Talk:Presentation program

message: I realize that this is only the stub, but perhaps the "Some companies have been declared PowerPoint-Free Zones in an attempt to resist the flow of propaganda produced with this tool" bit should be deleted (specifically the "resist the flow of propaganda").  I dislike MS and powerpoint just as much as the next guy, but this strikes me as a bit far. -mikeytwice
Is there an elegant way to program the "dissolve" transition between slides. I need the code to get drift out of a measurement, not for a presentation. So high quality is apreciated (not the openoffice way). Why is there no subsection about fade effects in this article? Arnero 20:13, 4 November 2006 (UTC)

message: I consider the paragraph quoted below to be irrelevant to the article, which is about a general class of software.  This paragraph talks about a specific feature which may or may not exist in any particular instance of this software.
Similar to programming extensions for an operating system or web browser, "add ons" or plugins for presentation programs can be used to enhance their capabilities. For example, it would be useful to export a PowerPoint presentation as a Flash animation or PDF document. This would make delivery through removable media or sharing over the Internet easier. Since PDF files are designed to be shared regardless of platform and most web browsers already have the plugin to view Flash files, these formats would allow presentations to be more widely accessible.
Surely it would be more appropriate to talk about Powerpoint plugins in the Powerpoint page, Keynote plugins in the Keynote page, Impress plugins in the Impress page, etc.
Nosedog 03:22, 29 January 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: That discussion doesn't mention any specific plugin.  I think it is a somewhat weak paragraph, but plugins are fairly common, as is export to SWF of PDF. I see no reason to just discard this information. --Karnesky 04:50, 29 January 2007 (UTC)

text: Don't throw out the baby with the bath water...the example was not intended as "thinly-veiled open formats propaganda", but simply a practical explanation of how presentation programs can be enhanced/extended beyond their initial capabilities.  Removing all information about plugins would see to me to weaken the overall article.  If you would like to provide a more NPOV example to strengthen the paragraph, please do so...but simply removing the entire paragraph seems extreme.  Alancookie 16:24, 29 January 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: You're quite right, and I apologise for the rash deletion.  I at first tried editing it but ended up thinking the article was no worse off without it, as per my comment above.  Also, my comment on "thinly-veiled open formats propaganda" was cheeky and inappropriate; put it down to inexperience.  I'll make another attempt at improvement with this discussion in mind.  (But in this case I think a sentence is probably more appropriate for the article than a paragraph.)  Nosedog 07:08, 30 January 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  Plugins may be irrelevant to this page 

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thread_title: Fair use rationale for Image:Keynote3.jpg

message: I've added several new paragraphs effectively concerning with the delivery of an electronic presentation, a domain where presentation programs almost universally reign. 
Just moving this stuff up to presentation severely misses an essential context: that presentation programs bring presentations under the umbrella of electronic media, with all that entails, which is additionally an entirely different culture of presentation delivery. 
Just the software, ma'am is a little too narrow for this article, IMO. 
I'm not wedded to the particular tone of my additions; have at it if you will. — MaxEnt 22:01, 6 February 2019 (UTC)
thread_title:  Bulking out the lead 

message: It is interesting and noteworthy of how often presentations experience difficulty. I would like to add a paragraph detailing some of the common problems that are encountered and the contingencies that people take. Something along the lines of:
1) physical interfaces between laptop and presentation device, possibly by decade, e.g. HDMI, DP, DVI, miniHDMI, miniDP, miniDVI, VGA. Contingencies are knowing what you may need ahead of time, taking a variety of adaptors, having an if everything fails plan(a).
2) software incompatibilities, e.g. between differing vendors of presentation program and even between versions from the same vendor. This scenario is experienced when the presentation file was written on a different computer to the one that it needs to be played from. Contingencies are receiving the presentation file in several formats, having an if everything fails plan(a).
3) issues such as power availability, lighting poor at that particular time of day. Contingencies are having an alternative venue, or having an if everything fails plan(a).
(a) take a paper hard copy of the presentation, this can be quickly copied without access to any technology other than a copier, and handed out.  — Preceding unsigned comment added by 12think (talk • contribs) 04:06, 25 December 2020 (UTC)
thread_title:  Common problems encountered and contingencies