Split build
Split build is an effort to provide OpenOffice.org buildable by pieces; and additionally the way you can see with all the free software projects that use autotools - just ./configure ; make ; sudo make...
View ArticlePro Git
I've just learned about the Git book - Pro Git. I've read just small parts of that, but looks really great :-) You can buy a printed version of that too.
View ArticleLibreOffice on CIA.vc
Yesterday I have added LibreOffice as a project to the CIA.vc tracking site; and guess what, it was among the most active projects yesterday, and it has quite some nice progress today too :-) Big...
View ArticleLibreOffice Tinderbox
You probably know what is LibreOffice, but might be in doubt, what is a tinderbox. It is easy - it is a script that builds a software project over and over again, and reports success or problems to a...
View ArticleLibreOffice Tinderbox moved
If you have read my previous blog about LibreOffice Tinderbox, this is a small update: We have moved the tinbuild script to a separate repository, so that the tinbuild can potentially switch branches...
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LibreOffice Findbar improvements
Yesterday I played a bit with the Findbar in LibreOffice, and changed it to look and behave more like in the applications like Firefox, or Evolution: It is now hidden by default, and opens when you...
View ArticleLibreOffice GSoC: The UI Cleanup
As you might have heard, LibreOffice has been accepted for this year's Google Summer of Code program. I am a mentor or a co-mentor of several tasks, but one of them is the closest to my heart, and that...
View ArticleFOSDEM 2011: LibreOffice Online Help (Wikihelp)
I realized I did not post my FOSDEM slides online; this blog post is to fix that ;-) So if you want to learn more about our approach to the on-line help, please have a look here: LibreOffice Online...
View ArticleLibreOffice: Zapojte se!
[This blog entry is in Czech, a summary of my talk I had at the openSUSE 11.4 Release Party in Prague.] Toto je asi první zápis, který píšu česky. A pokud není první, tak ten předchozí jsem musel...
View ArticleLibreOffice build on Windows with ccache for MSVC
I have just revived my 4 years old hack that adds MSVC support to ccache. The use case is a bit limited - you have to use it from inside cygwin; but that is exactly what LibreOffice needs :-) So I have...
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Toolbar improvements
On Friday, I was able to spend a bit of time on UI hacking which I love. Those small and tiny pieces that when combined, do a big difference - do you remember my GSoC task proposal in this area? ;-)...
View ArticleLibreOffice v češtině
Chcete si stáhnout LibreOffice? Doporučím vám tedy stránky LibreOffice v češtině, abyste se k instalátoru nemuseli dostávat přes anglické stránky :-) LibreOffice 3.4 má uživatelské rozhraní kompletně...
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Improved Rulers
Recently I was able to spend a bit of time on the UI hacking again; and this time it was the "Rulers" in Writer. Thanks to Mirek M. (BTW, have you seen his Call for GSoC projects designs, and Call for...
View ArticleLibreOffice Tutorial Videos
A user just asked on IRC how to print a serie of descriptions of photos, when he has a list in a spreadsheet. I answered that Mail Merge is what he is searching for - but he did not know what Mail...
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LibreOffice HackFest in Munich: Apply Style Combobox
The first day of the LibreOffice HackFest in Munich is nearly over, and I am happy to say that I've already achieved what I wanted to hack on: This is how the "Apply Style" combo box looks like from...
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LibreOffice 4.0: Use Firefox Personas in your favorite office suite
At the very last minute, my patches to support Firefox Personas in LibreOffice were accepted as a late feature for 4.0, hooray! :-) What does it mean? Personas are easy-to-use themes that let you...
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Recent documents in LibreOffice
This is again one of those little improvements that make LibreOffice much more usable, and that I so much love hacking on. I implemented a dropdown for the Open toolbar button that brings an easy...
View ArticleMoved my blog
Recently I decided to update my blog to something that will be less awkward than NanoBlogger I have been using until now. I mean, writing the entries in vim is great, running the nb script is easy, but...
View ArticleLibreOffice 4.2: Better Windows bug reports
If you are not a programmer, and still want to help LibreOffice, there are many ways; one of them is submitting good bug reports. And a good bug report means a report with as much information as...
View ArticleHelp needed: Translating Getting Started Guide to Czech (or Slovak)
Standa Horáček just posted information about a shared effort to translate the LibreOffice Getting Started Guide to Czech and Slovak Language. You can find more information also in the original post by...
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