OpenOffice.org Macros / News: Recent posts

This post is to let everyone know that I am now helping to run www.OOoMacros.org.

Russ (avantman42) has been running the site single-handed (AFAIK) for some time and has been doing a great job. But Russ now has a number of other commitments which mean that he can't devote as much time as he would like to the site, so I have taken over primary responsibility for OOoMacros.org.

Russ is still offering valuable help and advice and remains involved with OOoMacros.org - it's his "baby" ;)... read more

Two new tools now available on OpenOffice.org Macros make it easy to inspect the OpenOffice.org object hierarchy, and distribute macros as add-ons. They should be of interest to anyone that
develops macros for OpenOffice.org.

X-Ray is a tool that allows a developer to inspect the OpenOffice.org object hierarchy, using an interactive interface. It can display the properties, methods, services and interfaces provided by
an object. If the property or method being examined is an API object, it can also be analysed by X-Ray. If it is a simple variable, the value will be displayed. If the SDK is installed, X-Ray can
display the relevant page in a web browser.... read more

Various examples from Danny Brewer have now been collated into the "Danny Brewer's Examples" file release