Re: [dev] java rdf problem again

2010-03-25 Thread Andrea Chiumenti
Sorry I'm a bit confused, and browsing the site and using google I'm not
able to get a solution.

I've also tried with
XURI nodeTableName = URI.create(m_xContext, tableName);

but I get this error:
CURI::initialize: argument not splittable: no separator [#/:]

Could you please give me a sample snippet ?

cheers,
kiuma


2010/3/24 Niklas Nebel niklas.ne...@sun.com

 On 03/24/10 16:33, Andrea Chiumenti wrote:

XURI nodeTableName = URI.create(m_xContext, gam3:tableName);


  The code generates this rdf file:

 ?xml version=1.0 encoding=utf-8?
 rdf:RDF xmlns:rdf=http://www.w3.org/1999/02/22-rdf-syntax-ns#;
  rdf:Description rdf:about=http://.wingstech.it/gam3/v1.0;
ns1:tableId xmlns:ns1=gam3:A_TABLE/ns1:tableId
ns2:tableName xmlns:ns2=gam3:12345/ns2:tableName
  /rdf:Description
 /rdf:RDF

 What I needed was instead something like this:

 ?xml version=1.0 encoding=utf-8?
 rdf:RDF xmlns:rdf=http://www.w3.org/1999/02/22-rdf-syntax-ns#;
  rdf:Description rdf:about=http://.wingstech.it/gam3/v1.0;
gam3:tableIdA_TABLE/gam3:tableId
gam3:tableName12345/gam3:tableName
  /rdf:Description
 /rdf:RDF


 In the URI.create call, the parameter should include the namespace URI, not
 the prefix. A prefix (like ns1) is then generated. You can see it in the
 example output: If gam3: was replaced by something like 
 http://www.wingstech.it/gam3/v1.0/;, it would be equivalent to the second
 fragment (except for the namespace definition, which is missing there).

 Niklas

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[dev] Re: [l10n-dev] Re: [dev] Spanish NL Community requests for funding help on acquiring a local build box

2010-03-25 Thread Martin Hollmichel

Santiago Bosio schrieb:

Pavel Janík escribió:

Hi,

On 18.3.2010, at 0:03, Alexandro Colorado wrote:


The request is to partially fund the buildbox, so given the response,
my guess is that most people are ok with this. Please let's try to
approve the budget so we can move on. The platform would be on linux
and will improve the spanish locale.


I won't approve the machine just for one locale, sorry. I'd like to 
see similar system as is for the windows machine we approved a month 
ago or so.

Pavel:

I don't know what system you are talking about. Can you give me more 
details?
8 core, 12 GB RAM, 100 MBit connected Linux 64bit box, with virtualboxed 
based Windows instances running,


Martin



We need a platform where we can make our builds on demand. We have 
discussed different alternatives, but no one seems to fit. The 
buildbot infrastructure is something that resembles what we need, but 
we can't use it because we can't do our own CWS that modify directly 
the l10n files. And as I said, we can't do it also because if we work 
on the current translation we will introduce more confusing terms on 
the next releases, provided that this revision surely will span over 
some of them. We can't integrate changes from a partial revision.


So, we need to make builds using a local working copy where we can 
control the SDF file used for l10n, without bothering others (like you 
:-), probably) to make us a build.


I don't know if there are any other NL communities that have the same 
scenario as we do, or at least interested on having a platform like this.


I would like to get a final answer from all budget deciders about this 
request to know how can we move forward. If it is a no, and it is 
decided to have a more open platform where all NL communities can be 
involved, we kindly ask this to be resolved on a short term.


Best regards,

Santiago

PS: cross-posting to devel list, because this talk originated there.


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Re: [dev] 65,000 lines on calc

2010-03-25 Thread Niklas Nebel

On 03/24/10 22:30, Camillem wrote:

If you mean the 65536 lines limit, I hasn't yet (at least not in Dev75)

http://www.openoffice.org/issues/show_bug.cgi?id=30215

Interesting details on Kohei Yoshida's blog :

http://kohei.us/2010/02/20/increasing-calcs-row-limit-to-1-million/


Right. Fixes for the remaining problems are still in progress. We don't 
want to cause performance problems for those who don't use the larger 
number of rows. See issue 110116 for an extreme example. The quick  
dirty solution of enlarging the broadcast slot sizes would slow down 
recalculation a bit. We'll try to avoid that.


