> I'm also working on code to generate new slides from a simple XML > format > that represents generic slide show content (that is, something that is > relatively easy to generate from other stuff, like existing XML or > whatever).
Recently I've investigated possibilities to convert DocBook XML (a subset only) into PPTX directly, but I've given this up. 1. PPTX vocabulary is too complex 2. There are limitations in XSLT in determining the available space for laying objects out on the slide (and handling overflows to next page if needed). I wish it was supported by any XSL-FO processor. 3. I ended up in generating PDF slides from XSL-FO and converting this PDF into PPTX using the Adobe Acrobat XI. While this conversion is not mature yet, the output is far better than from other tools I tested. 4. Previous step cannot handle features like slide notes. And this is the reason why I've joined the POI dev list :-) While reading notes is supported, there is no way to insert your own into the existing presentation. I'd like to help with it. Jan --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [email protected] For additional commands, e-mail: [email protected]
