Presentations using FC3

[Gustavo Seabra]

On 5/1/05, Erik Hemdal <ehemdal at townisp.com> wrote:
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> >On Sun, 2005-05-01 at 11:15 -0500, Gustavo Seabra wrote:
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> >>> Hi,
> >>>
> >>> I have to give a seminar using OO.o Impress / FC3, in a Dell Inspiron
> >>> 8600 laptop. I wonder if anyone could give me a hint on how to make it
> >>> work with a projector.
> >>>
> >>> Thanks,
> >>>
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> >I have an Inspiron 5000.
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> >To get it to work for me with nothing else required, I simply booted
> >with the projector attached and powered on.  It "just worked".
> >
> >Also, to switch between video and LCD there is a function key on the
> >Dell that does that.
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> Don't plug in the projector until the laptop is booted up completely.
> Most projectors wake up in either 640x480 or 800x600 resolution, and FC
> will accept that as the projector's resolution, and will give you an
> awful "viewport" behavior.
> 
> If you wait for the system to boot (and have X running), then the
> projector will get whacked into the system's resolution and do what you
> want.
> 
> On my Dell laptops, Fn-F8 (look for the blue keycap legends) cycles
> through the projector modes.  Look for three: 1) no projector output, 2)
> Projector but no LCD screen ouput, 3) Both LCD and projector display.
> 
> Test this first.  OOffice sometimes does unusual things with slide
> displays, although it generally does very well.
> 
> Erik
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Hi erik,

I just tried. I can get either laptop scrrn or projector, never both.
And when I'm using the projector, I can't make the whole screen
appears, it's always "cut" at the left. Can it be because the laptop
has a widescreen?

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