Index: sd/source/ui/inc/ViewShell.hxx
===================================================================
--- sd/source/ui/inc/ViewShell.hxx	(revision 264822)
+++ sd/source/ui/inc/ViewShell.hxx	(working copy)
@@ -216,6 +216,8 @@
 	virtual BOOL RequestHelp( const HelpEvent& rEvt, ::sd::Window* pWin );
     virtual long Notify( NotifyEvent& rNEvt, ::sd::Window* pWin );
 
+    BOOL HandleCommand(const CommandEvent& rCEvt, ::sd::Window* pWin);
+    BOOL HandlePlayCommand(const CommandEvent& rCEvt, ::sd::Window* pWin);
     BOOL HandleScrollCommand(const CommandEvent& rCEvt, ::sd::Window* pWin);
 
 	virtual void Draw(OutputDevice &rDev, const Region &rReg);
Index: sd/source/ui/view/viewshel.cxx
===================================================================
--- sd/source/ui/view/viewshel.cxx	(revision 265132)
+++ sd/source/ui/view/viewshel.cxx	(working copy)
@@ -654,7 +654,7 @@
 
 void ViewShell::Command(const CommandEvent& rCEvt, ::sd::Window* pWin)
 {
-	BOOL bDone = HandleScrollCommand (rCEvt, pWin);
+	BOOL bDone = HandleCommand (rCEvt, pWin);
 
 	if( !bDone )
 	{
@@ -671,6 +671,7 @@
 	}
 }
 
+
 long ViewShell::Notify(NotifyEvent& rNEvt, ::sd::Window* pWin)
 {
     // handle scroll commands when they arrived at child windows
@@ -679,15 +680,53 @@
     {
         // note: dynamic_cast is not possible as GetData() returns a void*
         CommandEvent* pCmdEvent = reinterpret_cast< CommandEvent* >(rNEvt.GetData());
-        nRet = HandleScrollCommand(*pCmdEvent, pWin);
+        nRet = HandleCommand(*pCmdEvent, pWin);
     }
     return nRet;
 }
 
+BOOL ViewShell::HandleCommand(const CommandEvent& rCEvt, ::sd::Window* pWin)
+{
+     // handle scroll commands when they arrived at child windows
+     bool toReturn = FALSE;
 
+    CommandEvent* pCmdEvent = reinterpret_cast< CommandEvent* >(rCEvt.GetData());
+    //const CommandEvent& rEvent = *(const CommandEvent*)static_cast<VclWindowEvent*>(pEvent)->GetData();
+    
+    if (pCmdEvent)
+    {
+       fprintf( stdout, "pCmdEvent->GetCommand() = %hd \n",pCmdEvent->GetCommand());
+       if( pCmdEvent->GetCommand() == COMMAND_MEDIA )
+        {
+            // note: dynamic_cast is not possible as GetData() returns a void*
+            toReturn = HandlePlayCommand(*pCmdEvent, pWin);
+        }
+        else // EVENT_COMMAND 
+          toReturn = HandleScrollCommand(*pCmdEvent, pWin);
+    }
+    return toReturn;
+}
+
+BOOL ViewShell::HandlePlayCommand(const CommandEvent& rCEvt, ::sd::Window* pWin)
+{
+    BOOL bIsDone = FALSE;
+    fprintf( stdout, "rCEvt.GetMediaCommand() = %hd \n",rCEvt.GetMediaCommand());
+ 
+    if( ( rCEvt.GetMediaCommand() == MEDIA_COMMAND_PLAY ) )
+    {
+        Reference< XSlideShowController > xSlideShowController( SlideShow::GetSlideShowController(GetViewShellBase() ) );
+        if( xSlideShowController.is() )
+        {
+            GetViewFrame()->GetDispatcher()->Execute( SID_PRESENTATION );
+            bIsDone = TRUE;
+        }
+    }
+    return bIsDone;
+}
+
 BOOL ViewShell::HandleScrollCommand(const CommandEvent& rCEvt, ::sd::Window* pWin)
 {
-    BOOL bDone = FALSE;
+    BOOL bIsDone = FALSE;
 
     switch( rCEvt.GetCommand() )
     {
@@ -737,7 +776,7 @@
                         Invalidate( SID_ATTR_ZOOM );
 						Invalidate( SID_ATTR_ZOOMSLIDER );
 
-                        bDone = TRUE;
+                        bIsDone = TRUE;
                     }
                 }
                 else
@@ -751,7 +790,7 @@
                             nScrollLines,pData->GetMode(),pData->GetModifier(),pData->IsHorz() );
                         CommandEvent aReWrite( rCEvt.GetMousePosPixel(),rCEvt.GetCommand(),
                             rCEvt.IsMouseEvent(),(const void *) &aWheelData );
-                        bDone = pWin->HandleScrollCommand( aReWrite,
+                        bIsDone = pWin->HandleScrollCommand( aReWrite,
                             mpHorizontalScrollBar.get(),
                             mpVerticalScrollBar.get());
                     }
@@ -764,7 +803,7 @@
         break;
     }
 
-    return bDone;
+    return bIsDone;
 }