OOo Impress does allow production of web pages that are png's of the slides.
http://homepages.ihug.co.nz/~nickr/newbie/ However I think that it would be better if all presentations were ultimately preserved in the wiki, which means YAF (yet another format) Maybe a happy medium is references in the wiki to the slides from previous meetings. A template would be nice. On Thu, 02 Dec 2004 15:11:57 +1300 (NZDT) Derek Smithies <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hi, > speakers will always rebel when you drop requirements on them. > > I do like the idea of a set format and set application. > Following a meeting, the talk can be put on the clug website. > With a consistant format/application, they will all work ok for linux > people. > > Further, one could extend this and provide a "clug template". > > > Derek. > ============================================= > > > > On Thu, 2 Dec 2004, Nick Rout wrote: > > > The problem is, we seem to have a variety of projectors. Rik now has one > > (which was used last night), but it seems that even that doesn't > > guarantee success :-) > > > > If we can assume Rik will continue to make the projector available, your > > suggestion is sound, although speakers may rebel against having to use a > > particular format. > > > > And frankly, if we are all too lame to get a data projector going at > > 1024x768 [1], we aren't much of an advertisement for geekdom are we :-) > > > > [1] one assumes that Rik has checked that the projector works at that > > resolution ;-) > > > > > > On Thu, 02 Dec 2004 12:53:10 +1300 > > Ross Drummond <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > I want to endorse Jim's comments about the computer <-> projector > > > compatibility issue. > > > > > > I would recommend someone who; > > > > > > o Attends meetings regularly, > > > o Has a lap top computer, and > > > o Does not mind putting in the effort involved to get things sweet. > > > > > > sets up a their laptop as a known good driver of the projector. > > > > > > I also suggest that where a presentation is to be given the speaker be > > > encouraged to use Open Office Impress and email the presentation before > > > hand. > > > > > > These suggestions, if followed, will enable speakers to just start up and > > > go. > > > > > > Cheers Ross Drummond > > > > > > On Thu, 02 Dec 2004 11:34, Jim Cheetham wrote: > > > > > > > Technical suggestion - can we sort out a couple of people's machines > > > > that work well with the projector, and try to have them available at > > > > meetings? It's disappointing that we've had a couple of recent projector > > > > problems (Rik's laptop, my iMac) and not enough time to debug them ... > > > > > > > > -jim > > > > > > -- > Derek Smithies Ph.D. This PC runs pine on linux for > email > IndraNet Technologies Ltd. If you find a virus apparently > from me, it has > Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] forged the e-mail headers on > someone else's machine > ph +64 3 365 6485 Please do not notify me when > (apparently) receiving a > Web: http://www.indranet-technologies.com/ windows virus from me...... -- Nick Rout <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
