The document outlines the steps to set up a development environment for creating a Java extension for LibreOffice using LOEclipse, including installing Eclipse and the LOEclipse plugin, the LibreOffice SDK, and cloning a starter project from GitHub. It then explains how to modify the starter project's dialog to insert entered content into a document and include features like word counting and disabling the insert button when empty.

1. Samuel Mehrbrodt, CIB Software GmbH
Las Palmas De Gran Canaria, April 8th 2016
Writing a Java Extension for LibreOffice
With LOEclipse

2. Content
1. Setup Development Environment
2. Create your extension
3. Make your extension do something

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Setup Development Environment

4. Setup Development Environment
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Install Eclipse for Java Developers (Tested with 4.5
Mars)
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Install LOEclipse plugin
– http://eclipse-plugins.libreoffice.org
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Install LibreOffice & LibreOffice SDK (>= 5.0
supported)

5. 2 | 3
Create your extension

6. Create your extension
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Visit https://github.com/smehrbrodt/libreoffice-starter-extension
and follow the README :)

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Make your extension do something

8. Make your extension do something
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Modify the dialog according to
the screenshot
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„Insert“ should insert the
entered content in the current
document
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„Cancel“ should close the dialog
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Extra
– Show word count for your input
field
– Disable „Insert“ button when input
field is empty

9. Thank You!
Questions?

10. Thank You!
Questions?