2010/1/12 Alexandro Colorado <[email protected]>: > > > On Mon, Dec 21, 2009 at 11:42 AM, Johnny Rosenberg <[email protected]> > wrote: >> >> 2009/12/20 Ariel Constenla-Haile <[email protected]>: >>> >>> Hello Johnny, >>> >>> On Sunday 20 December 2009, 14:19, Johnny Rosenberg wrote: >>>> >>>> Anyone who can point me to somewhere where I can learn to create an >>>> add-on or extension? My thought is that the person to whom I send it >>>> should easily install it by the extension manager, so I guess I need >>>> to create an OXT somehow. How is all that done properly? >>> >>> if you just want to share macros with people, I'd recommend Paolo's >>> BasicAddonBuilder >>> http://extensions.services.openoffice.org/project/BasicAddonBuilder >>> >>> Anyway, if you want to study how extensions are packages, read the Dev's >>> Guide >>> >>> http://wiki.services.openoffice.org/wiki/Documentation/DevGuide/Extensions/Extensions >>> and >>> http://wiki.services.openoffice.org/wiki/Non-code_extensions >>> >>> >>> Regards >>> -- >>> Ariel Constenla-Haile >>> La Plata, Argentina >> >> Thank you, Ariel and also thank you, Jan. Currently I only write Basic >> macros (and create dialogs) and most of them are for Calc. > > Try the BasicAddonBuilder, this will build the OXT for you. > http://extensions.services.openoffice.org/project/BasicAddonBuilder > > "BasicAddonBuilder is an OpenOffice.org extension that allows you to export > a StarBasic library in the OpenOffice.org Extension format, ready for > deployment. BasicAddonBuilder does not require special skills or a deep > knowledge of extensions specifications. A wizard-style dialog will guide you > through the process, allowing you to define in a graphical way all menu and > toolbars that will be added to the OpenOffice.org user interface in order to > launch macros from your StarBasic library."
Thank you all for hints and suggestions. I will certainly take a closer look at some of them. The BasicAddonBuilder seems like a quick way to get things done until I learn more about the concept of OXT. Regards Johnny Rosenberg --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [email protected] For additional commands, e-mail: [email protected]
