Re: [libreoffice-users] Re: Open pps as ppt

2011-02-16 Thread Charles Marcus
On 2011-02-14 11:33 AM, plino wrote: There is indeed a bug (or at least a different behaviour from MS Office and OOo) with .pps files If a user double clicks or opens with a pps file with MS Powerpoint or LO Impress it is supposed to autostart the presentation. However if you open

[libreoffice-users] Re: Open pps as ppt

2011-02-16 Thread plino
I did try and the result is the same (starts Slideshow). In any case even if that did work it would be a workaround, not the expected action ;) -- View this message in context: http://nabble.documentfoundation.org/Open-pps-as-ppt-tp2457168p2513898.html Sent from the Users mailing list archive

[libreoffice-users] Re: Open pps as ppt

2011-02-14 Thread plino
There is indeed a bug (or at least a different behaviour from MS Office and OOo) with .pps files If a user double clicks or opens with a pps file with MS Powerpoint or LO Impress it is supposed to autostart the presentation. However if you open Powerpoint and use File Open to open the pps file

Re: [libreoffice-users] Re: Open pps as ppt

2011-02-13 Thread Tom Davies
:) From: Mihai Dobrescu msdobre...@gmail.com To: users@libreoffice.org Sent: Sat, 12 February, 2011 10:52:46 Subject: Re: [libreoffice-users] Re: Open pps as ppt On Fri, Feb 11, 2011 at 8:20 PM, Charles Marcus cmar...@media-brokers.comwrote: On 2011-02-11 2:44 AM, Mihai Dobrescu

Re: [libreoffice-users] Re: Open pps as ppt

2011-02-12 Thread Mihai Dobrescu
On Fri, Feb 11, 2011 at 8:20 PM, Charles Marcus cmar...@media-brokers.comwrote: On 2011-02-11 2:44 AM, Mihai Dobrescu wrote: On Thu, Feb 10, 2011 at 5:41 PM, Charles Marcus wrote: I just tested, and if I right-click, 'Open with...', then choose 'LibreOffice 3.3' - NOT 'LibreOffice Impress'

Re: [libreoffice-users] Re: Open pps as ppt

2011-02-12 Thread Mihai Dobrescu
On Fri, Feb 11, 2011 at 8:20 PM, Charles Marcus cmar...@media-brokers.comwrote: On 2011-02-11 2:44 AM, Mihai Dobrescu wrote: On Thu, Feb 10, 2011 at 5:41 PM, Charles Marcus wrote: I just tested, and if I right-click, 'Open with...', then choose 'LibreOffice 3.3' - NOT 'LibreOffice Impress'

[libreoffice-users] Re: Open pps as ppt

2011-02-12 Thread Luuk
On 12-02-11 11:38, Mihai Dobrescu wrote: On Fri, Feb 11, 2011 at 8:20 PM, Charles Marcus There is a list of available programs to choose from when you 'right-click' 'open with'... in that list, there are, among others: ... LibreOffice 3.3 LibreOffice Impress ... Click on the ...3.3 one

Re: [libreoffice-users] Re: Open pps as ppt

2011-02-12 Thread Mihai Dobrescu
On Sat, Feb 12, 2011 at 1:04 PM, Luuk luu...@gmail.com wrote: On 12-02-11 11:38, Mihai Dobrescu wrote: On Fri, Feb 11, 2011 at 8:20 PM, Charles Marcus There is a list of available programs to choose from when you 'right-click' 'open with'... in that list, there are, among others: ...

Re: [libreoffice-users] Re: Open pps as ppt

2011-02-12 Thread Mihai Dobrescu
On Sat, Feb 12, 2011 at 6:54 PM, Luuk luu...@gmail.com wrote: On 12-02-11 17:01, Mihai Dobrescu wrote: On Sat, Feb 12, 2011 at 1:04 PM, Luuk luu...@gmail.com wrote: On 12-02-11 11:38, Mihai Dobrescu wrote: On Fri, Feb 11, 2011 at 8:20 PM, Charles Marcus There is a list of available

Re: [libreoffice-users] Re: Open pps as ppt

2011-02-12 Thread Mihai Dobrescu
I do believe this is a bug. It must be possible to open a pps in edit mode. Without renaming it. -- Unsubscribe instructions: E-mail to users+h...@libreoffice.org List archive: http://listarchives.libreoffice.org/www/users/ *** All posts to this list are publicly archived for eternity ***

