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PPT presentation under Linux

Asked by Piotr Mackowiak

Is it possible to play PowerPoint presentation under Linux XIBO client using OpenOffice, LibreOffice or other PowerPoint reader-only tool? And what about PDF files?

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Alex Harrington (alexharrington) said : 		#1

No and no.

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Piotr Mackowiak (mackowiakp) said : 		#2

So as have to export such presentation to Xvid (avi or mkv container for example). I am right?

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Alex Harrington (alexharrington) said : 		#3

Yes, you would have to. It's not possible to integrate Open Office in the
same way we do with PowerPoint.

This is explained in the client installation guide.

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Piotr Mackowiak (mackowiakp) said : 		#4

My basic client platform will be Linux so my questions. LibreOffice can export presentation to Macromedia Flash SWF file. Is it playable by XIBO player?

Remember! Linux is like wigwam. No Windows no Gates but Apache inside ;-)

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Best Alex Harrington (alexharrington) said : 		#5

Yes, it can. However you can't tell the exported swf to automatically
advance, so it's pretty useless.

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Piotr Mackowiak (mackowiakp) said : 		#6

Thanks Alex Harrington, that solved my question.