tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2640003666891728724.post8056672701538334979..comments2024-02-14T10:36:00.731+01:00Comments on Tomaz's dev blog: Built-in "Xray" like UNO object inspector – Part 3Tomaž Vajngerlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17183461757847157603noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2640003666891728724.post-10302834264345201882022-06-11T11:47:46.134+02:002022-06-11T11:47:46.134+02:00hello,
i discovered recently your UNO object inspe...hello,<br />i discovered recently your UNO object inspector which seems very promising : thanks and congratulations for that great tool.<br /><br />Calc makes me crazy deleting randomly comments in complex sheets, so i want first to write macros that would save and restore comments of my sheets if some are deleted, and then to learn further.<br /><br />i made some development with Excel some years ago, and was pleased to use auto-completion to discover the object model : it was very handy.<br /><br />i was disappointed when i saw that Calc did not provide auto-completion, due to architecture reasons, so i searched on the net and discovered quite old tools (XRay and MRI) that seem helpful but a bit outdated in some aspects, and anymore maintained .<br /><br />I finally found your tool when updating to LibreOffice version 7.<br /><br />i know that this tool is recent so it's a first (great) step ; however, i didn't see how to use it in the macro environement : did i miss something ? or do you plan to this integration in the future?<br /><br />some XRay/MRI features would be needed to have a true development tool and not only an objet inspector as you say at the end or your article :<br /><br />- links to the API reference<br /><br />- help in writing code (as MRI) or at least copy the element syntax (as in MRI/Xray)<br /><br />- search tool to locate a specific string, when the inspected object has plenty of properties/methods (as MRI)<br /><br />- using it in macro environment : with LibreOffice integration, could it interact with the macro window to retrieve for example the current string (pointed by the cursor) and show new items in the contextual menu ?<br /> - in static mode to discover the object model : right click in the code => "inspect current selection" would open the inpector and list all relevant objects, properties or methods for the selected string (it could use the index needed for giving access to the API reference) => click on one item would give the entry point of the inspector ?<br /><br /> - in running mode : right click in the code on a variable => "inspect current selection" would launch the inspector to browse this object variable (without having to write code explicitly to launch the inspector as in MRI/XRay)<br /><br />- the MRI File => diff menu option seems very handy to see what property was changed by a specific action on the sheet<br /><br />do you plan to implement some of them ?<br /><br />thanks in advance for your response<br /><br />eseb63<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /> eseb63https://www.blogger.com/profile/03378240643096316213noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2640003666891728724.post-86065639519209212812022-03-26T06:59:01.804+01:002022-03-26T06:59:01.804+01:00It's disappointing it has no presence in Base....It's disappointing it has no presence in Base.flywirehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00606681748538513823noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2640003666891728724.post-40142522453019792482021-12-26T04:39:40.241+01:002021-12-26T04:39:40.241+01:00I have version 7.4.2.1 running on manjaro linux an...I have version 7.4.2.1 running on manjaro linux and the menu seems to show in writer and presentations but not in calc?DonaldShttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13231733684183168012noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2640003666891728724.post-45557849809286366852021-09-16T21:37:50.522+02:002021-09-16T21:37:50.522+02:00Wow, this is great! I wish I had this when I was d...Wow, this is great! I wish I had this when I was developing a custom database.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03737465271684877680noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2640003666891728724.post-80649406659583209292021-04-26T09:40:31.682+02:002021-04-26T09:40:31.682+02:00great work, thank you so much! i'm a beginner,...great work, thank you so much! i'm a beginner, so i like it when i see help pages and references tightly integrated into an app and popping up here and there when i hover elements, and i'd be happy if this feature were implemented. Keep up the good work! Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14849991520341669634noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2640003666891728724.post-91256946912801009372021-04-09T10:54:27.969+02:002021-04-09T10:54:27.969+02:00Hi Tomaz,
Great work you're achieving!
Would...Hi Tomaz,<br /><br />Great work you're achieving!<br /><br />Would it be possible to add an extra Tab next to Properties and Methods that details Events - names and signatures - to be listened to for a given UNO object?<br /><br />Such information is rather difficult to obtain from the SDKAlain H Romedennehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02870481308516705695noreply@blogger.com