Re: [libreoffice-users] Re: Open pps as ppt

2011-02-12 Thread Luuk
On 12-02-11 19:10, Mihai Dobrescu wrote: I do believe this is a bug. It must be possible to open a pps in edit mode. Without renaming it. i just downloaded a random pps-file because i dont to much with impress/powerpoint

Re: [libreoffice-users] Re: Open pps as ppt

2011-02-12 Thread Charles Marcus
On 2011-02-12 5:38 AM, Mihai Dobrescu wrote: On Fri, Feb 11, 2011 at 8:20 PM, Charles Marcus wrote: There is a list of available programs to choose from when you 'right-click' 'open with'... in that list, there are, among others: ... LibreOffice 3.3 LibreOffice Impress ... Click on the

Re: [libreoffice-users] Re: Open pps as ppt

2011-02-12 Thread Charles Marcus
On 2011-02-12 1:10 PM, Mihai Dobrescu wrote: It must be possible to open a pps in edit mode. Without renaming it. I've already explained to you, it is... apparently you've hit a bug, now we just need others with Win7 to confirm it.. -- Best regards, Charles -- Unsubscribe instructions:

[libreoffice-users] Re: Open pps as ppt

2011-02-12 Thread Larry Gusaas
On 2011/02/12 12:10 PM Mihai Dobrescu wrote: I do believe this is a bug. It must be possible to open a pps in edit mode. Without renaming it. I just did some comparison testing: LibreOffice 3.3.1 – Automatically plays .pps and closes it when it is finished playing PowerPoint (MS Office

Re: [libreoffice-users] Re: Open pps as ppt

2011-02-12 Thread Luuk
On 12-02-11 19:56, Charles Marcus wrote: Well... if you really did try browsing to it per Luuk's instructions, and it still played it then closed, then I'd call that a bug, but it must only be a Windows7 or Win7 64 bot bug, because it works fine for me on XP... sorry, but I cannot confirm

Re: [libreoffice-users] Re: Open pps as ppt

2011-02-12 Thread Mihai Dobrescu
On Sat, Feb 12, 2011 at 8:22 PM, Luuk luu...@gmail.com wrote: On 12-02-11 19:10, Mihai Dobrescu wrote: I do believe this is a bug. It must be possible to open a pps in edit mode. Without renaming it. i just downloaded a random pps-file because i dont to much with impress/powerpoint (

Re: [libreoffice-users] Re: Open pps as ppt

2011-02-12 Thread Mihai Dobrescu
On Sat, Feb 12, 2011 at 9:09 PM, Luuk luu...@gmail.com wrote: On 12-02-11 19:56, Charles Marcus wrote: Well... if you really did try browsing to it per Luuk's instructions, and it still played it then closed, then I'd call that a bug, but it must only be a Windows7 or Win7 64 bot bug,

Re: [libreoffice-users] Re: Open pps as ppt

2011-02-12 Thread Mihai Dobrescu
On Sat, Feb 12, 2011 at 9:06 PM, Larry Gusaas larry.gus...@gmail.comwrote: On 2011/02/12 12:10 PM Mihai Dobrescu wrote: I do believe this is a bug. It must be possible to open a pps in edit mode. Without renaming it. I just did some comparison testing: LibreOffice 3.3.1 – Automatically

Re: [libreoffice-users] Re: Open pps as ppt

2011-02-12 Thread Luuk
On 12-02-11 20:15, Mihai Dobrescu wrote: On Sat, Feb 12, 2011 at 9:09 PM, Luuk luu...@gmail.com wrote: On 12-02-11 19:56, Charles Marcus wrote: Well... if you really did try browsing to it per Luuk's instructions, and it still played it then closed, then I'd call that a bug, but it must

Re: [libreoffice-users] Re: Open pps as ppt

2011-02-12 Thread Charles Marcus
On 2011-02-12 2:09 PM, Luuk wrote: On 12-02-11 19:56, Charles Marcus wrote: Well... if you really did try browsing to it per Luuk's instructions, and it still played it then closed, then I'd call that a bug, but it must only be a Windows7 or Win7 64 bot bug, because it works fine for me on

Re: [libreoffice-users] Re: Open pps as ppt

2011-02-12 Thread ajtiM
My system: FreeBSD 8.1, KDE 4.5, LibreOffice 3.3 problem with opening pps is the same. Rename help but it is a bug. Mitja http://jpgmag.com/people/lumiwa -- Unsubscribe instructions: E-mail to users+h...@libreoffice.org List archive: http://listarchives.libreoffice.org/www/users/ ***

