnny Rosenberg
I can't find that option in the file menu at all. I can create a new
spreadsheet from a template, but I can not create a template, what's
the point in that?
Why use Gnumeric at all? you might ask. Well, most of the time I use
LibreOffice, but sometimes I need a lighter option that starts quickly
and doesn't mess with my graphics card. Other than that, I found
Gnumeric quite useless so far. As soon as I need to do anything just a
single ?m outside the main stream area, Gnumeric is not an option, at
least not the 1.10.8 version, which is the one in the Ubuntu 10.10
repositories.

Google threw up this, but I have not tried it
http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?p=6833899
Colin

Yes, adding a document to the templates folder should do it, of
course. The problem is that I need root privileges to do that, which
is doable but not very user friendly.
So obviously the answer is something like ?No, there is no dedicated
functionality for that, but it still can be done?.


Thanks.


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Johnny Rosenberg
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Post by Colin Law

Post by Johnny Rosenberg
I can't find that option in the file menu at all. I can create a new
spreadsheet from a template, but I can not create a template, what's
the point in that?
Why use Gnumeric at all? you might ask. Well, most of the time I use
LibreOffice, but sometimes I need a lighter option that starts quickly
and doesn't mess with my graphics card. Other than that, I found
Gnumeric quite useless so far. As soon as I need to do anything just a
single ?m outside the main stream area, Gnumeric is not an option, at
least not the 1.10.8 version, which is the one in the Ubuntu 10.10
repositories.

Google threw up this, but I have not tried it
http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?p=6833899
Colin

Yes, adding a document to the templates folder should do it, of
course. The problem is that I need root privileges to do that, which
is doable but not very user friendly.

I suppose you could give the relevant users (or just yourself in this
case?) write access to the templates folder. I don't suppose there
would be a security risk there.

Post by Johnny Rosenberg
So obviously the answer is something like ?No, there is no dedicated
functionality for that, but it still can be done?.

Looks like it.

Colin

[sktsee]

On Sat, 03 Mar 2012 20:16:26 +0100, Johnny Rosenberg wrote:

[skip]

Yes, adding a document to the templates folder should do it, of course.
The problem is that I need root privileges to do that, which is doable
but not very user friendly. So obviously the answer is something like
?No, there is no dedicated functionality for that, but it still can be
done?.

I haven't seen it documented anywhere, but you can create the directory
~/.gnumeric/templates and place your templates there to pick from the
menu list.

[Johnny Rosenberg]

Post by sktsee
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Yes, adding a document to the templates folder should do it, of course.
The problem is that I need root privileges to do that, which is doable
but not very user friendly. So obviously the answer is something like
?No, there is no dedicated functionality for that, but it still can be
done?.

I haven't seen it documented anywhere, but you can create the directory
~/.gnumeric/templates and place your templates there to pick from the
menu list.
--
sktsee

Thanks! That's better, since no root privileges are needed in that folder.


Kind regards

Johnny Rosenberg
????????????

[Johnny Rosenberg]

Post by Johnny Rosenberg

Post by sktsee
[skip]

Yes, adding a document to the templates folder should do it, of course.
The problem is that I need root privileges to do that, which is doable
but not very user friendly. So obviously the answer is something like
?No, there is no dedicated functionality for that, but it still can be
done?.

I haven't seen it documented anywhere, but you can create the directory
~/.gnumeric/templates and place your templates there to pick from the
menu list.
--
sktsee

Thanks! That's better, since no root privileges are needed in that folder.
Kind regards
Johnny Rosenberg
????????????

Unfortunately it didn't work, or do I have to restart something (else
than Gnumeric) first?


Kind regards

Johnny Rosenberg
????????????

[sktsee]

On Sun, 04 Mar 2012 21:11:38 +0100, Johnny Rosenberg wrote:

[snip]

Post by Johnny Rosenberg
Unfortunately it didn't work, or do I have to restart something (else
than Gnumeric) first?

Sorry, it just dawned on me that the version you are using is older than
the one that comes in oneric (1.10.17) so I don't know if the tip I gave
will work. You might try ~/.gnumeric/1.10.8/templates and see if that
gets it. Of course, you also need to make sure that your templates have
a .gnumeric extension.

[Johnny Rosenberg]

Post by sktsee
[snip]

Post by Johnny Rosenberg
Unfortunately it didn't work, or do I have to restart something (else
than Gnumeric) first?

Sorry, it just dawned on me that the version you are using is older than
the one that comes in oneric (1.10.17) so I don't know if the tip I gave
will work. You might try ~/.gnumeric/1.10.8/templates and see if that
gets it. Of course, you also need to make sure that your templates have
a .gnumeric extension.

No luck, sorry.
I guess I just have to copy them to /usr/share/gnumeric/1.10.8/templates.

Thanks anyway.


Kind regards

Johnny Rosenberg
????????????