RE: Anything similar to Powerpoint?
Well,
I could totally lose window$ (other than work) if I could get something that
would produce Flash (.swf) files like Swish www.swishzone.com under Linux
(my preferred OS). Anyone out there know of such a beast?
-matt
-----Original Message-----
From: USM Bish [mailto:bish@nde.vsnl.net.in]
Sent: Tuesday, June 12, 2001 6:52 PM
To: Chapman, Matt
Subject: Re: Anything similar to Powerpoint?
Matt,
Got your point ... there is no denying that presentations made with
StarOffice are almost like Powerpoint, if not better.
The problem which I face is going around to different parts of the
country for seminars, lectures etc. I have to depend on systems provided by
the host .. at most places these are linked with video projection systems
for larger audiences.
I do not have a portable, to lug along with me. I normally
carry my material on disks ... and everywhere the OS is MhBwin, and nowhere
have I found StarOffice for Windows installed.
I am quite conversant with HTML, and make my presentations at home with
vi, quickly switch to "X" and view the output and make changes as necessary.
The process is swift ...
I used to use IE on the M$ systems earlier, but after the release of
Opera-5, things became easier. I can test things on Linux at home, and
know that the Win-9x output will be same. God bless Opera !
I do not say that HTML presentation it is better .... but
definitely it is different ..... Try frames or animated GIFs
in PowerPoint or StarOffice, and you will know what I mean.
Ofcourse, you do not run the risk of gnome cropping up !
USM Bish
On Tue, Jun 12, 2001 at 10:51:59AM -0400, Chapman, Matt wrote:
> Good point.
>
> But what about the presentation product in StarOffice which does
> transitions and everything... I have done a presentation with and many
> people thought I was using Powerpoint up until I ended the
> presentation and my GNOME was revealed! (with large tux background
> image) ;)
>
> -matt
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: USM Bish [mailto:bish@nde.vsnl.net.in]
> Sent: Tuesday, June 12, 2001 4:05 PM
> To: debian-user@lists.debian.org
> Subject: Re: Anything similar to Powerpoint?
>
>
> My personal preference is to use HTML presentation on
> a browser. Totally platform independent.
>
> Opera 5 supports full screen (F11 toggle), and it is
> *actually* the "full" screen with no browser borders,
> (unlike IE which still has the browser frame around).
>
> This is true for both the Linux and Win-9x versions.
>
> All you need is a .gif "next" and "previous" link on
> each individual html "slide".
>
> The only problem that I face, is that, I need to
> carry my Opera-5 CD to all venues, and uninstall it
> on completion of the presentation. Opera-5 is not
> that common and is not available on most systems.
>
> USM Bish
>
> On Tue, Jun 12, 2001 at 11:10:24AM +1000, Graham Williams wrote:
> > >>>>> Matthias Richter wrote to debian-user on 09 Jun 2001 23:30:41
> > >>>>> +1000:
> >
> > >> Is there anything for Linux that provides at least some of the
> > >> facilities of Powerpoint?
> >
> > Matthias> I've just completed a presentation using pdflatex
> > Matthias> (texpower, hyperref, ifmslides) \ldots so if you're
> > Matthias> already very familiar with (pdf)latex you might also use
> > Matthias> this cross-plattform way of presenting things nicely
> > ;-)
> >
> > In a similar vane I use the LaTeX "prosper" package which does a
> > very
> > good job of bringing together texpower, hyperref, ifmslides, in a
> > simple to use and familiar (LaTeX) environment and provides
> > plug-n-play glitz just like powerpoint, all presented using PDF.
> >
> > http://prosper.sourceforge.net/
> >
> > Regards,
> > Graham
> >
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