On Thu, Aug 17, 2017 at 2:59 PM, Rory O'Farrell <ofarr...@iol.ie> wrote:
> On Thu, 17 Aug 2017 23:43:17 +0200 > Marcus <marcus.m...@wtnet.de> wrote: > > > Am 17.08.2017 um 23:14 schrieb Kay Schenk: > > > > > > On 08/14/2017 10:24 AM, Marcus wrote: > > >> Am 14.08.2017 um 17:19 schrieb Jim Jagielski: > > >>> Available for immediate testing are the source tarball and > > >>> community builds of Apache OpenOffice 4.1.4-RC2. > > >>> > > >>> As noted, these are Release Candidates and are not official, > > >>> GA releases, although based on testing, the could become so. > > >>> So PLEASE test these out! > > >>> > > >>> You can find these gems at: > > >>> > > >>> https://dist.apache.org/repos/dist/dev/openoffice/4.1.4-RC2/ > > >> > > >> thanks a lot - also to Matthias - for providing these builds. > > >> > > >> I was impatient and have downloaded them already on the weekend. The > > >> following is what I've tested: > > >> > > >> - Windows 10 > > >> - Fedora 21 64-bit > > >> - AOO414m2 (build 9785) rev 1804788 - en-US > > >> > > >> 1. > > >> > > >> Installation was fine without problems. > > >> > > >> 2. > > >> > > >> Randomly downloaded from Internet and then opened without problems > [1]: > > >> > > >> 5 files with .doc and 5 .docx > > >> 5 files with .xls and 5 .xlsx > > >> 5 files with .ppt and 5 .pptx > > >> > > >> 3. > > >> > > >> Created documents, saved and opened them without problems: > > >> > > >> .odt, .ods, .odp > > >> .doc, .xls, .ppt > > >> > > >> Then installed the langpack for "de" and opened the downloaded and > > >> self-created files. Again without any problems [1]. > > >> > > >> Is there anything else I should test? > > >> > > >> [1] Of course I've not checked that everything is displayed and > > >> formatted correctly. > > >> > > >> Thanks > > >> > > >> Marcus > > > > > > On Linux-32, CentOS 6.9, I've done preliminary testing on my own docs, > > > and a few sample docs I downloaded. I also verified that #i125147, and > > > #i125762 were fixed. Mostly all good with my testing on Rev. 1804788 so > > > far. > > > > great, thanks for testing and sharing the results. > > > > > I am not really much of an Impress/Powerpoint user and I did add a > > > "task" issue for someone to take a look at: > > > > > > https://bz.apache.org/ooo/show_bug.cgi?id=127514 > > > > > > that includes a link to a PPT file that includes both sound and video > > > clips which didn't seem to do anything on my system. It could be my > > > system setup though. > > > > A quick test on Linux (but 4.1.3) showed no video and sound. However, > > it's always a difficult way to get this working on Linux. Will try it > > with 4.1.4 on Windows and another Linux on the weekend. > > > > Marcus > > Using linux (Xubuntu) systems I could never get video to work in .odp > presentations in 4.1.3 in any format, although the video file(s) would play > properly using either Parole (the system video player) or VLC. I have just > tried an .mpg file in 4.1.4 RC2: no success ("Format not supported" > message). > > As a workaround I insert hyperlinks to the target video file(s) with > suitable parameters for full screen and exit after the video, which works > well for my use of videos. It would be good if proper video support could > be got working in OO (possible target for 4.2.0?) > > I haven''t tried with sound files, but I expect the situation is similar. > Thanks to you and Marcus for this information. I forgot to add that I routinely install the Freedesktop "desktop interface". I'm sure it's some sort of Linux environment settings that aren't be detected correctly. And, if this is the case, on Linux, it is not unusual that the default locations get changed and/or the names themselves. When I get a moment, I will investigate further. > -- > Rory O'Farrell <ofarr...@iol.ie> > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > To unsubscribe, e-mail: dev-unsubscr...@openoffice.apache.org > For additional commands, e-mail: dev-h...@openoffice.apache.org > > -- ---------------------------------------------------------------------- MzK "Only the truth will save you now." -- Ensei Tankado, "Digital Fortress"
