Hi Laurent,
On 4 Mar 2007, at 09:54, Laurent Godard wrote:
Hi all
OOo does not have an Impress autostart feature for its documents
nor does it support pps files (the --show switch is not known by
end-users and not user-friendly)
Therefore, i wrote an ImpressRunner extension simulating this
http://oooconv.free.fr/impressRunner/ImpressRunner-1.0.oxt
Obviously, end-users will have to install this extension for the
first time (Tools > Extension manager > add). If it is not
installed, the processus will be transparent (old behaviour).
Once installed, any powerpoint slideshow .pps file will be
autostarted as they should For impress file, if a document
userfield property contains 'autostart' string, the file will also
be played automatically (ie. presentation will be launched at
startup).
I also added a toolbar containing 2 buttons for setting or removing
this mode for impress slideshow designers. Displaying it is not
required for end users.
Please consider this ImpressRunner version as a first shoot and
feel free to advertize it widely
i'm totally open to any suggestion and will try to enhance this
tool soon (like translation and integrated help file)
I have just tested this on the Mac, 2.2rc2, and it works. Adding
extensions still needs the desktop integration on the Mac (coming on
other main platforms in 2.2), other than ease of installation, it
works fine. The method mentioned above works fine.
For the toolbar items, I would recommend going more down the lines of
the auto spell check, bullets or numbering toolbar items, where they
are highlighted whenever they are in use. This way the user would be
able to just glance up at the toolbar and see if the presentation
will auto start.
Shaun
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