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java -jar /usr/local/bin/tonicpoint.jar
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java -jar /usr/local/bin/tonicpoint.jar
Something often overlooked is the excellent free (as in beer) Powerpoint viewer Microsoft have available, and that and the Word and Excel ones (a suite of 3) work magnificently and very fast in WINE.Pizzasgood wrote:I need it to be set up so you can just click a powerpoint file and see something. From what I understand, he plans to use it as a read-only machine that people with little linux knowledge will use to check email and stuff on, probably in a business environment. They need to be able to read powerpoints that may be attached to their mail, so any fancy conversions need to be transparent so they don't have to mess with funky websites.
T_Hobbit wrote:HowTo See Powerpoint files (pps/ppt)
1. Install Java http://dotpups.de/dotpups/Libraries/Jre1.5.0_08.pup
2. Install tonicpoint.pet http://www.browserloadofcoolness.com/so ... cpoint.pet
3. To see powerpoint files just run it with /usr/local/bin/tonicpoint
That's it!
THIS IS JUST A VIEWER
Muggins, Thank you. Being a complete novice I got stuck in a few places and would appreciate further guidance.muggins wrote:Hi rodrigt,
.pups & .pets you just download them somewhere, then click to install. But with pup4 you need to install this to handle .pup files. After you've installed these files, you can drag /usr/local/bin/tonicpoint onto the desktop, right-click it & select Set Run Action..., then set this to java -jar "$@".
I don't know whether the tonicpoint.pet comes with a suitable icon, but if you find one, then you can also right-click & Set Icon....
I think it is actually caused by the webserver setting the mime type incorrectly, but as you said the file is still OK.muggins wrote:1) This is just a browser issue.
Muggins, thanks for your time helping me and sorry for being so dense - Switching from decades on Windows has me way back at the bottom of the Puppy learning curve.muggins wrote:rodrigt,
2) Regarding T_Hobbit's Java .pup, it probably hasn't installed as, if you're using pup4, you need to install the dotpuphandler.pet first. Step 1).
As an alternative, there are newer versions of java .pets available here or here. I'd still install the dotpuphandler.pet though, as there are still many other packages in .pup form. After you've installed one of these java packages, you can tell whether it's installed correctly by opening a console, (Menu->Utility->Rxvt), and entering java. If you get
the response, command not found, then it hasn't installed properly.
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