On Fri, 18 Aug 2017 13:04:03 -0700 Kay Schenk <kay.sch...@gmail.com> wrote:
> On Thu, Aug 17, 2017 at 2:59 PM, Rory O'Farrell <ofarr...@iol.ie> wrote: > > > On Thu, 17 Aug 2017 23:43:17 +0200 > > Marcus <marcus.m...@wtnet.de> wrote: > > > > > Am 17.08.2017 um 23:14 schrieb Kay Schenk: > > > > > > > > On 08/14/2017 10:24 AM, Marcus wrote: > > > >> Am 14.08.2017 um 17:19 schrieb Jim Jagielski: > > > >>> Available for immediate testing are the source tarball and > > > >>> community builds of Apache OpenOffice 4.1.4-RC2. > > > >>> > > > >>> As noted, these are Release Candidates and are not official, > > > >>> GA releases, although based on testing, the could become so. > > > >>> So PLEASE test these out! > > > >>> > > > >>> You can find these gems at: > > > >>> > > > >>> https://dist.apache.org/repos/dist/dev/openoffice/4.1.4-RC2/ > > > >> > > > >> thanks a lot - also to Matthias - for providing these builds. > > > >> > > > >> I was impatient and have downloaded them already on the weekend. The > > > >> following is what I've tested: > > > >> > > > >> - Windows 10 > > > >> - Fedora 21 64-bit > > > >> - AOO414m2 (build 9785) rev 1804788 - en-US > > > >> > > > >> 1. > > > >> > > > >> Installation was fine without problems. > > > >> > > > >> 2. > > > >> > > > >> Randomly downloaded from Internet and then opened without problems > > [1]: > > > >> > > > >> 5 files with .doc and 5 .docx > > > >> 5 files with .xls and 5 .xlsx > > > >> 5 files with .ppt and 5 .pptx > > > >> > > > >> 3. > > > >> > > > >> Created documents, saved and opened them without problems: > > > >> > > > >> .odt, .ods, .odp > > > >> .doc, .xls, .ppt > > > >> > > > >> Then installed the langpack for "de" and opened the downloaded and > > > >> self-created files. Again without any problems [1]. > > > >> > > > >> Is there anything else I should test? > > > >> > > > >> [1] Of course I've not checked that everything is displayed and > > > >> formatted correctly. > > > >> > > > >> Thanks > > > >> > > > >> Marcus > > > > > > > > On Linux-32, CentOS 6.9, I've done preliminary testing on my own docs, > > > > and a few sample docs I downloaded. I also verified that #i125147, and > > > > #i125762 were fixed. Mostly all good with my testing on Rev. 1804788 so > > > > far. > > > > > > great, thanks for testing and sharing the results. > > > > > > > I am not really much of an Impress/Powerpoint user and I did add a > > > > "task" issue for someone to take a look at: > > > > > > > > https://bz.apache.org/ooo/show_bug.cgi?id=127514 > > > > > > > > that includes a link to a PPT file that includes both sound and video > > > > clips which didn't seem to do anything on my system. It could be my > > > > system setup though. > > > > > > A quick test on Linux (but 4.1.3) showed no video and sound. However, > > > it's always a difficult way to get this working on Linux. Will try it > > > with 4.1.4 on Windows and another Linux on the weekend. > > > > > > Marcus > > > > Using linux (Xubuntu) systems I could never get video to work in .odp > > presentations in 4.1.3 in any format, although the video file(s) would play > > properly using either Parole (the system video player) or VLC. I have just > > tried an .mpg file in 4.1.4 RC2: no success ("Format not supported" > > message). > > > > As a workaround I insert hyperlinks to the target video file(s) with > > suitable parameters for full screen and exit after the video, which works > > well for my use of videos. It would be good if proper video support could > > be got working in OO (possible target for 4.2.0?) > > > > I haven''t tried with sound files, but I expect the situation is similar. > > > > Thanks to you and Marcus for this information. I forgot to add that I > routinely install the Freedesktop "desktop interface". I'm sure it's some > sort of Linux environment settings that aren't be detected correctly. > > And, if this is the case, on Linux, it is not unusual that the default > locations get changed and/or the names themselves. When I get a moment, I > will investigate further. > > > > -- > > Rory O'Farrell <ofarr...@iol.ie> I'm willing to test any interim versions you may need tested - I run Xubuntu 64 16.04.03. -- Rory O'Farrell <ofarr...@iol.ie> --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: dev-unsubscr...@openoffice.apache.org For additional commands, e-mail: dev-h...@openoffice.apache.org
