OpenOffice.org Development with NetBeans

OpenOffice.org
Development with
NetBeans
Steffen Grund
Software Engineer
Sun Microsystems GmbH, Hamburg
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Agenda
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Introduction
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OpenOffice.org API plug in
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Project Wizards
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File Support
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File Wizards
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Actions
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Outlook
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Demonstration
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Q & A
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Introduction
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NetBeans: powerful IDE for Java
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OpenOffice.org programming in Java is popular
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OpenOffice.org
plug in
for NetBeans
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Lower initial learning barrier
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OpenOffice.org plug in
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Current Version: 1.1.0 with
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Configuration
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Context sensitive help
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Project Wizards
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File Support
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File Wizards
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Actions: create, deploy, debug
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OpenOffice.org plug in
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OpenOffice.org and OOo SDK installed
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Logging directory (optional)
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For NetBeans 5.5 and 5.5.1 in NetBeans update center, not
yet for NetBeans 6.0
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Linux, Solaris, Windows, Mac (with limitations caused by
OOo)
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Project Wizards
Available in OpenOffice.org folder
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Client Application Wizard
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create OpenOffice.org client
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Component Wizard
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general extension: implement a Service
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AddOn Wizard
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special extension: UI support
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Calc AddIn Wizard
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special extension: own functions for Calc
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File Support
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IDL file support: syntax highlighting
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Configuration file support (xcu, xcs files):
syntax highlighting, auto completion
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Support for description.xml:
own UI for:
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Extension version and identifier
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Dependencies
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Update URL
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Licenses
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File Wizards
Available in OpenOffice.org folder
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New configuration files: empty xcs and xcu files
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Create new implementation object for existing Service or
Interface
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New IDL file: all supported types available
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Interface and Service:
create Java implementation object directly
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Actions
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Generally available from Context Menu
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Compile single IDL file
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Create oxt
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Deploy oxt
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Deploy oxt and run OpenOffice.org
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Debug oxt
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View extension properties (UI for description.xml)
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Additional Features
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Custom manifest
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External jars
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Project update to new plug in version
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Ant targets to overwrite in build scripts
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Central registration class
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Outlook
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specialized file wizards for adding to Calc AddIns and
AddOns
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Help files for extensions
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C++ support
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Library API Wrapper Project Type
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Resources
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OpenOffice.org API plug in wiki page
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http://wiki.services.openoffice.org/wiki/OpenOffice_NetBeans_Integration
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Developer's Guide
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http://api.openoffice.org/docs/DevelopersGuide/Extensions/Extensions.xhtml
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Demonstration
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Q & A
OpenOffice.org
Development with
NetBeans
Steffen Grund
Steffen.Grund@sun.com