In LibreOffice C++ code, there are many cases where developers have string literals that should be used in
EasyHack Archive
22 Oct 2025
16 Oct 2025
enum class instead of unscoped enum – EasyHack
By Hossein Nourikhah On 16 October 2025 In EasyHack
Since C++11 when enum class (also named scoped enum) is introduced, it is preferred to plain enum
11 Sep 2025
Using C++ STL functions instead of loops – EasyHack
By Hossein Nourikhah On 11 September 2025 In EasyHack
C++ Standard library, which resides in std:: namespace provides common classes and functions which can be
28 Aug 2025
Unit conversion in LibreOffice code – EasyHack
By Hossein Nourikhah On 28 August 2025 In EasyHack
LibreOffice handles different input and output formats, and also displays text and graphics alongside inside the GUI on
18 Apr 2025
Splash screen with VCL weld – difficultyInteresting EasyHack
By Hossein Nourikhah On 18 April 2025 In EasyHack
As a LibreOffice user, you have certainly seen the LibreOffice splash screen. It is displayed when you
29 Feb 2024
Writer tables converted to plain text – difficultyInteresting EasyHack
By Hossein Nourikhah On 29 February 2024 In EasyHack
If you copy contents from LibreOffice Writer to a plain text editor like gedit or Notepad,
22 Feb 2024
Make Impress master slides copyable – difficulty interesting EasyHack
By Hossein Nourikhah On 22 February 2024 In EasyHack
When working with LibreOffice Impress, “Slide Master” is the place where you can change the templates
21 Dec 2023
Custom string literals: two EasyHacks
By Hossein Nourikhah On 21 December 2023 In EasyHack
In the previous part of the series on C/C++ strings, I described the string literal, plus how and why to
2 Nov 2023
Integer data types improvement – EasyHack
By Hossein Nourikhah On 2 November 2023 In EasyHack
Many different data types are used in LibreOffice code. During the long history of the LibreOffice, and before that
26 Oct 2023
UNO API error reporting improvement – EasyHack
By Hossein Nourikhah On 26 October 2023 In EasyHack
In this blog post, I discuss the EayHack for improving UNO API error reporting. EasyHacks are good if