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Orthogonal Question: SVG from Powerpoint?
I've been using Batik to view some very elegant slides that resemble the
usual powerpoint look and feel - does anyone know of programs that take
ppt and convert to SVG? E.g., does Illustrator 9 + "some plugin" do
this?
TYIA
john robert
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Re: Orthogonal Question: SVG from Powerpoint?
Posted by Peter Becker <pb...@meganesia.int.gu.edu.au>.
Hello John,
I don't know about the PPT import, but Illustrator supports SVG:
http://www.adobe.com/products/illustrator/keyfeature1.html
If Illustrator doesn't support PPT you still should be able to use EMF
for this, but then you have to do slide by slide. Unless you use the
more advanced features of Powerpoint (e.g. session notes, audio track or
synchronization) I'd recommend going straight for SVG using programs
like Illustrator, Corel Draw or WebDraw.
The latter is currently still available as free prerelease version:
http://www.jasc.com/webdraw.asp
In combination with tools like Cocoon and IEs fullscreen / Netcapes
kiosk mode you can create rather nice presentations.
HTH,
PeterB
"John Robert Gardner, Architect" wrote:
>
> I've been using Batik to view some very elegant slides that resemble the
> usual powerpoint look and feel - does anyone know of programs that take
> ppt and convert to SVG? E.g., does Illustrator 9 + "some plugin" do
> this?
>
> TYIA
>
> john robert
>
> --------------------------
> John Robert Gardner
> Deconstruction Architect
> IT Technology Office
> Sun Microsystems, Inc.
> Burlington, MA 01803
> #2-0692 / WFH 781-592-7217
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Re: Orthogonal Question: SVG from Powerpoint?
Posted by Denny <dd...@magic.fr>.
thanks Peter! good luck with your projects! Let us know if you find
something better than webdraw or a text editor for generating SVG!
Denny
Peter Becker wrote:
>
> Hello Denny,
>
> no, I usually go either straight for the source or I use WebDraw to get
> a starting point. Since WebDraws rendering is sometimes quite different
> from Batiks interpretation I always end up writing the SVG in a text
> editor :-( The SVG I use is usually rather small so it is still ok (I
> just generate buttons/banners for websites).
>
> HTH,
> PeterB
>
> PS: since this gets rather OT I propose you sent further questions in
> this direction directly to me.
>
> Denny wrote:
> >
> > Hello Peter!
> >
> > Thanks for your comments! I was looking really hard at open office...but
> > it doesn't have a dbase element like SO 5.2 but then again I hesitate to
> > jump into it now...waiting for 6.0 and full XML conformation (!?).
> >
> > Do you use SO 5.2 for generating SVG at all?
> >
> > Cheers
> > Denny
> >
> > Peter Becker wrote:
> > >
> > > Hello Denny,
> > >
> > > after Thierrys post I tried some SVG exports with OpenOffice build 632
> > > on Windows 98. Results where quite good, some problems arose with
> > > gradient fills (sometimes not bounded, exported as paths that don't
> > > scale well), otherwise I had no problems. I didn't try the PPT import
> > > but probably they kept the filters from StarOffice 5.x which did a
> > > reasonable well job with the important parts.
> > >
> > > AFAIK there will be no official OpenOffice release lower than 6 -- the
> > > other releases are the commercial StarOffice releases by
> > > StarDivision/Sun (which will continue in a Mozilla/Netscape or
> > > Netbeans/Forte fashion). The current builds seem rather stable and
> > > usable, although I didn't test them too hard ;-)
> > >
> > > Seems to be a nice free way to get SVGs -- once you get accustomed to
> > > the cluttered user interface ;-) More (including downloads) on
> > > http://www.openoffice.org
> > >
> > > SO 5.2 is still my favored conversion tool for Windows *g* -- maybe I'll
> > > switch to OpenOffice now.
> > >
> > > HTH,
> > > PeterB
> > >
> > > Denny wrote:
> > > >
> > > > Which version of openoffice ? The latest? Is it Win 98 compatible? I was
> > > > under the impression that svg was on hold until Open Off. 6...
