Source code directories

Below is a (somewhat terse) description of the various directories for OpenOffice source code.

animation	Containers for the css::animation UNO API, used in slideshow and sd
autodoc	html pages from c++, java, idl inline documentation
automation
avmedia	Audio/Video media implementation - requires a working Java Media Framework (JMF) currently can't play streams only file-system URIs anyway.
basctl	controls and dialogs - basic
basegfx	algorithms and data types for graphics (e.g. polygons, vectors, matrices and the like - see that used in canvas)
basic	basic interpreter
bean	office bean <not useful>
beanshell	java interpreter - so you can write java in command shell, interactive java -- good for prototyping /macros from http://www.beanshell.org/ with some patches
berkeleydb	external library. http://www.sleepycat.com/products/db.shtml simple db - used for search in help and galleries
boost	external (C++ template) library: http://boost.org/native
bridges	bridges from various C++ ABIs, Java JNI, MS .Net to UNO and back. Also implementation of the UNO Remote Protocol. And in ooo-build a bridge from Mono to UNO and back.
canvas	new canvas implementation to improve rendering, various backends implement the new XCanvas API eg. cairo / DirectX
chart2	new chart not used yet (in OO.o 2.0)
cli_ure	Common Lang Infrastructure Uno Runtime Environment -- support assemblies and tools for the MS .Net (and Mono) UNO binding
codemaker	UNO interface declaration/stub generators for C++ (headers), Java (class files), ... (the one for .Net is in cli_ure)
configmgr	runtime - toolbar, is it gonna do spellchecking, etc.
config_office	build configs, configure scripts, autotools, etc.
connectivity	database pieces, drivers, etc.
cosv	"Common Services," part of autodoc
cppcanvas	helper C++ wrappers for canvas
cppu	type definitions/implementations for the core of UNO. The exported API is in C
cppuhelper	helpers for using cppu in C++. e.g. templates for implementing UNO components. bootstrapping stuff - get UNO up & running
cpputools	old way of doing component registration. nowdays another stand-alone ui & tools called UNO package
crashrep	reports crashes (novell disabled that)
curl	external library curl (a URL manipulation engine)
dbaccess	data base access tools
default_images	all images and resources
desktop	what used to be the desktop in SO5 - now the binary
dmake	the dmake tool itself, built by running 'bootstrap' after configure
dtrans	clipboard abstraction - data transfer
embeddedobj
embedserv
epm	enhanced package manager- nasty hack for packaging not useful - but default build uses, every linux packager disables this
eventattacher	how basic handles events -
expat	external library with added UCS2 support, ... simple SAX parser
extensions	browser plugin, activex control, scanner bits
external	placeholder for extra code needed to build
extras	templates, clipart galleries, palettes, symbol font etc.
fileaccess	tiny: implements XSimpleFileAccess interface - that makes the UCB interfaces actually usable (via UNO) and more intuitive.
filter	filter registration and some simple filters (also descriptions
forms	embedded forms control and pieces (design forms in documents, fields and database driven)
fpicker	native file pickers for Unix and Windows (file open dialog) GTK+, KDE, Windows
Framework	UI rewrite, toolbars, menus, UNO stuff, including accelerators & interaction, etc.
goodies	graphics filters, 3d and 2d graqphics pieces
helpcontent2	for OpenOffice.org 2 - english + other languages help content
hsqldb	external library. http://hsqldb.org/ Java database engine. Default database format for OpenOffice.org
hwpfilter	filter for a word processor file format popular in Korea. (Hangul Word Processor)
i18npool	internationalization, counting, calendaring, complex text layout
i18nutil	small bits of internationalization
icu	external library. International (IBM? ;-)) Components for Unicode http://icu.sourceforge.net/ Complex Text Layout (Indian), Information about characters, number formats, other locale information.
idl
idlc	idl compiler
instsetoo_native	install set for oo, native installers -
io	simple IO wrappers
javaunohelper	makes it easy to use UNO with java
jurt and jut	java related
jvmaccess, jvmfwk	wrappers so you can use all the Java Runtime Environments with their slightly incompatible APIs with ease. Hah.
libwpd	external library. Not modified. http://libwpd.sourceforge.net/ wordperfect filter - SAX api - emits callbacks when things happen
libxmlsec	external library. (Still) heavily patched. http://www.aleksey.com/xmlsec/ to do XML signing, etc.
lingucomponent	spellcheck, hyphenator, thesaurus, ...
linguistic	?
mathmldtd
msfontextract	external library. http://www.kyz.uklinux.net/libmspack/ for use in FontOOo (unpacking the downloaded Microsoft fonts (webfont))
nas	network audio server library
neon	web library to help deal with WebDAV or other protocols
netbeans_integration	java?
