On 6 April 2010 09:19, Harold Fuchs <[email protected]> wrote:
> > > On 6 April 2010 02:01, NoOp <[email protected]> wrote: > >> On 04/05/2010 05:24 PM, Harold Fuchs wrote: >> > On 5 April 2010 17:02, NoOp <[email protected]> wrote: >> > >> >> On 04/05/2010 07:09 AM, Dotan Cohen wrote: >> >> >> 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? >> >> >> >> >> > >> >> > It does seem to be a Kubuntu issue. Thanks. >> >> >> >> I doubt it. .pps files in standard OOo (Win or linux) will open in >> >> slideshow mode by default. If you want to open the .pps in Impress in >> >> edit mode, rename the .pps to .ppt and then open. Same is true for MS >> >> Office. >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> Not on this OOo 3.1.1 Win XP Pro system. Both .pps and .ppt open in >> edit >> > mode. If I want to auto-run .pps files I need to download the free >> Microsoft >> > viewer and associate .pps to it. It's been that way for as long as I've >> been >> > using OOo. Perhaps on Ubuntu ... >> > >> > You can get the latest version of the viewer at < >> > >> http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=048DC840-14E1-467D-8DCA-19D2A8FD7485&displaylang=en >> > >> > or via <http://preview.tinyurl.com/3buwr5> if that* *long URL broke in >> > your e-mail program.* >> > * >> > >> >> You are correct (partially)... sorry I had this installed on that Ubuntu >> system: >> http://extensions.services.openoffice.org/project/ImpressRunner >> >> >> Thanks for that. Works on my OOo 3.1.1 but there's a comment that it > doesn't work in 3.2 > > Any confirmations out there? > > <snip> > > Whoooops. Try reading to the end of the thread, Harold! Apologies to all. -- Harold Fuchs London, England Please reply *only* to [email protected]