> > > >
> > > > Thanks
> > > > Denny
> > > >
> > > > Thierry Kormann wrote:
> > > > >
> > > > > On Monday 02 July 2001 20:58, John Robert Gardner, Architect wrote:
> > > > > > I've been using Batik to view some very elegant slides that resemble the
> > > > > > usual powerpoint look and feel - does anyone know of programs that take
> > > > > > ppt and convert to SVG? E.g., does Illustrator 9 + "some plugin" do
> > > > > > this?
> > > > >
> > > > > OpenOffice can import ppt files and export svg.
> > > > >
> > > > > Thierry.
> > > > >
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Re: Orthogonal Question: SVG from Powerpoint?
Posted by Peter Becker <pb...@meganesia.int.gu.edu.au>.
Hello Denny,
no, I usually go either straight for the source or I use WebDraw to get
a starting point. Since WebDraws rendering is sometimes quite different
from Batiks interpretation I always end up writing the SVG in a text
editor :-( The SVG I use is usually rather small so it is still ok (I
just generate buttons/banners for websites).
HTH,
PeterB
PS: since this gets rather OT I propose you sent further questions in
this direction directly to me.
Denny wrote:
>
> Hello Peter!
>
> Thanks for your comments! I was looking really hard at open office...but
> it doesn't have a dbase element like SO 5.2 but then again I hesitate to
> jump into it now...waiting for 6.0 and full XML conformation (!?).
>
> Do you use SO 5.2 for generating SVG at all?
>
> Cheers
> Denny
>
> Peter Becker wrote:
> >
> > Hello Denny,
> >
> > after Thierrys post I tried some SVG exports with OpenOffice build 632
> > on Windows 98. Results where quite good, some problems arose with
> > gradient fills (sometimes not bounded, exported as paths that don't
> > scale well), otherwise I had no problems. I didn't try the PPT import
> > but probably they kept the filters from StarOffice 5.x which did a
> > reasonable well job with the important parts.
> >
> > AFAIK there will be no official OpenOffice release lower than 6 -- the
> > other releases are the commercial StarOffice releases by
> > StarDivision/Sun (which will continue in a Mozilla/Netscape or
> > Netbeans/Forte fashion). The current builds seem rather stable and
> > usable, although I didn't test them too hard ;-)
> >
> > Seems to be a nice free way to get SVGs -- once you get accustomed to
> > the cluttered user interface ;-) More (including downloads) on
> > http://www.openoffice.org
> >
> > SO 5.2 is still my favored conversion tool for Windows *g* -- maybe I'll
> > switch to OpenOffice now.
> >
> > HTH,
> > PeterB
> >
> > Denny wrote:
> > >
> > > Which version of openoffice ? The latest? Is it Win 98 compatible? I was
> > > under the impression that svg was on hold until Open Off. 6...
> > >
> > > Thanks
> > > Denny
> > >
> > > Thierry Kormann wrote:
> > > >
> > > > On Monday 02 July 2001 20:58, John Robert Gardner, Architect wrote:
> > > > > I've been using Batik to view some very elegant slides that resemble the
> > > > > usual powerpoint look and feel - does anyone know of programs that take
> > > > > ppt and convert to SVG? E.g., does Illustrator 9 + "some plugin" do
> > > > > this?
> > > >
> > > > OpenOffice can import ppt files and export svg.
> > > >
> > > > Thierry.
> > > >
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Re: Orthogonal Question: SVG from Powerpoint?
Posted by Denny <dd...@magic.fr>.
Hello Peter!
Thanks for your comments! I was looking really hard at open office...but
it doesn't have a dbase element like SO 5.2 but then again I hesitate to
jump into it now...waiting for 6.0 and full XML conformation (!?).
Do you use SO 5.2 for generating SVG at all?
Cheers
Denny
Peter Becker wrote:
>
> Hello Denny,
>
> after Thierrys post I tried some SVG exports with OpenOffice build 632
> on Windows 98. Results where quite good, some problems arose with
> gradient fills (sometimes not bounded, exported as paths that don't
> scale well), otherwise I had no problems. I didn't try the PPT import
> but probably they kept the filters from StarOffice 5.x which did a
> reasonable well job with the important parts.
