From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: =?utf-8?Q?S=C3=A9bastien_Vauban?= Subject: Re: Beamer support in Org-mode Date: Thu, 26 Nov 2009 22:38:20 +0100 Message-ID: <874oohynjn.fsf@mundaneum.com> References: <6A790953-D036-4BAE-8833-E5B343A15331@gmail.com> <3AD95A40-BD6C-4ADD-B636-1FBFB55A71F3@tsdye.com> <87ws1d5dug.fsf@stats.ox.ac.uk> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Return-path: List-Id: "General discussions about Org-mode." List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Sender: emacs-orgmode-bounces+geo-emacs-orgmode=m.gmane.org-mXXj517/zsQ@public.gmane.org Errors-To: emacs-orgmode-bounces+geo-emacs-orgmode=m.gmane.org-mXXj517/zsQ@public.gmane.org To: emacs-orgmode-mXXj517/zsQ@public.gmane.org Dan Davison wrote: >> On Nov 26, 2009, at 1:17 AM, Carsten Dominik wrote: >>> NOW is the time to chime in. > > I don't know if this is helpful from someone who hasn't thought through t= he > details of beamer support but just in case: is there any chance that we > should be thinking at this stage of a generic org-presentation API which > would initially support just beamer but which would leave open the > possibility for others to implement other slide presentation engines? For > example I remember that someone once brought up the possibility on this l= ist > of exporting org to OpenOffice presentation format. And it's possible to > create something like a slide-show in HTML/CSS -- although I never see > anyone doing it. There are at least some things in common between differe= nt > slide-show engines, such as where to break from slide to slide, slide > titles, non-slide notes, etc. I have absolutely no experience with other "slide" engines in LaTeX. But I think (as well) it's a good time to think at commonalities between these, so that one extract the right model, even if we only support Beamer (which I think is the best) in the first place, and maybe for ever. But it would may= be ensure we ask ourselves the right questions. I just know ('ve seen it) that Russell Adams (hep!=C2=A0;-)) uses Prosper, = one of the old alternatives, before Beamer came on the "market". Maybe he could te= ll us some interesting things about this planned construction? > Also, I do agree with others that to the extent possible we want > presentations to emerge naturally out of 'normal' org-files Yes, I do have the same concern. An Org file for Beamer or a standard Org f= ile should have almost no differences -- except for the class. I think it's even possible for small and standard slides show that there would be no differen= ce at all, except once again the length of sentence and the numerous headlines. At least, the Beamer Org file would be the first mind map, or the skeleton,= of a real-document, would it outgrow from slides to document. > with the help of established org mechanisms such as selective subtree > export. E.g. using the heading title to set the column width feels wrong; > the natural reaction is to think that that sort of metadata should be in a > property. I don't know which exact representation it should have, but I'm puzzled by headlines setting the width of columns, too. Best regards, Fabrice Niessen --=20 S=C3=A9bastien Vauban _______________________________________________ Emacs-orgmode mailing list Please use `Reply All' to send replies to the list. Emacs-orgmode-mXXj517/zsQ@public.gmane.org http://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/emacs-orgmode