Bug 160820

Summary:	Slideshow two presentations simultaneously on two different monitors
Product:	LibreOffice	Reporter:	Eyal Rozenberg <eyalroz1>
Component:	Impress	Assignee:	Not Assigned <libreoffice-bugs>
Status:	NEW ---
Severity:	enhancement	CC:	heiko.tietze, stephane.guillou, vsfoote
Priority:	medium
Version:	24.2.2.2 release
Hardware:	All
OS:	All
URL:	https://forum.openoffice.org/en/forum/viewtopic.php?t=35310
See Also:	https://bugs.documentfoundation.org/show_bug.cgi?id=160242
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Bug Blocks:	103610

Description Eyal Rozenberg 2024-04-25 13:27:45 UTC

Suppose I have two different presentations I've opened in Impress, and two different monitors connected to my computer.

I would like to be able to "slideshow" both presentations at once on my two monitors, without them interfering with each other. AFAICT, this is not currently doable.

Notes:

* This bug is not about how exactly the progression through each of the two slideshows is to be managed.
* This is a part of the ask in bug 160242, which combined too many things it seems.

Comment 1 Stéphane Guillou (stragu) 2024-05-13 12:29:18 UTC

I am able to run two presentations at the same time in the one installation of LO, but not able to set a different Presentation Display to each one: changing it for one switches is for the other one as well.

Version: 24.2.3.2 (X86_64) / LibreOffice Community
Build ID: 433d9c2ded56988e8a90e6b2e771ee4e6a5ab2ba
CPU threads: 8; OS: Linux 6.5; UI render: default; VCL: gtk3
Locale: en-AU (en_AU.UTF-8); UI: en-US

UX/Design, should we make it possible to change that Slide Show Setting independently for each window somehow?

Comment 2 V Stuart Foote 2024-05-13 12:39:47 UTC

(In reply to Stéphane Guillou (stragu) from comment #1)
> 
> UX/Design, should we make it possible to change that Slide Show Setting
> independently for each window somehow?

+1

Comment 3 Heiko Tietze 2024-05-13 13:09:20 UTC

Bug 160242 was rejected with the idea to start Impress twice (shift click under Windows), and to control the workflow via a third monitor. Consequently this "control center" needs to be able to use different screens for presentation. => +1

Comment 4 Eyal Rozenberg 2024-05-13 13:20:29 UTC

(In reply to Heiko Tietze from comment #3)

Note that I am not asking specifically for something like a third-monitor control center. In fact, I'd rather the solution to this bug not require using three monitor, or writing more code for a control center, or what-not. I mean, that could also happen perhaps, I'd just like something simple and straightforward to also be possible.