np_sdk	Netscape Plugin SDK. Header to build Mozilla plugins.
odk	office development kit - implements the first step on the way to the OpenOffice.org SDK tarball
offapi	all of the idl files except those in UNO calls - artificial separation
officecfg	defaults, the schema and settings for Openoffice
offuh	tiny component to build the idl into c++ headers
oocustomimages	themes, custom themes
packages	reading and writing zips
padmin	printer administration dialog - used lpr - obsolete with CUPS and fontconfig, but still used for some things
portaudio	an audio output library for various sound setups.
postprocess	build related dependencies -
psprint	postscript print - unix only - implements font discovery, interface to CUPS / lpr, query and basic PS - dump PS on print - actual PS rendering inside vcl
psprint_config	ppds for use by psprint when not using CUPS
pyuno	uno binding for python
qadev	?
rdbmaker	makes registries for openoffice for storing type data, etc./?
readlicense_oo	reading oo license when starting up
regexp	regular expression matching
registry	registry reading, etc.
remotebridges	UNO services dealing with interprocess bridges.
rhino	java script engine/interpreter
ridljar	java thing
rsc	resource compiler - turns resource descriptions src and hrc files scattered throughout.
rvpapi	?
sablot	external library. yet another xslt implementation in the tree (in C++)
sal	system abstraction layer - rtl, osl and sal (rtl - platform independent strings, osl - platform specific stuff, threads, dynamic loading, process, ipc, etc.). Exports only C API and some inline-methods-only C++ API
salhelper	C++ helpers to make use of sal easier
sandbox	java applet embedding stuff. Totally useless without a Sun JDK.
sane	external scanner library
sax	wrapper around expat using UNO
sc	calc - the Spreadsheet core
scaddins	extra functions for calc
sch	current charging engine
scp2	script particles - being rewritten for oo2. all of instalation was driven by starbasic - this is now in instsetoo-nativ
scripting	scripting framework - for java, python, etc. to play together and uses UNO - noel working on
sd	impress and draw components . impress think as hack on top of draw.
sdk_oo	software development kit OO - implements the second step on the way to the OpenOffice.org SDK tarball (see odk)
setup-native	?
sfx2	gui code, much of which is now deprecated - list of documents open would be traceked - raw C__ code; gutsy core of document management and loading.
shell	system helpers - launching URI, recently used files, system integration, external mailer support, etc.
sj2	java?
slideshow	new impress slideshow engine in OO.o 2.0
smoketestoo_native
sndfile	soundfile - library for loading all kinds of sound - external lib
so3	?
solenv	make and build infrastructure - solar (think: Sun or Star Division) environment
soltools	all sorts of build tools
solver	dumping ground for binaries as object output
sot	compound file storage tools code (?)
starmath	formula editor
stlport	external library. STL implementation, from the days when compilers had crappy implementations.
stoc	registries, reflection, introspection implementation for UNO
store	streams, mmaps, etc.
svtools	useful code, common dialogs, file and print dialogs, wizards, vcl filters, lots of helper code
svx	graphics related helper code - xoutdev - rendering - this is where a lot of wht work would happen to move to the canvas. svdraw - transparent gradient stuff . lots of the draw and impress code is in this shared lib
sw	writer - the word processing core
sysui	.desktop files for different distros
toolkit	abstract windowing thing- uno imples of windows stuff - so can be used from basic
tools	predates sal - string etc . functions, url manip, stream stuff etc.
transex3	translation tools
twain	Windows scanner support
ucb	content broker (has ucp) which do things like convert files to strings in content broker world.
ucbhelper	C++ wrappers to help make using content providers easy
udkapi	low level UNO stuff API idl files
udm	part of autodoc
unixODBC	external lib
unocontrols	separate process and thread for progress bars, etc.
unoil	?
unotools	helpers for C++ use of UNO
unoxml	UNO wrappers for XML services
unzip	used by installer
ure	beginnings of standalone UNO distribution foo.
uui	?
vcl	base windowing toolkit abstraction Visual Class Libraries - includes backends for unix & Win32
vos	(virt obj system) - deprecated but still used, lots of sal like stuff
wizards	java wizards for db setup, importing, tutorials, etc.
writerperfect	word perfect filter - wrapper for libwpd
X11_extensions	headers for XRender support
xalan	external library. java xslt implementation
xmerge , xml2cmp	?
xmlhelp	help reader and viewer for online help
xmloff	common xml import and export filter logic
xmlscript	?
xmlSearch	?"
xmlSecurity	document signing