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Re: [dev] java rdf problem again

2010-03-25 Thread Niklas Nebel

On 03/25/10 08:47, Andrea Chiumenti wrote:

Sorry I'm a bit confused, and browsing the site and using google I'm not
able to get a solution.

I've also tried with
XURI nodeTableName = URI.create(m_xContext, tableName);

but I get this error:
CURI::initialize: argument not splittable: no separator [#/:]

Could you please give me a sample snippet ?


Just use something like
XURI nodeTableName = URI.create(m_xContext, 
http://www.wingstech.it/gam3/v1.0/tableName;);


One more thing: To get the URI for removeMetadataFile, you shouldn't use 
getURL from the XModel interface. Better use the document's XURI 
interface (parent of XDocumentMetadataAccess), so you always get the 
exact URI that the rdf implementation expects.


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Re: [dev] Using matrices for rotation of graphical objects

2010-03-25 Thread Thibault Vataire
Hi,

I use a trick to rotate the image : I convert the image (which is a 
com.sun.star.text.TextGraphicObject object) into 
com.sun.star.drawing.GraphicObjectShape object.
It is this new object that I want to rotate.

Best regards,

T. Vataire



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De: Regina Henschel rb.hensc...@t-online.de
À: dev@openoffice.org
Envoyé: Jeudi 25 Mars 2010 00:34:15
Objet: Re: [dev] Using matrices for rotation of graphical objects

Hi Thibault,

Thibault Vataire schrieb:
 Hi,

 I'm working on an extension that allow to rotate images in Writer, in the 
 meanwhile that this function was added to OpenOffice.org.
 Some users asked me to add predefined values like rotate 90°, but I encounter 
 some difficulties to use the matrices for rotation.
 I've found how to compute values for the first and the second column of the 
 matrix, but not for the third.

 These values seems to be the new position of the initial upper left corner of 
 the shape.

 Is somebody know how to compute these values ?


I'm a little bit confused. If you have a Draw shape, then there is a 
transformation matrix, but that is not a new function. If you have a 
TextGraphicObject, then there is no transformation matrix. So what kind 
of object you are speaking about?

kind regards
Regina

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[dev] Mac OS X 10.6 (Snow Leopard) build problems with OOO320

2010-03-25 Thread Ben Staveley-Taylor
I'm trying to build on Mac OS X and having difficulties. I have followed the 
instructions on http://wiki.services.openoffice.org/wiki/AquaBuild as best I 
can but I'm not sure how up to date they are. Does anyone have experience of 
doing this successfully?


The build kicks off and runs for a couple of minutes but then fail. Snippet 
from the end of the build log:

  gcc -o out/Darwin_SINGLE_SHLIB/drbg.o -c -O2 -fPIC -Di386 -Wmost 
-fpascal-strings -fno-common -pipe -DDARWIN -DHAVE_STRERROR -DHAVE_BSD_FLOCK  
-DXP_UNIX -DSHLIB_SUFFIX=\dylib\ -DSHLIB_PREFIX=\lib\ -DSHLIB_VERSION=\3\ 
-DSOFTOKEN_SHLIB_VERSION=\3\ -DRIJNDAEL_INCLUDE_TABLES -UDEBUG -DNDEBUG 
-DUSE_UTIL_DIRECTLY -DMP_API_COMPATIBLE -I../../../../dist/out/include 
-I../../../../dist/public/nss -I../../../../dist/private/nss -Impi -Iecl  drbg.c
  drbg.c: In function 'RNG_RandomUpdate':
  drbg.c:516: error: size of array 'arg' is negative
  make[3]: *** [out/Darwin_SINGLE_SHLIB/drbg.o] Error 1
  make[2]: *** [libs] Error 2
  make[1]: *** [libs] Error 2
  make: *** [libs] Error 2
  dmake:  Error code 2, while making './unxmacxi.pro/misc/build/so_built_nss'


drbg.c:516 is:
PR_STATIC_ASSERT(sizeof(size_t) = 4);

Comment in file says:

* if 'sizeof(size_t) = 4' is triggered, it means that we were expecting
 *   sizeof(size_t) to be less than or equal to 4, but it wasn't. Setting 
 *   NS_PTR_GT_32 will correct that mistake.

