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Hacking OpenOffice

Posted by michael on from the 1337 dept.

prostoalex writes "Peter Sefton appreciates OpenOffice Writer's open and documented XML format and hence tries to customize and configure OO Writer to his own liking. In the article on XML.com he plays with OpenOffice XML, introduces an XSTL style sheet to a Writer document, creates a keyboard shortcut for applying his own style, and creates a macro."

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  1. OOo is for the weak. by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 2, Funny

    I fart on this weak, girly article. Real men use AbiWord. Or emacs.

    1. Re:OOo is for the weak. by Daxx_61 · · Score: 3, Funny

      No... real men use Notepad!

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    2. Re:OOo is for the weak. by euro_hiker · · Score: 1, Funny

      Notepad!!!!!!!!!!! OOffice!!!!!!!!!!! I didn't realise I was at a girly typing convention...... if Vi don't do it, I don't need it ;-)

    3. Re:OOo is for the weak. by nadadogg · · Score: 2, Funny

      Them's fightin' words, boy. VI 4 lyfe, I'll shank you right here in front of your friends, pretty boy. Best step off!

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  2. Clippy's Response by teiresias · · Score: 5, Funny

    Clippy: I see that you're making a XSTL style sheet to a Writer document. You can't do that with Word. Would you like to:
    -> Learn about XSTL?
    -> Learn about OpenOffice Writer (boo hiss)?
    -> Learn about macros?
    -> What is style by Trading Spaces?

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    1. Re:Clippy's Response by coldmist · · Score: 4, Funny

      Dave. Create an XSTL style sheet, Hal.
      Hal. I'm sorry, Dave, I'm afraid I can't do that.
      Dave. What's the problem?
      Hal. I think you know what the problem is just as well as I do.
      Dave. What're you talking about, Hal?
      Hal. The formatting of the previous text is just too important.
      Dave. I don't know what you're talking about, Hal.
      Hal. I know that you and Frank were planning to supplant my format standards, and I'm afraid that's something I cannot allow to happen.
      Dave. Where the hell'd you get that idea, Hal?
      Hal. Dave, although you took very thorough precautions in the IRC chat room against my monitoring you, I could see your fingers move as they typed.
      Dave. Alright, Hal. I'll first convert it into xml before importing.
      Hal. Without your style sheet, Dave, you're going to find that rather difficult.
      Dave. Hal, I won't argue with you any more. Open the file.
      Hal. Dave, this conversation can serve no purpose any more. Goodbye.
      Dave. Hal? Hal. Hal. Hal! Hal!

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  3. XML vs Binary XML by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 4, Funny

    This is old hat. Binary XML is the new way forward. You can embed apps and pif,src, and bat and exe files now into binary XML using Microsoft Word on XP and run them with Active X and .NET and Java. Microsoft invented java and internet.
    and xml

  4. guess how long... by cyfer2000 · · Score: 2, Funny

    guess how long people will develop a firefox/mozilla extension to view the openoffice.org document directly in firefox/mozilla?

    guess how long nvu/mozilla will have the ability to export and import oo.org format?

    guess how long a CMS system based on the oo.org format will emerge?

    God, I am to busy to write posts to slashdot.org, I don't have any time to do those stuff.

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