phuvf / oscpoint

OSCPoint is a PowerPoint add-in that allows Open Sound Control (OSC) control of PowerPoint on Windows
https://oscpoint.com
MIT License
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Open PowerPoint using OSCPoint #49

Closed phuvf closed 3 weeks ago

phuvf commented 3 weeks ago

Hi Nick,

I can't get OSCPoint to open a file - I can select it, but open file only works if PP is already running. Then I can scroll through te files and open the file I want. Don't know if languagesettings could have anything to do with it (Dutch) I am testing on Companion 3.4 Beta with OSCPoint 2.0.0.2 I did check the box for file-access

Is there an option to start PP directly from a button?

Originally posted by @helex1 in https://github.com/phuvf/oscpoint/issues/41#issuecomment-2165748580

phuvf commented 3 weeks ago

OSCPoint runs as a PowerPoint add-in. This makes it easy to tie in with the PowerPoint application - for example when adding a tab to the PPT ribbon.

However, this means it's not possible to launch PowerPoint from OSCPoint, as OSCPoint will also not be running. This kind of remote control is heading towards RDP or TeamViewer territory - although I can see why it might be useful in some cases.

I don't see this being added to OSCPoint any time soon.