[libreoffice-users] Re: Open pps as ppt

2011-02-12 Thread Larry Gusaas
On 2011/02/12 1:24 PM Mihai Dobrescu wrote: BTW, if I remember well, last time I have used MS Office, it could open a .pps and enter in edit mode after. As I said, PowerPoint (MS Office for Macs 2011) exits the presentation when it is over. PowerPoint (MS Office for Macs 2008) behaved the

Re: [libreoffice-users] Re: Open pps as ppt

2011-02-12 Thread ajtiM
On Saturday February 12 2011 15:17:41 ajtiM wrote: My system: FreeBSD 8.1, KDE 4.5, LibreOffice 3.3 problem with opening pps is the same. Rename help but it is a bug. Mitja http://jpgmag.com/people/lumiwa and it is not a problem taht Impress open pps in the show mode but problem

[libreoffice-users] Re: Open pps as ppt

2011-02-12 Thread NoOp
On 02/08/2011 11:11 PM, Mihai Dobrescu wrote: Hello, I have installed OpenOffice about two years ago. I don't remember hoe I set it to open .pps files as they were .ppt. How could I get that in my brand new LibreOffice - to open .pps files in edit mode instead of running the slideshow and

Re: [libreoffice-users] Re: Open pps as ppt

2011-02-12 Thread Luiz Oliveira
Hello, I just did a test here (Debian squeeze-LibO 3.3.1). I downloaded a file. pps from Internet and asked to open instead of downloading. The LibreOffice opened the file correctly starting the display automatically. But when you click on the esc key Libo closed everything. Then rename the file

Re: [libreoffice-users] Re: Open pps as ppt

2011-02-11 Thread Charles Marcus
On 2011-02-11 2:44 AM, Mihai Dobrescu wrote: On Thu, Feb 10, 2011 at 5:41 PM, Charles Marcus wrote: I just tested, and if I right-click, 'Open with...', then choose 'LibreOffice 3.3' - NOT 'LibreOffice Impress' - it just opens it for editing... Sorry, I don't understand the 'LibreOffice 3.3'

Re: [libreoffice-users] Re: Open pps as ppt

2011-02-10 Thread Mihai Dobrescu
There is no libreoffice executable on Windows. I have tried simpress -show p.pps and it opens it, plays it and closes. I couldn't find any useful switch. I am sure it is an option somewhere. On Wed, Feb 9, 2011 at 12:42 PM, David Griffiths dave.griffith...@gmail.com wrote: Mihai Dobrescu

[libreoffice-users] Re: Open pps as ppt

2011-02-10 Thread David Griffiths
Charles Marcus CMarcus at Media-Brokers.com writes: On 2011-02-10 5:41 AM, Mihai Dobrescu wrote: From: Mihai Dobrescu msdobrescu at gmail.com On Wed, Feb 9, 2011 at 11:15 AM, David Griffiths dave.griffiths62 at gmail.com wrote: Mihai Dobrescu msdobrescu at gmail.com writes: I have

Re: [libreoffice-users] Re: Open pps as ppt

2011-02-10 Thread Cley Faye
If it's working as originally intended it wouldn't classify as a bug, but it can be a good feature request, to add another switch to open them in editing regardless of the extension. Le 10 févr. 2011 16:15, David Griffiths dave.griffith...@gmail.com a écrit : Charles Marcus CMarcus at

Re: [libreoffice-users] Re: Open pps as ppt

2011-02-10 Thread Charles Marcus
On 2011-02-10 10:14 AM, David Griffiths wrote: I already suggested this a while ago to Mihai, but he does not want to change the extension. Sorry, I missed that... I just tested, and if I right-click, 'Open with...', then choose 'LibreOffice 3.3' - NOT 'LibreOffice Impress' - it just opens it

Re: [libreoffice-users] Re: Open pps as ppt

2011-02-10 Thread Mihai Dobrescu
On Thu, Feb 10, 2011 at 5:41 PM, Charles Marcus cmar...@media-brokers.comwrote: On 2011-02-10 10:14 AM, David Griffiths wrote: I already suggested this a while ago to Mihai, but he does not want to change the extension. Sorry, I missed that... I just tested, and if I right-click, 'Open

[libreoffice-users] Re: Open pps as ppt

2011-02-09 Thread David Griffiths
Mihai Dobrescu msdobrescu at gmail.com writes: Hello, I have installed OpenOffice about two years ago. I don't remember hoe I set it to open .pps files as they were .ppt. How could I get that in my brand new LibreOffice - to open .pps files in edit mode instead of running the slideshow