OASIS OpenDocument Essentials introduces you to the XML that serves as an internal format for office applications. OpenDocument is the native format for OpenOffice.org, an open source, cross-platform office suite, and KOffice, an office suite for KDE (the K desktop environment).
You should read this book if you want to extract data from OpenDocument files, convert your data to OpenDocument format, or simply find out how the format works.
The examples in this book are written using a variety of tools and languages. I prefer to use open-source tools which work cross-platform, so most of the programming examples will be in Perl or Java. I use the Xalan XSLT processor, which you may find at http://xml.apache.org. All the examples in this book have been tested with OpenOffice.org version 1.9.100, Perl 5.8.0, and Xalan-J 2.6.0 on a Linux system using the SuSE 9.2 distribution. This is not to slight any other applications that use OpenDocument (such as KOffice) nor any other operating systems (MacOS X or Windows); it’s just that I used the tools at hand.
Chapter 1, The Open Document Format
This chapter tells you how a document in OpenDocument format is stored and what its major components are.
You should read this book if you want to extract data from OpenDocument files, convert your data to OpenDocument format, or simply find out how the format works.
The examples in this book are written using a variety of tools and languages. I prefer to use open-source tools which work cross-platform, so most of the programming examples will be in Perl or Java. I use the Xalan XSLT processor, which you may find at http://xml.apache.org. All the examples in this book have been tested with OpenOffice.org version 1.9.100, Perl 5.8.0, and Xalan-J 2.6.0 on a Linux system using the SuSE 9.2 distribution. This is not to slight any other applications that use OpenDocument (such as KOffice) nor any other operating systems (MacOS X or Windows); it’s just that I used the tools at hand.
Chapter 1, The Open Document Format
This chapter tells you how a document in OpenDocument format is stored and what its major components are.
Chapter 2, The meta.xml, styles.xml, settings.xml, and content.xml Files
This chapter explains the XML elements that describe meta-information (information about the document), style information, and various settings associated with a document in OpenDocument format. It also describes the general structure of the file that contains a document’s content.
This chapter explains the XML elements that describe meta-information (information about the document), style information, and various settings associated with a document in OpenDocument format. It also describes the general structure of the file that contains a document’s content.
Chapter 3, Text Document Basics
This chapter tells you how text documents handle character, paragraph, and section formatting. It also describes bulleted and numbered lists, and outline numbering.
Chapter 4, Text Documents—Advanced
This chapter covers frames, images, fields, footnotes, tracking changes, and tables in text documents.
Chapter 5, Spreadsheets
Spreadsheets have a great deal in common with tables; this chapter points out the similarities and differences. It also covers topics such as formulas and content validation.
Chapter 6, Drawings
This chapter explains the OpenDocument elements for basic shapes such as lines, rectangles, circles, etc.; stroke and fill properties; 3-D elements and text animation.
Chapter 7, Presentation
Text and drawings are at the heart of a presentation; this chapter covers the elements used to add backgrounds, transitions, and sound.
Chapter 8, Charts
The OpenDocument format has elements that allow you to represent charts based on data in your spreadsheets. This chapter describes the elements for chart titles, legends, axes and tickmarks.
Chapter 9, Filters in OpenOffice.org
You don’t have to create a stand-alone application to transform XML files to OpenDocument format. In this chapter, you’ll find out how to make an import filter that integrates your transformations into the OpenOffice.org application.
This chapter tells you how text documents handle character, paragraph, and section formatting. It also describes bulleted and numbered lists, and outline numbering.
Chapter 4, Text Documents—Advanced
This chapter covers frames, images, fields, footnotes, tracking changes, and tables in text documents.
Chapter 5, Spreadsheets
Spreadsheets have a great deal in common with tables; this chapter points out the similarities and differences. It also covers topics such as formulas and content validation.
Chapter 6, Drawings
This chapter explains the OpenDocument elements for basic shapes such as lines, rectangles, circles, etc.; stroke and fill properties; 3-D elements and text animation.
Chapter 7, Presentation
Text and drawings are at the heart of a presentation; this chapter covers the elements used to add backgrounds, transitions, and sound.
Chapter 8, Charts
The OpenDocument format has elements that allow you to represent charts based on data in your spreadsheets. This chapter describes the elements for chart titles, legends, axes and tickmarks.
Chapter 9, Filters in OpenOffice.org
You don’t have to create a stand-alone application to transform XML files to OpenDocument format. In this chapter, you’ll find out how to make an import filter that integrates your transformations into the OpenOffice.org application.
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