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| <h1>New Features in this Release</h1> |
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| <li><p><b>Additional language support</b> |
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| Added support for <a href="http://www.beanshell.org/home.html">BeanShell</a>, a loosely typed Java based scripting language |
| supported by NetBeans. The Interactive BeanShell Scripting Window |
| available from Tools->Scripting Add-ons allows you to experiment |
| with Office scripting without needing to recompile your scripts. |
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| This is an example of the implementation of an additional script runtime, |
| in this case based on Java runtime (see |
| <a href="runtime-howto.html">How to write a runtime</a> for more information |
| on writing runtimes). |
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| <li><p><b>Security Enhancements</b> |
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| Script execution by the scripting framework now honors the <a href="user-guide.html#Leveraging_StarBasic_Security">security</a> |
| settings in Tools -> Options -> Security Settings. (ie. your existing |
| settings for StarBasic macros). |
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| <li><p><b>Support for storage of bindings in documents</b> |
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| With this release script bindings can now also be stored in documents |
| as well as in your OpenOffice.org user directory (see the <a href="release-notes.html">release notes</a> for instructions). |
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| <li><p><b>Support for Event Bindings</b> |
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| <a href="user-guide.html#bindscripts">Assign dialogs</a> have been enhanced to allow bindings to events as well |
| as to menu items and keys. |
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| <p><b>Notes:</b> |
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| <li>New binding assignments can be made without requiring a restart of |
| OpenOffice.org |
| <li>Scripts bindings are now fully resolved at binding |
| <li>Command line utilities have been added for packaging and deployment |
| (see <a href="commandline-devguide.html"> |
| Developing Scripts without an IDE</a>) |
| <li>Support for jEdit IDE has been discontinued |
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| <h1>Features of the Office Scripting Framework</h1> |
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| <h2>Scripting Framework</h2> |
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| Enables Office scripting in a language of your choice through support for |
| different language Runtimes. The current release provides Java and |
| BeanShell Runtimes. The Scripting Framework is designed to allow Runtimes |
| for other languages (for which a UNO bridge exists) to be developed and |
| deployed easily. Runtimes for Java based languages use the Java UNO bridge. |
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| <h2>Script Development and IDE support</h2> |
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| A NetBeans module is provided which can be used to create Office scripts. |
| Scripts can be deployed to a document or to an OpenOffice.org |
| installation (user or share area). By installing the ODK for |
| OpenOffice.org, the user has full access to online help and code |
| completion within any scripts they are writing. |
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| Debugging of scripts is possible in NetBeans for Java scripts. For |
| more information on setting up OpenOffice.org to enable debugging see |
| <a href="http://api.openoffice.org/common/man/IDEintegration/OfficeNetBeansIntegration.html#Debugging"> |
| Debugging Java components in NetBeans/Forte for Java</a> |
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| <b>Note:</b> The BeanShell scripting language does not support source |
| level debugging it is not possible to debug Office scripts written |
| in BeanShell from NetBeans. It is recommended to use the Interactive |
| BeanShell Scripting Window when developing while BeanShell scripts. |
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| <h2>Executing Scripts</h2> |
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| Scripts can be executed from key combinations, selecting menu item |
| or events (document or application). Assign dialogs (written in StarBasic) |
| allow the user to bind scripts available in document or OpenOffice.org |
| installation to key combination, menu items or events (document or |
| application). Bindings can be stored in documents or an OpenOffice.org |
| installation. |
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| <h2>Security</h2> |
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| The security settings of the Scripting Framework honor the existing |
| StarBasic security settings available in Tools -> Options -> |
| Security Settings. |
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