Mac OS X languagepacks
Languagepack installsets for Mac OS X
| Specification Status | |
| Author | Christian Lohmaier (cloph), feel free to add yourself... |
| Last Change | please see the history for now... |
| Status | Preliminary Help |
Abstract
Languagepacks offer a convenient way to install additional languages to a base-installation of OpenOffice.org
The main benefits are:
- small download size
- easy installation of multiple languages
Contents
References
| Reference Document | Check | Location (URL) |
| Specification Process Entry Check | [passed/failed] | n/a |
| Product Requirement, RFE, Issue ID (required) | [available/not available] | <PLEASE ENTER LOCATION HERE> |
| Product Concept Document | [available/not available] | <PLEASE ENTER LOCATION HERE> |
| Test case specification (required) | [available/not available] | <PLEASE ENTER LOCATION HERE> |
| IDL Specification | [available/not available] | <PLEASE ENTER LOCATION HERE> |
| Software Specification Rules | n/a | n/a |
| Other, e.g. references to related specs | <PLEASE ENTER LOCATION HERE> |
Contacts
| Role | Name | E-Mail Address |
| Developer | <First Name, Last Name> | <User@openoffice.org> |
| Quality Assurance | <First Name, Last Name> | <User@openoffice.org> |
| Documentation | <First Name, Last Name> | <User@openoffice.org> |
| User Experience | <First Name, Last Name> | <User@openoffice.org> |
Acronyms and Abbreviations
| Acronym / Abbreviation | Definition |
| <WYSIWYG> | <What You See Is What You Get> |
Detailed Specification
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Help | User Interface Element Templates | Example Spec
Migration
There is no migration path. Installation on Mac OS X via "manual install" (drag'n'drop) installer doesn't offer an uninstall or update method. You install OpenOffice.org by dragging a folder out of the installation image to your harddisk. And you uninstall OpenOffice.org by moving that folder to the trash. "Updating" is performed by removing the old version and replacing it by the new version. (Mac OS X offers to replace the old version with the new one when the name is the same)
When the user installs a new version of OpenOffice.org, the user must manually (re-)install the languagepack again.
A given languagepack is likely to work across several different minor versions of the base installation (however, installing a languagepack of a different version is not guaranteed to work). Whether it works or not depends on the amount of changes within the office/the localisations, and is not related to the languagepack installation discussed in this specification.
Configuration
Irrelevant - the installsets don't touch the office itself, the configuration & dialogs to choose a specific language are already part of OpenOffice.org
File Format
Irrelevant - the installsets don't touch the Office itself, the support to handle languagepacks is already part of OpenOffice.org
Open Issues
None known
