Developer's Guide - Update/Extending the Addon Chapter

Summary

The OpenOffice.org Developer's Guide is designed to be the main resource for developers to find technical background information related to UNO and the OpenOffice.org API.

The Developer's Guide chapter "Add-Ons" provides a detailed description for the service provider interface (SPI) Add-ons. Add-ons became the synomym for extensions that integrates in the UI (typical menus and or toolbars) of the office. The feature set has grown over the time but not all features are reflected in the Developer's Guide yet. To make the guide complete and to include all concepts the existing chapter should be updated.

Task

The task of this bounty is to update, extend or if necessary reorganize the existing chapter "Add-Ons" and integrate the latest concepts and features in the Developer's Guide. It's mainly the transformation of the existing wiki documentation "Generic UNO Interfaces for complex toolbar controls" and "Addon Menu Toolbar Merging" into the Developer's Guide format and integrated in the existing "Add-Ons" chapter. The final structure will be defined together with the bounty reviewers/mentors.

Knowledge requirements

The Owner of this bounty should have a deep knowledge of Add-ons and the available features and UNO in general. Ideally the owner has practical experience with the development of Add-ons.

Content on this page is licensed under the Public Documentation License (PDL).