Re: Gnome Presentation Templates for OpenOffice.org

[Murray Cumming <murrayc murrayc com>]

Do you (or anyone) still have these files somewhere?

On Thu, 2005-03-03 at 03:07 +0100, Mikael Olenfalk wrote:
> Hi,
> 
> I made a new template with a big-light-gray-foot as background:
> 
> http://www.olenfalk.se/files/gnome-marketing/Impress-GnomeGreenHills-BigFootBackground.sti
> 
> 
> /Mikael
> 
> On Thu, 3 Mar 2005 02:43:33 +0100, Mikael Olenfalk
> <mikael olenfalk gmail com> wrote:
> > Glynn Foster <Glynn Foster sun com> wrote:
> > >
> > > This is awesome. Here's some thoughts I had -
> > >
> > > o Remove the 'A Free Desktop for Unix' text, and allow that to be an
> > >   optional secondary heading
> > 
> > Removed the heading, but I can't figure out how to add a template
> > field (or whatever it is called) for a subtitle. If anybody knows I
> > will redo it.
> > 
> > > o Include an optional opening and closing page. See -
> > >   www.gnome.org/~gman/gnome_talks/jds-presentation.sxi for an example
> > 
> > This is a great idea, I thought some of the paragraphs some the
> > marketing-pfd's (What is Gnome?, What is the Gnome project?) in
> > colored boxes :) But I'm not very good in writing something up, I you
> > have some ideas, please tell me and I'll design something up.
> > 
> > > o I quite like the footprints, but not so keen on seeing the foot
> > >   reversed. Maybe someone might have thoughts on whether this is
> > >   necessary
> > 
> > I kinda like them, but I also thought about the background from one of
> > the marketing-pfds (a light-gray really big gnome-foot in a circle) if
> > somebody has a picture, I'll add it, otherwise I create one from the
> > svg's on the marketing page.
> > 
> > > o I don't think the text at the bottom is necessary - usually you find
> > >   yourself running out of room on a presentation as it is ;)
> > 
> > That's right, I always run out of place when doing my own
> > presentations. However a light-gray background-text is also possible
> > if anybody feels the need to add something (like a copyright
> > statement).
> > 
> > >
> > > Not entirely sure how you can do this in OpenOffice, but you will be my
> > > new hero if you can achieve this!
> > >
> > 
> > Please send more advices so that I can improve them further.
> > 
> > I have made two new templates, one with the Blue-Hills picture from
> > developer.gnome.org and one with the Sunset-Tree from gnome-india.
> > 
> > Perhaps the blue one can be made the default for
> > developer-presentations and the green for user presentations. For the
> > tree? I dont know.
> > 
> > I however think we need at least one presentation template with
> > deep-red for more "aggresive" marketing presentations.
> > 
> > The NEW templates are located at:
> > 
> > header image needs reworking, it's more of a draft than the others:
> > http://www.olenfalk.se/files/gnome-marketing/Impress-GnomeRedTree.sti
> > 
> > http://www.olenfalk.se/files/gnome-marketing/Impress-GnomeGreenHills.sti
> > 
> > http://www.olenfalk.se/files/gnome-marketing/Impress-GnomeBlueHills.sti
> > 
> > Please keep sending advice and I try to improve the templates.
> > 
> > 
> > /Mikael
> > 
> > 
> > > thanks heaps!!
> > >
> > > Glynn
> > >
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> > > http://mail.gnome.org/mailman/listinfo/marketing-list
> > >
> >
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