Template override from menu category

[web54]

Steps to reproduce the issue

create from template an override article type and rename them

/templates/cassiopeia/html/com_content/article/custom.php
/templates/cassiopeia/html/com_content/article/custom_links.php

add some code to see if it works

select this layout in article : it works
select this layout in a category blog item

Expected result

change in articles view when in the menu selected.

Actual result

override is not loaded even the overide can be selected from template overide

System information (as much as possible)

Additional comments

[brianteeman]

This is one of those questions that comes up all the time. Because you have renamed it it becomes and alternative and not an override. In order to use it you must also create a matching xml

[web54]

so , if it does not work without matching xml, why does the menu item recognize it ?