Setup firefox live edit protocol handler with LiveEdit for MsOffice.

Setup Firefox live edit protocol handler with LiveEdit for MsOffice and OpenOffice.org.

Live edit currently comes with 3 installation packages :

• Live Edit Firefox protocol handler
• Live Edit IE and MsOffice installation
• Live Edit OpenOffice.org extension.

However, after its installation, the Firefox protocol handler is not configured to use LiveEdit for Ms Office and OpenOffice.org components. You will find in this section, the instructions to configure the protocol handler with Live Edit for Ms Office and OpenOffice.org.

In both cases, in Firefox, uninstall the old version of protocol handler if one has been installed. (Tools > Add-ons > Uninstall Add-ons). Then, install the xpi by clicking on the link from Firefox or download the xpi file, then drag and drop to Firefox window.

(Links with the latest version are available in http://download.nuxeo.org/)

Setup Firefox protocol handler for MS Office

Setup the protocol handler in Firefox : According to the Live edit for MsOffice setup, the main installation folder may be anywhere. Default LiveEdit installation folder sits in C:\Program Files\Nuxeo\Nuxeo Live Edit MsOffice IE\ . The setup has to be adapted according to this install. The purpose is to link the executable "C:\Program Files\Nuxeo\Nuxeo Live Edit MsOffice IE\nuxeo-liveedit-msoffice-launcher.exe" with the Ms Word, Ms Excel and Ms PowerPoint configuration :

In Firefox : Tools > Add-ons > Nuxeo Live Edit Protocol Handler > Preferences (or Options)

• Change the temp folder : /tmp/ with C:\Temp\ (or another temp folder like C:\Windows\Temp\)
• Set the mime-types you want to use Live Edit with and click on "Add new mapping" :

File extension	Mimetype	Editor command	Editor command arguments
.doc	application/msword	C:\Program Files\Nuxeo\Nuxeo Live Edit MsOffice IE\nuxeo-liveedit-msoffice-launcher.exe	%s
.xls	application/vnd.ms-excel	C:\Program Files\Nuxeo\Nuxeo Live Edit MsOffice IE\nuxeo-liveedit-msoffice-launcher.exe	%s
.ppt	application/vnd.ms-powerpoint	C:\Program Files\Nuxeo\Nuxeo Live Edit MsOffice IE\nuxeo-liveedit-msoffice-launcher.exe	%s

• Be sure that the checkbox "Use NXWss" is un-checked.
• Be sure to check correctly "Preserve compatibility" - see below.
• Click Ok

Since version 0.4.2 of the protocol handler, buttons have been set to add the default configuration and ease this part.

Since version 0.4.5 of the protocol handler, there is a checkbox labeled "Use NXWss" which allows choosing the flavor of the addon: using classic LiveEdit or Sharepoint protocol. Please note that the Sharepoint flavor works only for the Microsoft Office products.

Since version 0.4.6 of the protocol handler, there is a checkbox labeled "Preserve compatibility". This allows to preserve the backward compatibility (and it is a must to be checked when the targeted server is pre 5.2). Without checking it the addon is forming a different type of headers allowing using of a bunch of new features like WebEngine (but it works only for the server 5.2 plus). Simple said:

• if Live Edit appear not to work (there is no available Edit online link) and the targeted Nuxeo server is not 5.2 or higher, check that the "Preserve compatibility" is marked
• if some cool features as WebEngine are not available (throwing exception) and the targeted Nuxeo server is 5.2 or higher, check that the "Preserve compatibility" is not marked

Setup Firefox protocol handler for OpenOffice.org

In Firefox : Tools > Add-ons > Nuxeo Live Edit Protocol Handler > Preferences (or Options)

• Change the temp folder : /tmp/ with C:\Temp\ (or another temp folder like C:\Windows\Temp\) if it hasn't been done.
• Click on "Add default OpenOffice.org mapping".
• The default mappings applied for .doc, .odt, .ods, .odp, .doc, .xls.Check the applied parameters for each file extension are like below:

File extension	Mimetype	Editor command	Editor command arguments
.doc	application/msword	C:\Program Files\OpenOffice.org 3\program\soffice.exe	macro:///LiveEditOOo.launcher.load(%s)
.odt	application/vnd.oasis.opendocument.text	C:\Program Files\OpenOffice.org 3\program\soffice.exe	macro:///LiveEditOOo.launcher.load(%s)
.ods	application/vnd.oasis.opendocument.spreadsheet	C:\Program Files\OpenOffice.org 3\program\soffice.exe	macro:///LiveEditOOo.launcher.load(%s)
.odp	application/vnd.oasis.opendocument.presentation	C:\Program Files\OpenOffice.org 3\program\soffice.exe	macro:///LiveEditOOo.launcher.load(%s)
.xls	application/vnd.ms-excel	C:\Program Files\OpenOffice.org 3\program\soffice.exe	macro:///LiveEditOOo.launcher.load(%s)

• You may need to edit the default parameters if the editor command doesn't correspond to the version of OpenOffice.org you are using. To edit a mapping, click on the mapping, edit it and click on "Add / Edit mapping".
• Be sure that the checkbox "Use NXWss" is un-checked.
• Be sure to check correctly "Preserve compatibility" - see below.
• Click Ok

Since version 0.4.2 of the protocol handler, buttons have been set to add the default configuration and ease this part.

Since version 0.4.5 of the protocol handler, there is a checkbox labeled "Use NXWss" which allows choosing the flavor of the addon: using classic LiveEdit or Sharepoint protocol. Please note that the Sharepoint flavor works only for the Microsoft Office products.

Since version 0.4.6 of the protocol handler, there is a checkbox labeled "Preserve compatibility". This allows to preserve the backward compatibility (and it is a must to be checked when the targeted server is pre 5.2). Without checking it the addon is forming a different type of headers allowing using of a bunch of new features like WebEngine (but it works only for the server 5.2 plus). Simple said:

• if Live Edit appear not to work (there is no available Edit online link) and the targeted Nuxeo server is not 5.2 or higher, check that the "Preserve compatibility" is marked
• if some cool features as WebEngine are not available (throwing exception) and the targeted Nuxeo server is 5.2 or higher, check that the "Preserve compatibility" is not marked

MS Office 2007 mapping

Live Edit MS Office works with MS Office 2007 mimetypes :

File extension	Mimetype	Editor command	Editor command arguments
.docx	application/vnd.openxmlformats-officedocument.wordprocessingml.document	C:\Program Files\Nuxeo\Nuxeo Live Edit MsOffice IE\nuxeo-liveedit-msoffice-launcher.exe	%s
.xlsx	application/vnd.openxmlformats-officedocument.spreadsheetml.sheet	C:\Program Files\Nuxeo\Nuxeo Live Edit MsOffice IE\nuxeo-liveedit-msoffice-launcher.exe	%s
.pptx	application/vnd.openxmlformats-officedocument.presentationml.presentation	C:\Program Files\Nuxeo\Nuxeo Live Edit MsOffice IE\nuxeo-liveedit-msoffice-launcher.exe	%s

Live Edit OpenOffice.org is not compatible with MS Office 2007 documents yet.