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Installation

• Install PyUNO Workspace

  Copy pyzoPyUNOWorkspace directory from this repo to ./pyzo/tools.

• Install documentation offline browser (optional)

  • Install Dash-like offline documentation browser:

    Linux: Zeal

    OS X: Dash

    Windows: Velocity

  • Generate UNO docset for Dash

    Follow this instruction UNO2Dash

• Install unostarter module (optional)

  Download or clone repo unostarter

Before You Start

• Preparation in Pyzo

  • Set shell for PyUno When Pyzo starts, a default shell is created. Type import uno in the default shell.

    If you do not see an error, everything is OK.

    If this is not the case you must create a new shell.

    In option exe put the location of Libre Office's Python (eg. /opt/libreoffice5.4/program/python)

• Activate PyUNO Workspace

  Activate plugin by going to Tools -> PyUNO Workspace

• Activate Dash and/or unostarter support (optional)

  • In PyUNO Workspace select checkbox and hit Save button.
  • Click on Tools -> Reload tools.

• Create your project with unostarter module (optional)

  • Copy my_project to $LIBREOFFICE_PATH/Script/python directory, where $LIBREOFFICE_PATH is your Libre Office root directory.

Usage

• Start LibreOffice from the command line

  soffice "--accept=socket,host=localhost,port=2002;urp;StarOffice.ComponentContext" --writer --norestore

  /opt/libreofficedev5.4/program/soffice "--accept=socket,host=localhost,port=2002;urp;StarOffice.ComponentContext" --writer --norestore

• Start Dash-like offline documentation browser

• Open your project in editor

• Set breakpoints in the source code

• Run source code in the editor Menu Run -> Run file as script

• Debugging Use the toolbar buttons to move to the next line.

Watch a variable in workspace