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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

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.

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.

Move to next line or select property or method in workspace
Examine property or method

With double clik drill futher

or find more information with right clik
Set argument

Write argument and double click on object
Insert code in editor

Pres icon to insert code at cursor position

Inserted code in the script

initial_target = document.BasicLibraries item = initial_target.getByName("Standard")