Bug 133429 - Loss of critical functionality - use a single screen display - please restore this
Summary: Loss of critical functionality - use a single screen display - please restore...
Status: RESOLVED INVALID
Alias: None
Product: LibreOffice
Classification: Unclassified
Component: Impress (show other bugs)
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6.4.3.2 release
Hardware: All All
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Reported: 2020-05-27 09:39 UTC by Derek Keats
Modified: 2020-09-30 12:36 UTC (History)
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Description Derek Keats 2020-05-27 09:39:34 UTC
Until recently, it used to be possible to display a presentation on a single screen without tying up the other screen. With the latest releases, this functionality has been removed. 

This makes Libreoffice unsuitable for many common use cases, not least of which being presenting in Zoom and other applications where screenshare is needed but where some functionality of other applications on the other screen is also needed. 

Common uses cases include:

1. Streaming where you need to access both the streaming application and display the presentation full screen on the other monitor
2. Video recording from a presentation where you need to control audio and video applications from one screen and Libreoffice presentation needs to be on another screen.

Given that these are VERY VERY VERY common use cases, it seems strange to remove this highly important functionality. Other presentation applications allow this, and especially in this day of working from home, the loss of this functionality is catastrophic.
Comment 1 Buovjaga 2020-09-30 12:00:21 UTC
The functionality has not been removed.

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Comment 2 Derek Keats 2020-09-30 12:36:12 UTC
The way do to this was moved to another menu. I found it so it works fine.
Comment 3 Derek Keats 2020-09-30 12:36:54 UTC
Marking this resolved. Sorry, should have done this a month ago.