Laurent Godard wrote: > Hi > > globally agree > >> P.S.: If designed and done right, then macro recording should be >> feasible for interacting with/using any UNO service object in a language >> neutral manner, such that the generable macros could be created for any >> of the desired target languages of the users, OOo Basic, Python, Java, >> BeanShell, ooRexx, and the like. >> > >> E.g., if I knew what the initial environment was (already there for >> macros) and what interactions (API invocations with used arguments) took >> place, then I would be able to (easily!) create from that an ooRexx >> program that would be able to "replay" all those API invocations. I am >> sure that Andrew would know and be able to do the same vor OOo Basic, >> and everyone else acquainted with UNO and another scripting language >> would be able to generate the appropriate code in their chosen scripting >> language. >> > > > paolo mantovani as started some long-term work in thsi direction using > python. > > look at > http://www.paolo-mantovani.org/downloads/DispatchToApiRecorder/ > and ping him if necessarry > > such contributions could easilly be deployed as extensions By all respect - this approach doesn't scale. It will give nicer macros in some cases but not more.
What Paolo does is the "big solution", but only to a very small degree: he reimplements the "glue" code (please see the wiki page I linked to in another reply in this thread) minus the UI, but he doesn't do it in C++, he does it in a scripting language. Doing this in the necessary completeness will take even longer than doing it in C++ by the people in the know and in many cases it will just be impossible. Best regards, Mathias -- Mathias Bauer (mba) - Project Lead OpenOffice.org Writer OpenOffice.org Engineering at Sun: http://blogs.sun.com/GullFOSS Please don't reply to "[EMAIL PROTECTED]". I use it for the OOo lists and only rarely read other mails sent to it. --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
