OpenOffice.org for Developers

Getting Started
OpenOffice Architectural Diagram
Take a look at the OpenOffice architecture to see what modules make up the OpenOffice product.
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News
OpenOffice.org API - Code Snippet Base
"codesnippets.services.openoffice.org or openoffice.bestsolution.at provides you a space where you can upload, search and review Code Snippets solving Common OO-Programming task."

The code snippets can be found at:
http://codesnippets.services.openoffice.org/
New Book: "OpenOffice.org Macros Explained"
"This book provides an introduction to the creation and management of macros in OpenOffice. Numerous examples and explanations demonstrate proper techniques and discuss known problems and solutions. The underlying data structure is discussed and techniques are introduced to evaluate OpenOffice objects, facilitating the use of returned objects in the absence of sufficient documentation."

More information about the book can be found at:
http://www.pitonyak.org/book/
New UNO Wrapper API
"The Java UNO Wrapper classes improve some important aspects when using the UNO interface. Using the wrapper one gets
  • improved type safety,
  • transparent functionality of every wrapped object,
  • well documented object methods having nice and readable signatures (based on the original IDL descriptions),
  • better readability and maintainability of programs."
The wrapper API can be found at
http://www.riess.de/de/downloads/applications/JavaUnoWrapper/en/index.html
OpenOffice.org 2.0 Codeline - Snapshot Builds
Everybody who is interested in the development progress on the OpenOffice.org 2.0 codeline should frequently check for new snapshot builds.

The current snapshot builds are available at: http://download.openoffice.org/680/
General
Developer Survey
Please take a moment to fill out our developer survey. Created and hosted by Erwin Tenhumberg and Cristian Driga with the help of other community members, the survey is designed to give the Community a better understanding of its developer members.
Have you integrated OpenOffice.org into your solution?
More and more companies and individuals are integrating OpenOffice.org, or OpenOffice.org derivatives like StarOffice into their products and solutions. Also more and more developers are creating new add-ons for OpenOffice.org by using the SDK.

In order to create a list of all the cool and powerful usages of OpenOffice.org please send your "OpenOffice.org sightings" to erwin.tenhumberg@sun.com

Here is a short preliminary list of know integrations (all links point to external web sites):
Write Scripts and Macros
Resources
Extend and integrate via Components
SDK
Websites
Support
Build, fix and enhance Source Code
Resources
Port to new Platforms
Resources
Localize and internationalize OOo
Resources
Write Developer Documentation
Resources
Test and QA
Resources
StarOffice Basic
Resources
Java
Resources
VB/Delphi
Resources
C++
Resources
XML
Resources
Databases
Resources
Web Services
Resources
Roadmap & Releases
Resources
How to use CVS
Resources
How to Contribute
Resources
How to find Contacts
Resources
  • IRC (Channel: #OpenOffice.org, Server: irc.freenode.net)
  • Project Leads
 
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