Then I tried
  export NS_PTR_GT_32=1
but get the same error on retrying the build.




So far I have done the following:

- Obtained source for v3.2.0 (using svn: svn checkout 
svn://svn.services.openoffice.org/ooo/tags/OpenOffice_3_2_0/) into directory 
OOO320

- [patch --dry-run -p0  moz2seamonkey_connectivity.diff reported the patch 
was already installed, so I skipped that]

- copied:
  http://tools.openoffice.org/moz_prebuild/OOo3.2/MACOSXGCCIinc.zip
  http://tools.openoffice.org/moz_prebuild/OOo3.2/MACOSXGCCIlib.zip
  http://tools.openoffice.org/moz_prebuild/OOo3.2/MACOSXGCCIruntime.zip
into OOO320/moz/zipped

- Created build.sh as http://wiki.services.openoffice.org/wiki/AquaBuild 
instructs and run it

- Run:
  ./bootstrap
  source MacOSXX86Env.Set.sh
  cd instsetoo_native
  export TMP=/tmp
  export SYSTEM_OPENSSL=YES
  build --all -P4 --dlv_switch -link --dontgraboutput --html --html_path 
/Users/$USER/Sites



My system:
  - Mac OS X 10.6.2
  - Xcode 3.2.1


Many thanks for any help you can give.

--

Ben Staveley-Taylor





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Re: [dev] Mac OS X 10.6 (Snow Leopard) build problems with OOO320

2010-03-25 Thread eric b

Hi,

Le 25 mars 10 à 11:31, Ben Staveley-Taylor a écrit :

I'm trying to build on Mac OS X and having difficulties. I have  
followed the instructions on http://wiki.services.openoffice.org/ 
wiki/AquaBuild as best I can but I'm not sure how up to date they  
are. Does anyone have experience of doing this successfully?





Some time ago, I was -something like- the main maintainer of this  
page, I don't have even one machine running Snow Leopard, nor even  
Leopard (all my machines, including PowerPC, run Tiger), so I no  
longer maintain the AquaBuild page.


This explains why you will face some build issues, but I hope someone  
will answer you.




The build kicks off and runs for a couple of minutes but then fail.  
Snippet from the end of the build log:


  gcc -o out/Darwin_SINGLE_SHLIB/drbg.o -c -O2 -fPIC -Di386 -Wmost - 
fpascal-strings -fno-common -pipe -DDARWIN -DHAVE_STRERROR - 
DHAVE_BSD_FLOCK  -DXP_UNIX -DSHLIB_SUFFIX=\dylib\ -DSHLIB_PREFIX= 
\lib\ -DSHLIB_VERSION=\3\ -DSOFTOKEN_SHLIB_VERSION=\3\ - 
DRIJNDAEL_INCLUDE_TABLES -UDEBUG -DNDEBUG -DUSE_UTIL_DIRECTLY - 
DMP_API_COMPATIBLE -I../../../../dist/out/include -I../../../../ 
dist/public/nss -I../../../../dist/private/nss -Impi -Iecl  drbg.c

  drbg.c: In function 'RNG_RandomUpdate':
  drbg.c:516: error: size of array 'arg' is negative



I guess you are building mozilla seamonkey when the build broke ?





  make[3]: *** [out/Darwin_SINGLE_SHLIB/drbg.o] Error 1
  make[2]: *** [libs] Error 2
  make[1]: *** [libs] Error 2
  make: *** [libs] Error 2
  dmake:  Error code 2, while making './unxmacxi.pro/misc/build/ 
so_built_nss'



drbg.c:516 is:
PR_STATIC_ASSERT(sizeof(size_t) = 4);

Comment in file says:

* if 'sizeof(size_t) = 4' is triggered, it means that we were  
expecting
 *   sizeof(size_t) to be less than or equal to 4, but it  
wasn't. Setting

 *   NS_PTR_GT_32 will correct that mistake.

