Re: [libreoffice-users] Impress Audio - Clarification of loss

Hi Cor,

Appologies for repeating this:

I use:

LibreOffice 3.3.0 
OOO330m19 (Build:6)
tag libreoffice-3.3.0.4

with XP Pro and SP3

Just for the record. I noted you wanted the raw facts about the Impress audio file link loss 
when you were discussing with Tom.

I used Impress to create a 96 page slide presentation. Graphic icons on the page linked the 
icon to an MP3 audio clip. I used the "interaction -play sound" facility to create a pathway to 
the audio files. The files are stored in three separate folders denpending whether they are 
"questions" "statements" or "answers".

There are 409 short audio files linked to icons. approx 4 or 5 icons per page.

When I originally created and saved it in odp format no problem. I had the the PC on during 
the time I developed it. One night I saved the file and then powered off. Next day started up, 
opened presentation (in front of an audience) and no sound.... all links vanished.

If you go to the link and check "interaction" you can see the correct path BUT the link is dead. 
To re-activate you need to "re-browse" the path and click ok and the audio plays fine. At tthe 
time I wondered if XP was giving Impress the finger?

However, given the recent statement from "Christian" that he had not completed Impress 
code before he got taken off the project....... there now does not seem much doubt that some 
form of bug/incomplete code exists and is likely to be at the heart of the problem.

At least there seems to be closure on the mystery.

BTW if you try and convert to odp to MS .ppt all the text, pictures and layout convert fine... 
BUT all audio vanishes because the pathways are missing i.e not converted. I think that's 
because there is no equivalent in MS of "interaction-play sound".. their version is associated 
with dedicated mouse clicks and mouse-overs.

Hopefully someone will take ownership of Impress and sort it.... It's a great program and will 
cream MS PP if it's reliable.

In answer to your question about the severity of this problem.... It's like Russian 
Roulette....You leave home having tested and tested your presentation... you set up and test 
again prior to presenting.... you then stand in front of a live audience and look like an idiot 
when suddenly all your audio icons are dead! ... i.e  "no sound"............. I can live with the 
idiot bit.... But the trashing of the professional presentation in the company name hurts bad.

The sniggers from business associates saying 'told you to use MS" are also very un-
welcome.

Sometimes it happens and sometimes it doesn't.. when it does then the links are 
permanently dead.

An ubuntu friend of mine tested my presentation on Linux and it works fine! Grrrrrrrrrrrrrr

Thanks for listening.


Half-Impressed (aka Un-Impressed)




 





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