On 4 April 2010 08:49, Dotan Cohen <[email protected]> wrote: > > When you associate .ppt files with OpenOffice don't the files open in the > > "editor"? They do on my Win XP Pro system using OOo 3.1.1 and have done > with > > all previous versions of OOo. > > > > No, Impress goes right into slideshow mode. If I hit Esc or Exit > Slideshow, Impress closes. > > > > Which OS are you using? > > > > Kubuntu 9.10, OOo 3.1. I apologize for not mentioning that! > > > > Perhaps you need explicitly to associate them to "simpress.exe" (in > whatever > > folder that resides) rather than "soffice.exe"? Or perhaps vice versa? On > my > > system .ppt files open with simpress.exe but Microsoft moves in > mysterious > > ways ... > > > > On this system .pps files are associated with "ooffice -impress %F". > > > > Oh, what happens on your system to .pps files as opposed to .ppt? > > > > Ack! I meant .pps, not .ppt. I have only tested with .pps, I have no .ppt > files. > > > Ahh. .pps files are *supposed* to be "auto-run" (in Powerpoint terms) so perhaps someone at (K)ubuntu has taken a decision to make them work as per Microsoft's spec. What happens if you install the non-Ubuntu version of OOo?
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