Then I tried
  export NS_PTR_GT_32=1
but get the same error on retrying the build.




Yes, probably because this constant has probably to be set in the  
configure, not in the environment.





So far I have done the following:
- Obtained source for v3.2.0 (using svn: svn checkout svn:// 
svn.services.openoffice.org/ooo/tags/OpenOffice_3_2_0/) into  
directory OOO320
- [patch --dry-run -p0  moz2seamonkey_connectivity.diff reported  
the patch was already installed, so I skipped that]



Good idea. Was the patch I used all the time, until seamonkey01 cws  
was integrated. But since, it is completely useless, and we should  
remove that too :)





- copied:
  http://tools.openoffice.org/moz_prebuild/OOo3.2/MACOSXGCCIinc.zip
  http://tools.openoffice.org/moz_prebuild/OOo3.2/MACOSXGCCIlib.zip
  http://tools.openoffice.org/moz_prebuild/OOo3.2/ 
MACOSXGCCIruntime.zip

into OOO320/moz/zipped




If you use that, you need to use  --disable-build-mozilla option (or  
someting similar, that ./configure --help | grep mozilla will tell  
you) at configure time, if I remember correctly, (and if things have  
not been changed since).




- Created build.sh as http://wiki.services.openoffice.org/wiki/ 
AquaBuild instructs and run it


- Run:
  ./bootstrap
  source MacOSXX86Env.Set.sh
  cd instsetoo_native
  export TMP=/tmp
  export SYSTEM_OPENSSL=YES
  build --all -P4 --dlv_switch -link --dontgraboutput --html -- 
html_path /Users/$USER/Sites








My system:
  - Mac OS X 10.6.2
  - Xcode 3.2.1


Many thanks for any help you can give.




HTH :)

Eric Bachard


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Re: [dev] Mac OS X 10.6 (Snow Leopard) build problems with OOO320

2010-03-25 Thread Stephan Bergmann

On 03/25/10 11:31, Ben Staveley-Taylor wrote:

I'm trying to build on Mac OS X and having difficulties. I have
followed the instructions on
http://wiki.services.openoffice.org/wiki/AquaBuild as best I can but
I'm not sure how up to date they are. Does anyone have experience of
doing this successfully?


Some time ago I posted at 
http://porting.openoffice.org/servlets/ReadMsg?list=macmsgNo=7851 how 
to build the *DEV300* line on Snow Leopard.  With the most recent 
DEV300_m75, the mechanism described in that post is simplified even 
further.  Instead of the six patches discussed there, only two 
modifications remain for now:


1  Using gcc-4.0 instead of gcc-4.2 is fixed as 
http://qa.openoffice.org/issues/show_bug.cgi?id=110061 (not yet 
integrated) and for now requires to apply the two patches 
http://hg.services.openoffice.org/cws/sb120/rev/dde95ea68684 and 
http://hg.services.openoffice.org/cws/sb120/rev/7319e4d72cb3. 
However, with those patches, you no longer need to explicitly pass 
CC=gcc-4.0 and CXX=g++-4.0 to configure.


2  Using the Python from the 10.4 SDK is fixed as 
http://qa.openoffice.org/issues/show_bug.cgi?id=106059 (not yet 
integrated) and for now requires to apply the patch 
http://hg.services.openoffice.org/cws/sb120/rev/9f7ed09e2d72.


-Stephan

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[dev] Re: 4 key points

2010-03-25 Thread Andreas Saeger

Maximilian Odendahl wrote:


I really think a code rewrite inevitable if we want to keep OOo 
competitive.


are you actually being serious? Certain parts definitely, but certainly 
not everything.





He's just another spammer.


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[dev] How best to use {OpenGrok?

2010-03-25 Thread Terrence Enger
Greetings,

It seems that the {OpenGrok search hosted at
svn.services.openoffice.org does not cover files created during the
build process.  This has caused me some confusion: differences between
search results there and output from gdb made me think that my eyes
were going funny.  In particular, a search for definitions of DateTime
did not turn up
solver/300/unxlngi6/inc/offuh/com/sun/star/util/DateTime.hpp.

