Regina Henschel

The talk introduces you to the concept of "layers" in ODF (Open Document Format), which is completely different from "layer" concepts in image processing. The talk will then explain the "layers" actually implemented in LibreOffice, which come from StarOffice. Finally the presentation shows the resulting challenges for developers to adapt LibreOffice to ODF.

The talk introduces you to the work of the ODF TC. This includes insights into day-to-day work and also takes into account the developers' relationship to the ODF standard.

The help is a vital component of high quality applications. Help files need continual maintenance when the application is improved further. LibreOffice provides the "HelpAuthoring" extension, to make contributions to the help easier for help authors. It serves both developers and dedicated users. This talk shows how to use the tool and provides a glance at its operating principles.

Jump start into the OpenOffice development by asking experienced professional and volunteers OpenOffice developers for their advice. Writing new features or enhancements for Apache OpenOffice is fun and rewarding, and you will learn how you can help!

Custom shapes were introduced in OOo2.0 to get better import and export filters to MS Office. There is currently no UI to generate your own custom shapes and therefore their usefulness in other contexts are widely unknown. This talk shows how to make your own custom shape by using the definitions in the ODF specification.