|
|
Using a remote with Impress
From NeoWiki
Presenters often desire to use some sort of remote-control device to advance slides or perform other functions while giving their talks. Beginning with NeoOffice 2.2.4 Patch 3, NeoOffice supports using the Apple Remote or the Keyspan Front Row Remote to start, stop, and move through a slideshow in NeoOffice Impress. (NeoOffice uses the Remote Control Wrapper open source framework from Martin Kahr to provide integration with these remotes.) If you do not have one of these remotes or a supported Macintosh, one of the older remote-control solutions may still enable you to control Impress remotely.
Contents |
Using NeoOffice's Built-in Remote Control Support
If your Mac has support for Front Row or you have the Keyspan Front Row Remote, starting with NeoOffice 2.2.4 Patch 3 you can use the Apple Remote or the Keyspan Front Row remote controller to start, stop, and move through a slideshow in NeoOffice Impress.
When an Impress window is the active window in NeoOffice, pressing the Start/Pause (â–¶||) button on your Front Row remote controller will start a slideshow.
When a slideshow is already running, the following actions are available:
- Pressing the Track Forward (▶▶|) button will move forward a slide
- Pressing the Track Backward (|◀◀) button will move back a slide
- Pressing the Start/Pause (â–¶||) button will end the slideshow
NeoOffice will respond to remote control commands when it is the frontmost application, and when NeoOffice is no longer the frontmost application, other applications (e.g. iTunes) will respond to the remote control as usual.
Disabling NeoOffice's Remote Control Support
If, however, you do not want to use the the remote control with NeoOffice and want other applications (e.g. iTunes) to respond to the remote control even when NeoOffice is the frontmost application, open the /Applications/Utilities/Terminal application, then copy and paste the following line into the Terminal window to disable the remote control support in NeoOffice completely:
defaults write -app NeoOffice remoteEnabled -bool NO
If NeoOffice is running when you make this change, you will need to quit NeoOffice and restart for the change to take effect.
If you have previously used the above Terminal command to disable NeoOffice's remote control support and then need to use the remote control with NeoOffice, you can re-enable the support by opening the /Applications/Utilities/Terminal application, then copying and pasting the following line into the Terminal window:
defaults write -app NeoOffice remoteEnabled -bool YES
If NeoOffice is running when you make this change, you will need to quit NeoOffice and restart for the change to take effect. (Note that if you have never disabled the remote control support in NeoOffice, you do not need to use this command.)
Third-party Solutions
If you do not have an Apple Remote or Keyspan Front Row Remote, or a supported Mac, you can use one of these other remote-control solutions that work with NeoOffice.
Compatible Devices
- Bluetooth phone when using Salling Clicker (see below)
- iPhone when using Telekinesis from Blacktree (see below; note this is not the Telekinesis from American Balloon)
- Keyspan Presentation Remote Pro ($79)
- Wireless Presenter with Laser Pointer ($55.99)
- although the link doesn't mention it, according to what Kensington says, this presenter is compatible with Mac OS X 10.4 and above
N.B. The Kensington Pocket Presenter Wireless Laser previously recommended on this page doesn't work in Mac OS X 10.5 and 10.5.1 Leopard (it causes a kernel panic). The problem was resolved starting with Mac OS X 10.5.2.
Compatible Software
- Salling Clicker ($23.95)
- Remote Buddy ($12/€19.99)
- Blacktree Telekinesis with Uniremote (free; requires configuration)
Configuration Tips
Salling Clicker
As mentioned in the forums, this works using the Front Row control, but it is possible to modify the centre button so that you can blank the screen. Note that this will affect Front Row as well, so creating a new menu is probably the way to go, but that hasn't been done yet.
- On your Mac, open "Salling Clicker" from the "System Preferences".
- Under "Clicker Items", expand "System" and then select "Edit Original in Script Editor" from the option menu.
- Find the two entries for
else if the_key is "s" then
and change the keycode to 11 (11 maps to 'b', that is "blank"). - Exit the script editor and you should be set.
Telekinesis
https://trinity.neooffice.org/modules.php?name=Forums&file=viewtopic&p=54192#54192
References
- Description of the new features in NeoOffice 2.2.4 Patch 3
- trinity thread listing various options
- trinity post from reporting success using Salling Clicker with Impress in NeoOffice/J 1.1