What remains is a question of how I can use {OpenGrok for reassurance
that I have looked at all relevant code as I consider an issue.

I invite your guidance.

Cheers,
Terry.



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Re: [dev] java rdf problem again

2010-03-25 Thread Andrea Chiumenti
why every now and then I have a failure message from
mailer-dae...@powermail.ce.net.cn

?

2010/3/25 Niklas Nebel niklas.ne...@sun.com

 On 03/25/10 08:47, Andrea Chiumenti wrote:

 Sorry I'm a bit confused, and browsing the site and using google I'm not
 able to get a solution.

 I've also tried with
 XURI nodeTableName = URI.create(m_xContext, tableName);

 but I get this error:
 CURI::initialize: argument not splittable: no separator [#/:]

 Could you please give me a sample snippet ?


 Just use something like
 XURI nodeTableName = URI.create(m_xContext, 
 http://www.wingstech.it/gam3/v1.0/tableName;);

 One more thing: To get the URI for removeMetadataFile, you shouldn't use
 getURL from the XModel interface. Better use the document's XURI interface
 (parent of XDocumentMetadataAccess), so you always get the exact URI that
 the rdf implementation expects.


 Niklas

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Re: [dev] Community Council Elections: Introducing the Nominees

2010-03-25 Thread Eike Rathke
Hi,

Regarding my candidature as the code contributor representative for the
Community Council elections I'll write a few words about me. First my standard
short bio for those who don't know that already:

---%---snip---%---

Born and living in Hamburg, Germany.

Started working with computers in 1986, developed software for computer-aided
production data acquisition.

Joined StarDivision in 1993, and the StarCalc spreadsheet application's team in
1994.

Working on the spreadsheet core engine, formula compiler and interpreter.

Since the year 2000 also deeply involved with the OpenOffice.org
internationalization (i18n) framework, partly arisen from the various needs of
the number parser/formatter used in Calc and other OOo applications,
coordinating the related work.

Co-Lead of the OpenOffice.org Calc spreadsheet application project.
Co-Lead of the localization (l10n) project for the i18n framework.

Since 2006 a member of the OASIS OpenDocument Format (ODF) committee, working
on the formula specification (ODFF aka OpenFormula).

Since 2008 a liaison member of the Unicode Consortium, representing
OpenOffice.org.

Working full time on OpenOffice.org, employed by Sun Microsystems.

---%---snap---%---

Well, yes, soon Oracle once the legal entity combination will be completed in
Germany.

So, to answer Christoph's questions:

   * What is your idea by the work/tasks of the council?

My idea is clearly influenced by http://council.openoffice.org/#council and
http://council.openoffice.org/councilcharter12.html ;-)

I don't know to say much else because those pages exactly describe what the
work of the CC is and what it is not. I could only summarize it as represent
the project and the community and provide guidance.


   * Do you have any special areas of interest/ideas?

As a code contributor I of course want to improve the code base of OOo. Other
than maybe recommending development in certain areas, which is one of the CC's
tasks, to attract developers I regard the planned OOo Internship and a bounty
program as important. The existing bounty program is not attractive enough,
almost unused, badly maintained, not prominent and not adequately advertised.
We certainly could do better.


   * Is there enough spare time for the work in the council?

There's never enough spare time, no matter for what ;-)  Seriously, I hope my
employer will set aside a few work hours a month, but I'm also willing to spend
some of my spare time.

Did this answer your questions sufficiently?

  Eike

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[dev] ID-utils and ctags (was: [dev] How best to use {OpenGrok?)

2010-03-25 Thread Eike Rathke
Hi Terrence,

On Thursday, 2010-03-25 13:33:41 -0400, Terrence Enger wrote:

 It seems that the {OpenGrok search hosted at
 svn.services.openoffice.org does not cover files created during the
 build process.

Of course not, by nature, it does only index the source repository.

 What remains is a question of how I can use {OpenGrok for reassurance
 that I have looked at all relevant code as I consider an issue.

