Bug 34539

Summary:	Autostart Impress Files in Batch-Mode
Product:	LibreOffice	Reporter:	vohe <tdf>
Component:	Presentation	Assignee:	Not Assigned <libreoffice-bugs>
Status:	NEW ---	QA Contact:
Severity:	normal
Priority:	medium	CC:	jmadero.dev, osc, tbehrens, thb
Version:	3.3.1 RC1
Hardware:	All
OS:	All
Whiteboard:
i915 platform:		i915 features:

Description vohe 2011-02-21 09:47:16 UTC

Hello,

there exists patch for Openoffice thats make it possible to start presentations automatically. (see: http://qa.openoffice.org/issues/show_bug.cgi?id=111311)

I think this only works with *.ppt files.

Please put this in the LibreOffice Code:

- call LibreOffice via commandline with parameter 
                e.g. soffice.exe -show -batch mypresentation.ppt
    
should open LibreOffice-Impress and starts "mypresentation.ppt" immediately after the presentation ends (which is may time controlled), LibreOffice-Impress is closed automatically.

- make this work with all possible filetyps for Impress. Especially the *.odp files.

- make the usage of the function visible in documentation (helpfile) at least in the help message which is displayed with command: soffice -h

Greetings
Volker

Comment 1 Thorsten Behrens 2011-02-21 13:48:38 UTC

Thx for filing vohe - yep, that was exactly what I meant. :)

Comment 2 Rob Snelders 2012-05-28 09:22:03 UTC

as far as I can see this works in 3.5.3 Linux Mint 13 x86_64.
The startup-parameter is shown in the "soffice --help"
Can show presentation of almost all the filetypes impress can open. Didn't check the templates. And the blank uop-presentation didn't open, but that file didn't open at all.

shouldn't this bug be closed?

Comment 3 Winfried Donkers 2012-05-29 00:23:39 UTC

It works as well with version 3.5.3 and Windows.
I changed the status to resolved/worksforme as the exact fix is not known.

Comment 4 Rob Snelders 2012-06-27 13:04:16 UTC

I got the following answer of the submitter. Which explained it to me.
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normaly it should not be closed!
Startup an autostart presentation is possible since staroffice x.x.x

This issure  (and including patch) is ask for the automatic start AND stop of a presentation.

In this case it would be possible to make batchqueres like:

start Libreoffice with presentation1  (which is run automatically with timecodes on each side and ends after may 2 minutes)
  after that Libreoffice stops and return to the calling batch file (Linux call that shell file in guess)

in Windows:  demo.bat
:loopstart
libreoffice presentation1.odp -autoshow
mediaplayer companymovie.mpg -autostart
xnview d:/mypictures/companypics/*.jpg -diashowmode
libreoffice presentation2.odp -autoshow
goto loopstart

an Linux *.sh file looks similar i guess.

At that time the issue is wrote, Libre-(Open-)office ends all Presentation with a black screen. It show the message "press ESC to exit" . There was no way to skip this AND exit the impress.exe !

The issure (and the patch) search for a IMPRESS - PLAYER in fact.
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Comment 5 Thorsten Behrens 2013-09-12 16:14:41 UTC

Apologies for not having gotten around fixing this bug yet; unfortunately in future I'll have even less time at my disposal for this, so I'm freeing up ownership for other volunteers to take over.

Comment 6 Joel Madero 2014-11-04 02:36:47 UTC

REOPENED is incorrect status for this as it's not assigned to anyone. Moving to NEW

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