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diff --git a/extensions/README.md b/extensions/README.md index 38df77e37fba..94cf2acbebd6 100644 --- a/extensions/README.md +++ b/extensions/README.md @@ -1,45 +1,51 @@ -This module contains a grab-bag of unrelated misc. libraries, *none* of which is an extension. +# Miscellaneous Modules -== Application online update checking == +This module contains a grab-bag of unrelated miscellaneous libraries, *none* of +which is an extension. -When we start LO, first InitUpdateCheckJobThread is created, via -UpdateCheckJob::execute() (from extensions/source/update/check/updatecheckjob.cxx), -as a reaction to a "onFirstVisibleTask" event. It waits 25 seconds (so that it +## Application Online Update Checking + +When we start LO, first `InitUpdateCheckJobThread` is created, via +`UpdateCheckJob::execute()` (from `extensions/source/update/check/updatecheckjob.cxx`), +as a reaction to a `onFirstVisibleTask` event. It waits 25 seconds (so that it does not interfere with the startup itself), and then calls -UpdateCheck::initialize() (from extensions/source/update/check/updatecheck.cxx). +`UpdateCheck::initialize()` (from `extensions/source/update/check/updatecheck.cxx`). -This creates one more thread, UpdateCheckThread, that regularly checks whether +This creates one more thread, `UpdateCheckThread`, that regularly checks whether we have reached the time when we should ask for the update. If yes, asks for that, and shows the download button in the menu (if the new update is available). -== OLE automation bridge == +## OLE Automation Bridge A bridge between "OLE automation" and UNO, so you can use UNO services from JScript, VBScript, etc. -https://www.openoffice.org/udk/common/man/spec/ole_bridge.html +<https://www.openoffice.org/udk/common/man/spec/ole_bridge.html> -See udkapi/com/sun/star/bridge/oleautomation/ApplicationRegistration.idl +See `udkapi/com/sun/star/bridge/oleautomation/ApplicationRegistration.idl` -This is initialized in Desktop::Main() in Desktop::OpenClients_Impl() -by creating the service "com.sun.star.bridge.OleApplicationRegistration", -which is implemented by OleServer_Impl. +This is initialized in `Desktop::Main()` in `Desktop::OpenClients_Impl()` +by creating the service `com.sun.star.bridge.OleApplicationRegistration`, +which is implemented by `OleServer_Impl`. -See extensions/source/ole/ +See `extensions/source/ole/` -== ActiveX control == +## ActiveX Control This allows embedding LO into a Win32 application as an ActiveX control. -See extensions/source/activex/ -== Spotlight provider == +See `extensions/source/activex/` + +## Spotlight Provider On macOS, this allows indexing ODF documents with Spotlight. -See extensions/source/macosx/spotlight/ -== Scanner support == +See `extensions/source/macosx/spotlight/` + +## Scanner Support You can scan from LibreOffice, using platform specific backends like TWAIN/SANE. -See extensions/source/scanner/ + +See `extensions/source/scanner/` |