Too bad about no ability, nor apparently any plan, to create new Presentation Styles beyond modifying the existing one. Let me describe a user case and perhaps the list can suggest an alternate route.
My colleagues and I are developing training materials for our software (S-PLUS). The courses are hands-on, i.e., each student has a machine with our software installed and works with it over 2 or 3 days while we present instruction material, examples and excercises. We find slide presentations quite useful, because in a complex application like ours we can focus each slide or few slides on a particular topic and follow up with examples and excercises. Slide format forces us and the students to focus on information bytes (forgive the jargon) which are relatively easy to digest. Given the type of slides we make (some are bulleted lists, some are code and graphics, some are code and output, some are code and tables, etc. etc. etc.) it would be quite valuable to have more Presentation Styles options. Now a BIG parenthetical statement. (((By the way, I have modified the existing elements in the Presentation Styles (autolayout) panel and if it is unlikely we'll get a "new" option anytime soon, it would be very helpful to have the following: 1) More Outline elements. Currently the limit is 9. How about 15? 2) The ability to simply rename the elements. 3) Also if possible, two outline heirarchies, rather than one, so we can have the typical bulleted list heirarchy and a second code heirarchy which is typically not bulleted, has different font face and size, and different levels of indentation. ))) Now getting back to the main discussion. Our strategy is to create slides (have been doing this in Powerpoint but Impress seems to be a better environment for various reasons), convert to HTML for ease of navigation during presentation, and ultimately convert the HTML to pdf to deliver to students on CDROM. Any comments on this stragegy? Thanks in advance for your thoughts, Bob -----Original Message----- From: Doug Thompson [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, February 01, 2005 9:25 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [users] Impress Stylist capabilities LOL! Lemme hand the response over to Roseanna Roseanna Danna: ("nevermind"). As you cannot _apply_ presentation styles (Says so in the Help file), what would be the point to creating one? Or is that a chicken-and-egg question? I didn't see Rod's last response prior to launching mine and I admit to not following the thread closely. Suffice it to say, I'm not a fan of "powerpoint presentations." Anyway, I believe there is consensus that is will be awhile, if ever, before the code is bent and the ability to create new Presentation Styles is introduced. So, as much as I would like to respond to your request, I bow to reality and admit it is not within my power to do so. Regards, Doug Bob Treder wrote: > Thanks Doug for a very clear and complete description of how to create a new > "Graphics Styles" element. But I was asking about creating "Presentation > Styles". Can you explain that one with as much detail? > > Bob > > -----Original Message----- > From: Doug Thompson [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Tuesday, February 01, 2005 2:40 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: [users] Impress Stylist capabilities > > > G. Roderick Singleton wrote: > >>On Tue, 2005-02-01 at 18:57 +0000, CPH wrote: >> >> >>>On Tuesday 01 February 2005 12:06, G. Roderick Singleton wrote: >>> >>> >>>>On Tue, 2005-02-01 at 10:45 +0200, Shoshannah Forbes wrote: >>>> >>>> >>>>>On 01/02/2005, at 00:42, G. Roderick Singleton wrote: >>>>> >>>>> >>>>>>Blast! I meant open the stylist and select a base style, right click >>>>>>and >>>>>>select new. Too many hours without sleep, sorry. >>>>> >>>>>As noted erlier in the thread, the option "new" is not available in the >>>>>stylelist. >>>>> >>>>>--- >>>> >>>>Not so. Please open the stylist. Select the icon on the left of bar, >>>>select one of the styles with which to start, right click, select new. >>>>If you do not get this then your copy of OOo has problems. >>> >>>But in Impress ? >>> >> >> >>I give up. > > > As well you should. > > Perhaps I can help. ;-} > > *********************************************************************** > **************************** NOTICE: ******************************* > The following post contains mild sarcasm intended for mature audiences. > If you can be or want to be easily offended, please stop reading now. > *********************************************************************** > > I can only confirm the following in OOo 1.1.4 and 1.9.71 > > Assuming those of you struggling with this topic have figured out how to > open the Stylist, using OOo 1.1.4 at the very top you will see one of > two possible titles: "Graphics Styles" or "Presentation Styles". If > you see "Presentatation Styles" then (1) you have *_not_* followed > instructions to "Select the icon on the left of bar", and (2) you need a > refresher course about the meanings of Left and Right, or (3) your > dyslexia has not been properly diagnosed. > > Using OOo 1.9.71, there is only one title, "Styles and Formatting," > which reduces the number of cues that you're straying so you will have > to be extra careful about selecting the correct icon. > > Ensure that the combo box at the bottom of the Stylist window is showing > "All Styles". If it doesn't, then make that selection. If you have > selected the correct icon at the top, then the first entry in the list > in the Main box of the Stylist will be "Default" and the last will be > "Title2". (I know this is true because you haven't been able to get far > enough to create any custom styles.) Place your mouse cursor over any > one of these list items. Press and release the RIGHT mouse button, or > see (2) or (3) above. You will now see a context menu that contains the > entries "New..." and "Modify..." If you do not release the mouse > button, nothing will be displayed, so you must follow the instructions. > > Lastly, if you place the mouse cursor anywhere in the blank area *below* > the list of styles and right click, the context menu will contain only > one choice - "New..." > > > Your mileage shouldn't vary, > > Doug > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
