Andrew, that's just what I had in mind. And I see Nino and TJ have talked with you about creating an extension for the specific purpose of OOoAuthors volunteers using TJ's code. Excellent!
Regarding adding the more generic info to the user guide, the starting point would be code to be copied and pasted from an email or a website. I think that's the case which newbies have difficulty figuring out, without some very specific instructions such as those you have given below. I know I have trouble with it, since I don't do this often (maybe once a year or less often). Another starting point could be a library that can be downloaded; I don't know how to do that either. I have in mind to put this info into the section "Writing macros without the recorder" in Getting Started with Macros (Ch13 of GS). That is your chapter; do you have time to draft it? Not urgent, but by early September would be good. --Jean On Sat, 2010-07-24 at 00:09 -0400, Andrew Douglas Pitonyak wrote: > Question: What is the starting point? I mean, how does the user obtain > the code? Is this a copy and paste thing, or is it in a library that can > be downloaded? If desired, this could easily turned into an extension > with a menu. > > You must choose where to store the macros. If the macros are frequently > used, perhaps they can be stored in the Standard Library. My > recommendation, however, is that they be stored in a specific library. > Perhaps I will name the library TJLib. > > 1. Use Tools > Macros > Organize Macros > OpenOffice.org Basic to open > the OOo Basic Macros dialog. > 2. Click the organizer button to open the macro organizer. > 3. Click on the Libraries tab. > 4. Make certain that the Location drop-down displays "My Macros & Dialogs". > 5. Click the New button. For the library name, use TJLib (or pick a more > appropriate name). > 6. Click the Modules tab. > 7. Select TJLib and expand the entries. There should be a module shown > as "Module1". In the unlikely event that it does not exist, Select TJLib > and click on New and create Module1. > 8. Select Module1 in the TJLib and click Edit to open the Basic IDE. > 9. In the Basic IDE, copy all of TJ's code and replace what ever is > already in the IDE. > 10. There is more than one way to run the macro. Press F5 to run the > macro. You can also click on the "Run Basic" button in the toolbar. > > Hope this provides a sufficiently detailed start. > > On 07/22/2010 12:39 AM, Jean Hollis Weber wrote: > > We need a short set of instructions for OOoAuthors volunteers explaining > > how to add TJ's code for cleaning up wiki output to the macros on a > > volunteer's OOo setup. > > > > A variation on these instructions might also go well in Getting Started > > with Macros (Ch13 of GS), which has a section on "Writing macros without > > the recorder" with an example but no instructions on how to do it. > > > > Can someone put a draft together, please? Needs to be written at a very > > basic level; many volunteers (and most readers of the GS book) have > > never done this before. > > > > Jean > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [email protected] For additional commands, e-mail: [email protected]
