If I follow the steps from comment 5, sound doesn't play in slideshow either on Linux or Windows.
Opening the file from comment 0, Linux doesn't play the sound, a little click might be heard. Changing the sound doesn't help. Windows plays it, if I change it to be some other sound. Win 7 64-bit Version: 4.4.0.0.alpha2+ Build ID: b021b5983c62e266b82d9f0c5c6d8d8900553827 TinderBox: Win-x86@39, Branch:master, Time: 2014-11-12_01:10:08 Ubuntu 14.10 64-bit Version: 4.4.0.0.alpha2+ Build ID: 5bff4b016c4b44f4123e0e6a4fd4c0c4dc0cfa2d TinderBox: Linux-rpm_deb-x86_64@46-TDF-dbg, Branch:master, Time: 2014-11-13_00:14:29 -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Desktop Packages, which is subscribed to openoffice.org in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/823155 Title: [Upstream] Impress Custom Animation Sound Effect not audible in Slide Show Status in LibreOffice Productivity Suite: Confirmed Status in The OpenOffice.org Suite: Fix Released Status in “libreoffice” package in Ubuntu: Triaged Status in “openoffice.org” package in Ubuntu: Won't Fix Bug description: 1) lsb_release -rd Description: Ubuntu 12.04 LTS Release: 12.04 2) apt-cache policy libreoffice-impress libreoffice-impress: Installed: 1:3.5.2-2ubuntu1 Candidate: 1:3.5.2-2ubuntu1 Version table: *** 1:3.5.2-2ubuntu1 0 500 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ precise/main i386 Packages 100 /var/lib/dpkg/status 3) What is expected to happen in a new Impress document via the Terminal: loimpress --nologo New Impress file -> click the rectangle containing "Click to add text" -> Under Tasks Custom Animation -> button Add... -> Entrance tab highlight Random Effects -> OK button -> right of Property ... button -> Effect tab -> change Sound dropdown apert -> OK button -> Slide Show and it plays the apert sound. 4) What happens instead is no sound is played during the slide show. Original Reporter Comments: I am using Ubuntu 11.04 Natty. I have tested this in Ubuntu 10.10 with OpenOffice.org presentation (Impress), same problem too. All in all I have tried this on 3 different computers. 2 on 11.04 and 1 on 10.10 ProblemType: Bug DistroRelease: Ubuntu 11.04 Package: libreoffice 1:3.3.2-1ubuntu5 ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.38-10.46-generic 2.6.38.7 Uname: Linux 2.6.38-10-generic i686 Architecture: i386 Date: Tue Aug 9 16:59:45 2011 InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 11.04 "Natty Narwhal" - Release i386 (20110427.1) ProcEnviron: LANGUAGE=en_US:en LANG=en_US.UTF-8 SHELL=/bin/bash SourcePackage: libreoffice UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install) To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/df-libreoffice/+bug/823155/+subscriptions -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages Post to : desktop-packages@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp