Re: [discuss] Re: Re: Impress - start macro on 'new slide'

2010-09-14 Thread Mike Scott 

On 13/09/10 22:13, Graham Lauder wrote:



Mike,

You might want to send your question to d...@openoffice.org
where it seems to me to be more likeley that a developer will be
listening.


Probably better in fact to send to d...@graphics.openoffice.org if you want to
get the ear of a dev who's involved with impress and the graphics side of OOo.

Cheers
GL


Thanks for the suggestions. I've sub'd to both lists - I'll lurk for a 
while before posting though.  If I get any joy, I'll report back.


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[discuss] Re: Re: Impress - start macro on 'new slide'

2010-09-13 Thread Harold Fuchs 


Mike Scott m...@scottsonline.org.uk wrote in message 
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On 12/09/2010 18:33, NoOp wrote:

On 09/12/2010 12:29 AM, Mike Scott wrote:
...
Meanwhile, I did find in the help file mention of specifying a macro 
to run
when a given image is loaded, which promised a workaround of sorts for 
me.
But the help file is highly misleading, I'm afraid - it tells me to 
Choose
Insert/Format - Picture - Macro tab which is nowhere to be found in 
Impress

-- although it /is/ there in Writer (but not Draw or Calc)!!! It's yet


Not that it works. Does anyone know exactly what run macro 'on graphics
load successful' might mean? It's clearly not what I thought/hoped, ie
'when image appears'.


Just a thought... Once you get that figured out, you might need to
reduce macro security: Tools|Options|OOo...|Security to get it to run.

These may (or may not) be of help also:
http://wiki.services.openoffice.org/wiki/Documentation/DevGuide/Scripting/Writing_Macros


Thanks for the reply.

I've got macro security set to 'ask me', so that's not an issue. I've had 
the same macro set for various events for a graphic - mouse over, mouse 
leaving, on-click all seem to work as expected. None of the graphics load 
events (ok, failed, etc) seems to do anything at all. Nor can I find any 
documentation as to what they are supposed to do.


I've seen the macro page above, thank, but it's rather general. I did 
search the wiki a while ago for more specific help, but no luck :-{



Meanwhile (and in the hope a developer is listening!!)



Mike,

You might want to send your question to d...@openoffice.org
where it seems to me to be more likeley that a developer will be
listening.



I've found that
Powerpoint does allow the live video facility, although not natively. It's 
possible, it appears, to embed a vlc window for example into a slide (eg 
https://qed.princeton.edu/main/Live_Video_in_PowerPoint). (The only 
matches for a google for 'impress live video' return my own threads :-{  )


Realistically, I think this one's a no-go. It has though shown up a few 
deficiencies (IMO) in the facilities offered:-

* No useful hooks for external programs
* no hooks for per-slide macros
* poor documentation
  + out-of-date help file
  + no info on graphics load events
* no live video

(And if the OOo bug tracker were easier to use, I'd enter the above. 
Life's too short!!)


But thanks again to those who've offered comment.

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Re: [discuss] Re: Re: Impress - start macro on 'new slide'

2010-09-13 Thread Graham Lauder 
On Monday 13 Sep 2010 20:06:11 Harold Fuchs wrote:
 Mike Scott m...@scottsonline.org.uk wrote in message
 news:4c8dd44d.1020...@scottsonline.org.uk...
 
  On 12/09/2010 18:33, NoOp wrote:
  On 09/12/2010 12:29 AM, Mike Scott wrote:
  ...
  
  Meanwhile, I did find in the help file mention of specifying a macro
  to run
  when a given image is loaded, which promised a workaround of sorts
  for me.
  But the help file is highly misleading, I'm afraid - it tells me to
  Choose
  Insert/Format - Picture - Macro tab which is nowhere to be found in
  Impress
  -- although it /is/ there in Writer (but not Draw or Calc)!!! It's
  yet
  
  Not that it works. Does anyone know exactly what run macro 'on graphics
  load successful' might mean? It's clearly not what I thought/hoped, ie
  'when image appears'.
  
  Just a thought... Once you get that figured out, you might need to
  reduce macro security: Tools|Options|OOo...|Security to get it to run.
  
  These may (or may not) be of help also:
  http://wiki.services.openoffice.org/wiki/Documentation/DevGuide/Scripti
  ng/Writing_Macros
  
  Thanks for the reply.
  
  I've got macro security set to 'ask me', so that's not an issue. I've had
  the same macro set for various events for a graphic - mouse over, mouse
  leaving, on-click all seem to work as expected. None of the graphics load
  events (ok, failed, etc) seems to do anything at all. Nor can I find any
  documentation as to what they are supposed to do.
  
  I've seen the macro page above, thank, but it's rather general. I did
  search the wiki a while ago for more specific help, but no luck :-{
  
  
  Meanwhile (and in the hope a developer is listening!!)
 
 Mike,
 
 You might want to send your question to d...@openoffice.org
 where it seems to me to be more likeley that a developer will be
 listening.

Probably better in fact to send to d...@graphics.openoffice.org if you want to 
get the ear of a dev who's involved with impress and the graphics side of OOo.

Cheers
GL


 
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