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=== Future Features === | === Future Features === | ||
Revision as of 17:30, 16 March 2009
The Creative Commons Add-in for OpenOffice.org (OOo Extension Page) allows license information to be embedded in OpenOffice.org Writer, Impress and Calc documents.
Installation
The latest version of the plugin is 0.6.1, available for download here: ccooo.oxt.
To install:
- Download the plugin
- Open OpenOffice.org
- Go to the Tools menu and select Extension Manager. Click Add and select the file you downloaded.
- After the installation process completes, restart OpenOffice.org. The Creative Commons menu options will be located at the bottom of the Insert menu.
To upgrade:
- Open OpenOffice.org
- Go to the Tools menu and select Extension Manager. Select ccooo.oxt and click the Updates... button. OpenOffice.org will check for updates and prompt you to download the new version, if available.
Development
- Browse code at http://cctools.svn.sourceforge.net/viewvc/cctools/ccooo/ or checkout from https://cctools.svn.sourceforge.net/svnroot/cctools/ccooo/
- Changes
Known Issues
- The first time a license is selected, the add-in reads the RDF database of licenses from the disk resulting in a noticeable pause.
- Stale release.
- Issues should be added to http://code.creativecommons.org/issues
Future Features
- Make a release (last Nov 2007) incorporating Flickr Image Re-Use for OpenOffice.org.
- Internationalization
- Display license information when opening CC licensed documents [This was part of Cassio's original codebase; disabled for the initial release until it's adapted to the new package layout; shouldn't be difficult -- Nathan]]
- Educational component (wizard) assists people in selecting appropriate license types for their desires
- Support for Draw
- Support for ODF 1.2 metadata (not yet supported by OOo)
- Debian and Fedora packaging?
See also
External links
- Summer of Code Project: “OpenOffice.org Writer Add-in for Publishing CC Licensed Documents”
- OpenOffice.org
- thread on cc-devel from January 2006: Adding CC License to open office as part of Open Office menu options, [1]
- CreativeCommons OASIS Open Office Module
- thread on cc-metadata from February 2004: CC metadata in OpenOffice.org/OASIS documents, [2], [3], [4], [5], [6], [7]
- thread on cc-metadata from March 2004: CC OASIS Open Office draft updated, [8]
- Issues on OO.o bug tracker: #29404, #66656
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