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README.md

LibreOffice Starter Extension

This repository contains some boilerplate code and config you need to get started to build your own LibreOffice Extension.

You can use this project as a starting point to write your own extension for LibreOffice.

Get started

  1. Install LibreOffice & LibreOffice SDK (5.0 or greater)
  2. Install Eclipse & the LOEclipse plugin
  3. Download this starter project & unzip it
  4. Import the project in Eclipse (File->Import->Existing Projects into Workspace)
  5. Let Eclipse know the paths to LibreOffice & the SDK (Project->Properties->LibreOffice Properties)
  6. Setup Run Configuration
  • Go to Run->Run Configurations
  • Create a new run configuration of the type "LibreOffice Application"
  • Select the project
  • Run!
  • Hint: Show the error log to view the output of the run configuration (Window->Show View->Error Log)
  1. The extension will be installed in LibreOffice and you will see a toolbar and a menu entry have been added to Writer.

Development Hints

  • The entry point is in StarterProjectImpl.java.
  • Toolbar items and menu entries are defined in Addons.xcu.
  • Shortcuts are defined in Accelerators.xcu.
  • The position of the toolbar is defined in WriterWindowState.xcu.
  • The dialog shown when clicking "Action One" is ActionOneDialog.xdl. The dialog itself contains information how to edit it.
  • The DialogHelper contains lots of helper methods to work with the dialog.
  • To debug the Java code, just stick a breakpoint anywhere in Eclipse and start your run configuration in debug mode.
  • If you add non-code files to your extension, you need to mention them in package.properties, else they won't be included in the packaged extension.
  • Now go on customizing the extension to your needs. You'll find lots of information in the OpenOffice Wiki.