Readme: | Short: Display your PowerPoint (PPS) files ! Converter to Hollywood included ! Author: Mathias 'Corto' Parnaudeau (pointrider free fr) Uploader: Mathias 'Corto' Parnaudeau (pointrider free fr) Version: 0.50 Requires: MorphOS, powersdl.library, 1024x768 display
PointRider is the first and only PowerPoint file viewer for our community !
Features :
- support of the PowerPoint 97 files - images are displayed with right position and size, smooth scaling - text engine supporting paragraph alignment and text attributes - support of fonts and their color and size - fullscreen swap with the 'f' key - option for automatic display with a chosen delay - display of inherited objects from the master slide
New in version 0.50 :
- Bilinear interpolation to scale images - Right fonts are used if available on the system - Font rendering using paragraph attributes (alignment, color, size, bold/italic/underline) - Display of inherited objects from the master slide - Improved background support : several shade types - Splitted the main file to have a independant graphic engine (only SDL at the moment) - AmiUpdate support (OS4 only) - MeltingPoint : Added text support, background, inherited objects, ... and all improvements from the PointRider engine ! - Internal statistic module : number of slides, images, images resized per bpp, total time - Many memory leaks fixed - More internal debugging features and a Ruby script to run a whole group of files in debug mode - graphical launcher in MUI
Limitations :
- each file has its own display size (almost always 1024x768) but PointRider always opens a 1024x768 one. - there is no transition effects - ...
Thanks to : - Highlander for icons - Andreas Falkenhahn for Hollywood
Usage :
Just open a shell window and run it like that : PointRider [WINDOW] [DELAY=value_ms] <PPS file>
WINDOW : will force PointRider to open a window on the Workbench instead of its own screen.
DELAY : makes slides displayed automatically with a chosen delay.
Contact :
Please, if some problems happen or if you want to see a feature implemented with a higher priority, send me a mail at : pointrider free fr
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