2002-03-20 15:31:36 +00:00
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Welcome to ppthtml.
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I. INTRODUCTION
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The ppthtml program will take a PowerPoint 97/95 file as input and convert
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it to html. The output is via standard out so it can be re-directed
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to files or piped to filters or used as a gateway to the internet.
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II. INSTALLATION
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To build this application, from the top directory, type:
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./configure --prefix=/<target installation directory e.g. /usr/local or /opt>
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make
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make install
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Then to finish it up, you will need to go into netscape and tell the navigator
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to use the nspptview script to handle Microsoft Excel files.
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e.g. <path to executable>/nspptview %s
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You should be able to then browse to a file and open it. There is a file
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included in the ppthtml directory you can test with, test.ppt.
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The shell script nspptview works well. You may need to modify the
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path in it to fit you system, though. Also, depending on where you install
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it, you may have to modify your PATH environmental variable.
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III. UNINSTALLING
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You may want to keep the tar directory around since you can do a make uninstall
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later. In the meantime, I suggest doing a make clean after installation to
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get the size down.
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IV. COMMANDLINE OPTIONS
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ppthtml now has several command line options that let you tailor its output. The
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command is now: ppthtml [] file.ppt
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V. PERFORMANCE TUNING
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There are also some user "tunable" parameters in the beginning of the
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ppthtml.c file. If you get a red message at the bottom of your web browser after
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converting a big presentation, these are the parameters to adjust. Generally, you
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would adjust them up in value. I have them adjusted to what I call normal for
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my usage. Your usage may differ. Don't increase them greatly...just 10-15% and
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re-compile. If that don't work, increase another 10-15% until it works.
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VI. TROUBLESHOOTING
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Using Netscape, you may occassionally see a file not found error. This usually
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comes when printing or going back to a previously converted file. This is
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the default behavior and it can be changed by commenting out the rm $tmp*
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in nspptview. I do this so you don't have files hanging around in your tmp
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directory where other people might be able to see them.
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In general, if you can type ppthtml and get a usage error message, the PATH
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is working. If you don't, your PATH environmental variable needs adjusting.
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Next try passing the full path to ppthtml of the file you want converted. If it
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has problems with it, you may have a file the system can't interpret. To check
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your installation, try passing the full path of ppthtml/threads.ppt and see what
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it does with that.
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Charles N Wyble
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2002-05-16 16:31:32 +00:00
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jackshck@thewybles.com
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2002-03-20 15:31:36 +00:00
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