Re: Code samples in OOo Presenter

On Sunday 21 March 2010 05:41:55 pm Ashley Sheridan wrote: > > I don't like any of these options. :-) I don't know what the alternative > > is, though. Ideally I'd love to have a custom text region or format or > > something that is "take this and highlight it properly", but I don't know > > if such a plugin exists. > > > > I could be talked into using KPresenter / KOffice instead if that would > > be easier, but as I am on Linux I have no access to KeyNote or > > PowerPoint. > > > > Any suggestions? > > > > --Larry Garfield > > Could you use highlight_string() on the code example in a web page then > copy that from the browser and paste that into your presentation? It > should then preserve the formatting used on the browser display, and let > you easily modify the font size. > > Thanks, > Ash > http://www.ashleysheridan.co.uk I will have to see if OOo preserves formatting when I do that. However, that still leaves the problem of highlight_string()'s colors being rather poor for on-screen. Are those easily configurable? That would at least give me a decent result, kinda, even if it's not as clean as doing it all within the presentation program. --Larry Garfield