Take a look at http://wiki.services.openoffice.org/wiki/Little_Helpers
ID-utils and ctags are your friends.

  Eike

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Re: [dev] Using matrices for rotation of graphical objects

2010-03-25 Thread Regina Henschel

Hi Thibault,

Thibault Vataire schrieb:

Hi,

I use a trick to rotate the image : I convert the image (which is a

com.sun.star.text.TextGraphicObject object) into
com.sun.star.drawing.GraphicObjectShape object.

It is this new object that I want to rotate.


I'm not sure whether this is a defect or desired behavior. In my 
experiments I see this behavior: When you apply the new matrix, the 
translation part of it is used for from left to paragraph area and 
from top to margin. That is true for all anchor types of form to. 
Anchored as Character it is from bottom to base line vertically, 
horizontal part is ignored.


Perhaps you ask in d...@api.openoffice.org?

kind regards
Regina





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De: Regina Henschelrb.hensc...@t-online.de
À: dev@openoffice.org
Envoyé: Jeudi 25 Mars 2010 00:34:15
Objet: Re: [dev] Using matrices for rotation of graphical objects

Hi Thibault,

Thibault Vataire schrieb:

Hi,

I'm working on an extension that allow to rotate images in Writer, in the 
meanwhile that this function was added to OpenOffice.org.
Some users asked me to add predefined values like rotate 90°, but I encounter 
some difficulties to use the matrices for rotation.
I've found how to compute values for the first and the second column of the 
matrix, but not for the third.

These values seems to be the new position of the initial upper left corner of 
the shape.

Is somebody know how to compute these values ?



I'm a little bit confused. If you have a Draw shape, then there is a
transformation matrix, but that is not a new function. If you have a
TextGraphicObject, then there is no transformation matrix. So what kind
of object you are speaking about?

kind regards
Regina

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[dev] Re: Community Council Elections: Introducing the Nominees

2010-03-25 Thread Thorsten Behrens
Christoph Noack wrote:
 I would like to start - so please answer the following questions: 
   * What is your idea by the work/tasks of the council? 

Hi Chris, all,

so Eike already linked to the definitive, authoritative page about 
the council charta - to paraphrase, the council is largely a place
where arbitration happens, in terms of (interpersonal) conflicts,
funds, and overall project interests.

Overall, the council has limited powers, so the trick is to be quite
persuasive - I'm at least not extremely bad at that. Plus, I'm
patient. ;)

   * Do you have any special areas of interest/ideas? 

Besides being a code contributor since almost nine years (in areas
like gui toolkit, applications, build system  filters), a focus on
testability  code quality, and working in the relevant
standardization committees for office file formats, I'm actually
passionate about connecting OOo with other free software projects,
ideally sharing the work, and code.

Events like FOSDEM or LGM are excellent opportunities to connect
with other projects, and I make it a priority to attend there.

Other than that, I find it very rewarding to mentor people for
doing OOo hacking, and have used countless occasions to do so (like
GSoC, new hires, and of course education project students). I'm
personally convinced that getting pupils and students in touch with
FLOSS is the biggest single opportunity we're facing.

   * Is there enough spare time for the work in the council?
 
I can safely say that most of my spare time goes into OOo already,
so this will only shift tasks towards doing less coding/mentoring 
and more talking/mailing; I've personally no doubts that I'll be 
able to invest the time over the course of the election period. 
Apart from that, it seems, since my employer (Novell) endorses my
nomination, I might even be able to do this on company time. :)

A few words about my person:

I work on OOo code since 2001, first for Sun, now sponsored by
Novell. I'm a computer scientist by education, and a free software
enthusiast by heart. I have two kids, and live close to Hamburg in
Germany.

My blog: http://blog.thebehrens.net/
My (mostly incoherent) dents: http://identi.ca/thb

I was hopefully able to at least convey a rough idea about who I am,
but please don't hesitate to ask me for further details, either
here, via PM, or on irc. You find me hanging out on channels like
#dev.openoffice.org, #education.openoffice.org and #go-oo (all
freenode.net). I'm thorsten there.

Cheers,

-- Thorsten


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