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Submission Guideline

Category

• One subcategory needs to get selected

Error message: Categories field is required.

Language

• Language of template has to be selected

If language does not exist, please file an issue which will be assigned to Thorsten Bosbach (tbo)."

File

• Filename does not matter, uniqueness is not enforced on the site
• Extension does matter. Only the following extensions are accepted:
  • ott
  • otg
  • otp
  • ots

Error message: The extension is not allowed:

• Mime type inside the template file in the file 'mimetype' needs to be from list:
  • application/vnd.oasis.opendocument.text-template
  • application/vnd.oasis.opendocument.graphics-template
  • application/vnd.oasis.opendocument.presentation-template
  • application/vnd.oasis.opendocument.spreadsheet-template

This is generated by OpenOffice.org on generating the template file

Error message: The mimetype is not allowed:

Success message: MIMETYPE:

Template properties

One template may be connected to just one language.

All strings in the following fields have to be in that language.

Certain values have to be set in OpenOffice.org to generate a valid template:

OpenOffice.org -> File -> Properties... -> Tab: Description

• Title

Error message: No title inside the template.

Success message: TITLE:

• Keywords (separated by comma(s): ,)

Error message: No keywords/tags inside the template.

Success message: KEYWORD:

• Comments (handled as provider) - will be shown below the title.

Error message: No description inside the template.

Success message: DESCRIPTION:

• Subject (handled as description)

Success message: SUBJECT:

Tab: Custom Properties / User Defined

• License

rename one field to 'License' - Do not translate 'License' it is hard coded to get this.

Enter html anchor link, or just text

Example: <a href="http://templates.services.openoffice.org/bsd-license">BSD</a>

Error message: No license inside the template.

Success message: LICENSE:

Now save your template as template and submit it.

Success message

On success the following messages are shown:

• The directory files/36 has been created.
• Your OpenOffice.org Template 'Business Letter 1' has been saved
• The submitted template is shown

Example

    * MIMETYPE: application/vnd.oasis.opendocument.text-template
    * TITLE: Invoice 6
    * DESCRIPTION: Template created by Sun Microsystems
    * SUBJECT: Template for an invoice - Design "Emerald"
    * LICENSE: BSD
    * KEYWORD: ,business,finances
    * The directory files/585 has been created.
    * THUMBNAIL:
    * Your OpenOffice.org Template 'Invoice 6' has been saved
    * The derivative images for 585_thumbnail.png have been regenerated.