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diff --git a/xmerge/source/xmerge/java/org/openoffice/xmerge/merger/package.html b/xmerge/source/xmerge/java/org/openoffice/xmerge/merger/package.html new file mode 100644 index 000000000000..2f1ff6a2ba08 --- /dev/null +++ b/xmerge/source/xmerge/java/org/openoffice/xmerge/merger/package.html @@ -0,0 +1,79 @@ +<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 3.2 Final//EN"> +<!-- + #************************************************************************* + # + DO NOT ALTER OR REMOVE COPYRIGHT NOTICES OR THIS FILE HEADER. + + Copyright 2008 by Sun Microsystems, Inc. + + OpenOffice.org - a multi-platform office productivity suite + + $RCSfile: package.html,v $ + + $Revision: 1.4 $ + + This file is part of OpenOffice.org. + + OpenOffice.org is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify + it under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public License version 3 + only, as published by the Free Software Foundation. + + OpenOffice.org is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, + but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of + MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the + GNU Lesser General Public License version 3 for more details + (a copy is included in the LICENSE file that accompanied this code). + + You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser General Public License + version 3 along with OpenOffice.org. If not, see + <http://www.openoffice.org/license.html> + for a copy of the LGPLv3 License. + + #************************************************************************* + --> +<html> +<head> +<title>org.openoffice.xmerge.merger package</title> +</head> + +<body bgcolor="white"> +<p>The <code>DiffAlgorithm</code> and <code>MergeAlgorithm</code> +are used to provide the merge capabilities of this project.</p> + +<p>Merge is useful when an <code>OfficeDocument</code> +is converted to a "Device" <code>Document</code> format, +and the "Device" <code>Document</code> version is modified. +Those changes can be merged back into the original +<code>OfficeDocument</code> with the merger. The merger is capable +of doing this even if the "Device" format is lossy in +comparison to the <code>OfficeDocument</code> format.</p> + +<p>The <code>DiffAlgorithm</code> generates a list of +<code>Difference</code> objects that represent the +differences between two <code>OfficeDocument</code> objects. +It is assumed that one is the original <code>OfficeDocument</code> +object and the other is a "lossy" version of the same +<code>Document</code> with edits to be merged. Typically the +"lossy" version is created by converting a "Device" +<code>Document</code> back into an <code>OfficeDocument</code>. + +<p>The <code>MergeAlgorithm</code> takes the <code>Difference</code> +objects as input, and creates a merged <code>OfficeDocument</code>. +A merged <code>OfficeDocument</code> has the following features:</p> + +<p><ul> +<li>Tags in the <code>OfficeDocument</code> that are not + supported in the device format are not altered or removed. +<li>Changes made to the device format are merged back into + the <code>OfficeDocument</code> in the location determined by + the <code>DiffAlgorithm</code>. +</ul></p> + +<p>Each converter provides an implementation of the +{@link org.openoffice.xmerge.ConverterCapabilities +ConverterCapabilities} which specifies which +<code>OfficeDocument</code> tags are supported for the +device format.</p> + +</body> +</html> |