On Tue, Mar 31, 2009 14:09:18 PM +0200, Reinier Bakels wrote: >>> > My seminar about "How file formats can be used to favor (or >>> > hamper) innovation: concrete impacts on free markets, business >>> > competition, culture, equal opportunities, education..." is >>> > finally available at: >>> > http://mfioretti.com/how-file-formats-can-be-used-favor-or-hamper-innovation-active-citizenship-and-really-free-markets >> > > I fully appreciate the importance of using open file formats. Still > I am struggling with a problem because the powerpoint skeleton in > the "house style" of my university is not properly processed by > OpenOffice Impress.
Actually, your message is a proof of what I say in the seminar. Proprietary file formats must be avoided period. The right thing to do is to complain with your university. Why do they distribute templates which only work with one (expensive) program? On a more pragmatical level: > I have posted this problem a couple of weeks ago on this list, but > no one seems to be interested in Impress. personally I can't help you, but you got a suggestion and a request to provide more explanations: http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/msg108160.html to which, as far as I can see, you didn't answer. Please note that if you want more people to see your requests you shouldn't post about this problem inside a thread which has a much more general subject. Your best bet is to start from scratch from were you left. Start a new thread, with a link to the ppt file and the previous thread, answering the question by M. Adams in the URL above and possibly put online a screenshot showing exactly what isn't working. HTH, Marco -- Your own civil rights and the quality of your life heavily depend on how software is used *around* you: http://digifreedom.net/node/84 --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [email protected] For additional commands, e-mail: [email protected]
