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On 04/10/2015 07:49 PM, Jan Rheinländer wrote:

that sounds like a lot of work...

What if I convert my extension to a LO module? Then I would get direct
access to all the internal stuff.

What would be the advantages and disadvantages of a LO module over an
extension? Can modules be installed separately in Windows (I know that
it works in Ubuntu where writer, calc etc. are all separate packages).
The disadvantage of core functionality vs. an extension is overall code bloat of the LO core. And while making a specific part of LO accessible to extensions may be a lot of work, it is generally the right way to go nevertheless---it is our intent to have the relevant core functionality accessible by extensions.
(And yes, there is some degree of split-up of LO on some platforms. On Linux it is typically split into various distro-specific packages, and on Windows the user can control which parts of the full instset are actually installed, while on Mac the full instset is monolithic.)

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