To comment on the following update, log in, then open the issue: http://www.openoffice.org/issues/show_bug.cgi?id=88238 Issue #|88238 Summary|[Presenter Screen] suggestions to improve the activati |on of the feature Component|Presentation Version|current Platform|All URL| OS/Version|All Status|UNCONFIRMED Status whiteboard| Keywords| Resolution| Issue type|ENHANCEMENT Priority|P3 Subcomponent|code Assigned to|af Reported by|christophnoack
------- Additional comments from [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sun Apr 13 18:57:15 +0000 2008 ------- Currently, the presenter screen is a feature in development [1]. I looked through the specification documents and got some questions concerning the "visibility" of the feature to the end user. At the moment only seems to consider usage scenarios of power users who a) know that this feature exists and b) have access to external monitors in advance. Example: This feature is important for people who rarely present their work, e.g. people who present their diploma thesis. It would help those people if things like notes or the next slide could "simply" be provided. In fact, it would greatly enhance their experience with OpenOffice.org if this feature would "just" work. --- Q: How to enable the feature? In [2] there is no direct reference how to activate the "Presenter Screen". It seems that the "Presenter Screen" is activated, if the user selects a multi-monitor setup in the Slide Show -- Slide Show Settings... dialog. User do generally think in "features" (or better in: results) instead of "configuration", therefore many users may not be able to access this feature because they just don't know about it. Currently the feature is activated "implicitly". --- Q: How to enable the use of "other" screens? The descriptions in [3] state, that other screens can be selected if they are present on the system. This seems to neglect the usual usage scenarios for giving presentations. Very often, people do not have the chance to test and set the configuration in advance, e.g. setup the computer during conference presentations, people which do not own a second screen, waiting audience in the business environment. It would be great if the configuration would provide something like "make automatic use of the presenter screen if more than one screen is present on the system" instead of "you can only select a second screen if there is already one connected to the system". --- I'm sorry if any of the given information is incorrect. I did not have the chance to test this feature in the "real word" because of the lack of a second monitor. Idea collection: * State the feature "Presenter Screen" more prominently in the UI. * Make it possible to let the user select the use of the "Presenter Screen" in advance (although there may be only one monitor present on the system). * Try to automatically detect the monitors suitable for the "Presenter Screen" and the "Presentation View" and use them. * If the user does not want to use that configuration, make it possible to disable it or re-configure the screens in the "Presenter Screen". Thank you! References: [1] http://wiki.services.openoffice.org/wiki/Presenter_Screen [2] http://specs.openoffice.org/impress/extensions/PresenterScreen.odt [3] http://specs.openoffice.org/impress/slideshow/ControllingSlideShow.odt --------------------------------------------------------------------- Please do not reply to this automatically generated notification from Issue Tracker. Please log onto the website and enter your comments. http://qa.openoffice.org/issue_handling/project_issues.html#notification --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
