On Fri, 2002-02-15 at 14:07, Rainer Klute wrote: > >Rainer, can you perhaps submit patches to the new POI project > >(src/documentation/xdocs) documentation. > > There's not much to document except the HPSF description. The rest is all in the >javadocs. >
So far all of the POI subprojects have a helpful "How-TO" and code samples demonstrating their use. The POI user community seems to greatly appreciate this. If you're unable to write it, I will. > > >Please document the browser > >seperately from the actual APIs. > > The POI Browser is also documented in the javadocs. > javadocs...bah humbug. One step up from "the code is the documentation" IMHO > > >Officially the APIs are part of the > >project where the browser is just a contributed tool. (project scope > >excludes GUIs -- more for fear of someone wanting to donate a whole office > >suite ;-p ). > > Hey, why should we mind that? :-) > You have a sick sense of humor ;-). Thats a fine project for someone somewhere else. Its quite out of scope... > The POI Browser is at least very handy for development. +1 > Currently it makes a distinction between HPSF streams and non-HPSF stream. > However, it wouldn't be hard to make it configurable in a sense that you can > register a class for each POI document type you are interested in. And > the class displays the stream properties you want to see. > To each their own... I'd rather diff in text mode.. > > Best regards > Rainer Klute > > RAINER KLUTE IT-CONSULTING > Dipl.-Inform. > Rainer Klute E-Mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > K�rner Grund 24 Telefon: +49 172 2324824 > D-44143 Dortmund Telefax: +49 231 5349423 > -- www.superlinksoftware.com www.sourceforge.net/projects/poi - port of Excel format to java http://developer.java.sun.com/developer/bugParade/bugs/4487555.html - fix java generics! The avalanche has already started. It is too late for the pebbles to vote. -Ambassador Kosh
