Hello,
TL;DR: I need advice on how to build a "LibreOffice Impress Presentation
Server" to control from another app a presentation on a secondary screen.
The long story
First, some background. I am a freelance developer and I have a customer on the
retail sector. They have retail stores with POS computers (more or less
standard Windows PCs). They are replacing old ones with new models featuring
two screens: the main work screen (facing the clerk) and a secondary small
screen (facing the customer).
Now they want to use this new secondary screen. The idea is to be able to show
presentations (.odp/.ppt files) on a loop with ads, promotions or other useful
information. There is also the requirement to show some information during a
sale (current item, accumulated total, etc.).
What to show (presentation file and current sale information) are to be
provided automatically by the current app (a Java app running on a local
Tomcat). That's because the content is to be distributed remotely through an
existing server infrastructure.
This needs to work in the background while the main screen remains available
for everyday use as always.
Given all these requirements I'm thinking of something on the line of what I
call a "LibreOffice Impress Presentation Server". A standalone app (LibreOffice
impress) which can receive commands (REST?) regarding which information to show
on the secondary screen. I am also open to any other alternative (like an
embedded Java engine?).
I think of an standalone product because I have green light to create it as an
open source project. I can also use external contractors fully or partially.
Any ideas, suggestions or advice?
Thank you very much for reading all of this! :-)
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Sergi Baila
https://sargue.net/cv/
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