Announcing Dalkom 2016.05.15, an HWP Extension (oxt) for LibreOffice

Sun, May 15 2016 05:17:00 KST

Dalkom is an extension for viewing HWP documents in LibreOffice.
I have successfully integrated it with libhwp, and it is now possible to view text from an HWP document in LibreOffice.
Due to time constraints, I have prioritized working only on text for now.
Since LibreOffice handles rendering, there is no need to write rendering code, which makes the difficulty of the task relatively low. While this opens the door to viewing HWP documents in LibreOffice, to implement paragraphs, tables, images, and other features, I need to read hundreds of pages of documentation, including the Hancom HWP spec, UNO API docs, and the ODF spec. Therefore, I will prioritize working on the specifications that I need.
The reason I am releasing this incomplete software is as follows:
Although the quality may not meet expectations, I am releasing this software in the hope that it will be helpful to someone or that someone will participate in its development.

Project Address (Address updated)
https://gitlab.com/hodong/dalkom

Installation

Ubuntu users can use the PPA.
https://launchpad.net/~hodong/+archive/ubuntu/dalkom

sudo add-apt-repository ppa:hodong/libhwp
sudo add-apt-repository ppa:hodong/dalkom
sudo apt update
sudo apt install dalkom

How to Use

Run LibreOffice Writer and click the “Open File” menu.

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Select the “Hwp Document (Dalkom Filter)” filter.

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Then, click the “Open” button in the bottom right corner.

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You can now view the HWP document.

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Viewing documents in this way every time is inconvenient. Please refer to the following document:
How to view an HWP document directly in LibreOffice by clicking it
https://nimfsoft.art/blog/2016/05/15/click-hwp-document-to-view-in-libreoffice/

Copyright

A public project does not mean it has no copyright.
Unless it is in the public domain, copyright always exists.
When I provide source code to you under an open-source license, it is not an act of abandoning my copyright. If you look at the source code, you can see the phrase “Copyright (c) Hodong Kim,” which means the copyright belongs to Hodong Kim.
My public HWP-related projects (dalkom, libhwp, evince-hwp, ruby-hwp) are personal projects, and the copyright belongs to Hodong Kim. I am making it clear that I have no intention of abandoning my copyright.

A Request

I would like to ask for your understanding. My open-source projects are personal projects. They are fundamentally different from open-source projects developed with donations, sponsorship, or salaries, so please do not compare them. Since I have a separate day job, I have limited time to dedicate to these projects. Even if development is delayed or the quality does not meet expectations, please refrain from speculative posts and wait patiently.

I hope you enjoy your Linux experience.
Thank you.