Rafael Lima
Rafael Lima is a Computer Scientist, holds a PhD in Production Engineering and works as a professor and researcher in a Brazilian university. Rafael joined the LibreOffice Documentation Team in 2020 and later joined the ScriptForge team in 2021 where he has been contributing by writing and translating help pages as well as creating examples.
Sessions
One of the most advanced uses of spreadsheets is automation by creating macros that perform tasks that go beyond the capabilities of regular functions. In LibreOffice, the main scripting language is Basic, but there is a trend in adopting Python to create user scripts. Starting with LibreOffice 7.2 the ScriptForge library will have Python support for most of its services and methods, which will make it easier for users to create Python scripts. The objective of this talk is twofold: first it will provide a brief overview of how to get started writing Python scripts that use the ScriptForge library and later the Calc service will be introduced, showcasing its main methods. Currently the Calc service has 30 methods and 11 properties that have been documented in the online Help. Hence, this talk seeks to promote ScriptForge and its capabilities among LibreOffice users to boost adoption.