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* Restart your Firefox browser.
 
* Restart your Firefox browser.
  
=== The new main menu item ===
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=== New menu ===
 
The additional main menu provides a list of useful OpenOffice.org related URLs.  
 
The additional main menu provides a list of useful OpenOffice.org related URLs.  
 
Just use it as any other Firefox menu.
 
Just use it as any other Firefox menu.
 
[[Image:mainMenu.png|left|frame|Firefox extension menu]]
 
[[Image:mainMenu.png|left|frame|Firefox extension menu]]
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=== Search context menu ===
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The OpenOffive.org search context menu send the currently selected text to
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* OpenOffice.org Advanced Search Page
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* Start a query on Google.com
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* Queries for a bug on IssueZilla
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* Send all three search requests
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A new tab opens with the result of the query

Revision as of 16:28, 3 November 2006

Firefox OpenOffice.org extension

This is an Extension for the Firefox 1.x and 2.x Webbrower. It adds a new main menu with list of OpenOffice.org related URLs, plus a context menu with links to the OO.o Advanced Search page, Google, OO.o Issue tracker and the wikipedia page.

Firefox Extension Installation

Download the Firefox extension from here

  • Make sure that a Mozilla Firefox version 1.x or 2.0 is running
  • Drag & Drop the Ooo_extension.xpi file into the browser window area or you could load the Ooo_extension.xpi alternatively via File - Open File
  • Wait few second and click the install button. The extension is not signed yet.
  • Restart your Firefox browser.

New menu

The additional main menu provides a list of useful OpenOffice.org related URLs. Just use it as any other Firefox menu.

File:MainMenu.png
Firefox extension menu

Search context menu

The OpenOffive.org search context menu send the currently selected text to

  • OpenOffice.org Advanced Search Page
  • Start a query on Google.com
  • Queries for a bug on IssueZilla
  • Send all three search requests

A new tab opens with the result of the query

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