Re: [Orgmode] Re: Beamer support in Org-mode

[Russell Adams]

On Thu, Nov 26, 2009 at 10:38:20PM +0100, S??bastien Vauban wrote:
> I just know ('ve seen it) that Russell Adams (hep!??;-)) uses Prosper, one of
> the old alternatives, before Beamer came on the "market". Maybe he could tell
> us some interesting things about this planned construction?

I heard my name *ears burning*.

I just made my first Beamer presentation in Org recently, and I'm
*sold* on it.

http://www.adamsinfoserv.com/AISTWiki/pub/AIS/Presentations/HoustonAIXUsersGroup_ToolsTipsTricks.pdf

> > 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 file
> 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 difference
> at all, except once again the length of sentence and the numerous headlines.

I think any Beamer enhancements should be encoded in the headline
properties (section, transition, etc). Don't introduce new syntax,
make it work out of the box with reasonable defaults, and then allow
customization via property drawers for individual headlines, and the
export options header for global options.



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