>
> AFAIK there will be no official OpenOffice release lower than 6 -- the
> other releases are the commercial StarOffice releases by
> StarDivision/Sun (which will continue in a Mozilla/Netscape or
> Netbeans/Forte fashion). The current builds seem rather stable and
> usable, although I didn't test them too hard ;-)
>
> Seems to be a nice free way to get SVGs -- once you get accustomed to
> the cluttered user interface ;-) More (including downloads) on
> http://www.openoffice.org
>
> SO 5.2 is still my favored conversion tool for Windows *g* -- maybe I'll
> switch to OpenOffice now.
>
> HTH,
> PeterB
>
> Denny wrote:
> >
> > Which version of openoffice ? The latest? Is it Win 98 compatible? I was
> > under the impression that svg was on hold until Open Off. 6...
> >
> > Thanks
> > Denny
> >
> > Thierry Kormann wrote:
> > >
> > > On Monday 02 July 2001 20:58, John Robert Gardner, Architect wrote:
> > > > I've been using Batik to view some very elegant slides that resemble the
> > > > usual powerpoint look and feel - does anyone know of programs that take
> > > > ppt and convert to SVG? E.g., does Illustrator 9 + "some plugin" do
> > > > this?
> > >
> > > OpenOffice can import ppt files and export svg.
> > >
> > > Thierry.
> > >
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Re: Orthogonal Question: SVG from Powerpoint?
Posted by Peter Becker <pb...@meganesia.int.gu.edu.au>.
Hello Denny,
after Thierrys post I tried some SVG exports with OpenOffice build 632
on Windows 98. Results where quite good, some problems arose with
gradient fills (sometimes not bounded, exported as paths that don't
scale well), otherwise I had no problems. I didn't try the PPT import
but probably they kept the filters from StarOffice 5.x which did a
reasonable well job with the important parts.
AFAIK there will be no official OpenOffice release lower than 6 -- the
other releases are the commercial StarOffice releases by
StarDivision/Sun (which will continue in a Mozilla/Netscape or
Netbeans/Forte fashion). The current builds seem rather stable and
usable, although I didn't test them too hard ;-)
Seems to be a nice free way to get SVGs -- once you get accustomed to
the cluttered user interface ;-) More (including downloads) on
http://www.openoffice.org
SO 5.2 is still my favored conversion tool for Windows *g* -- maybe I'll
switch to OpenOffice now.
HTH,
PeterB
Denny wrote:
>
> Which version of openoffice ? The latest? Is it Win 98 compatible? I was
> under the impression that svg was on hold until Open Off. 6...
>
> Thanks
> Denny
>
> Thierry Kormann wrote:
> >
> > On Monday 02 July 2001 20:58, John Robert Gardner, Architect wrote:
> > > I've been using Batik to view some very elegant slides that resemble the
> > > usual powerpoint look and feel - does anyone know of programs that take
> > > ppt and convert to SVG? E.g., does Illustrator 9 + "some plugin" do
> > > this?
> >
> > OpenOffice can import ppt files and export svg.
> >
> > Thierry.
> >
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Re: Orthogonal Question: SVG from Powerpoint?
Posted by Denny <dd...@magic.fr>.
Which version of openoffice ? The latest? Is it Win 98 compatible? I was
under the impression that svg was on hold until Open Off. 6...
Thanks
Denny
Thierry Kormann wrote:
>
> On Monday 02 July 2001 20:58, John Robert Gardner, Architect wrote:
> > I've been using Batik to view some very elegant slides that resemble the
> > usual powerpoint look and feel - does anyone know of programs that take
> > ppt and convert to SVG? E.g., does Illustrator 9 + "some plugin" do
> > this?
>
> OpenOffice can import ppt files and export svg.
>
> Thierry.
>
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Re: Orthogonal Question: SVG from Powerpoint?
Posted by Thierry Kormann <tk...@sophia.inria.fr>.
On Monday 02 July 2001 20:58, John Robert Gardner, Architect wrote:
> I've been using Batik to view some very elegant slides that resemble the
> usual powerpoint look and feel - does anyone know of programs that take
> ppt and convert to SVG? E.g., does Illustrator 9 + "some plugin" do
> this?
OpenOffice can import ppt files and export svg.
Thierry.
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