Module for projector-based presentations ----------------------------------------- This directory provides a module to produce presentations with ConTeXt. It contains the following files: doc/taspresent/readme (this file) doc/taspresent/demo.tex doc/taspresent/hor.jpg doc/taspresent/taspresent-manual.pdf doc/taspresent/vert.jpg texmf/tex/context/third/taspresent/rainbow.pdf texmf/tex/context/third/taspresent/t-blackblue.tex texmf/tex/context/third/taspresent/t-bluegray.tex texmf/tex/context/third/taspresent/t-bluestripe.tex texmf/tex/context/third/taspresent/t-darkshade.tex texmf/tex/context/third/taspresent/t-doubleframe.tex texmf/tex/context/third/taspresent/t-doubleshade.tex texmf/tex/context/third/taspresent/t-embossed.tex texmf/tex/context/third/taspresent/t-graybeams.tex texmf/tex/context/third/taspresent/t-graysquare.tex texmf/tex/context/third/taspresent/t-greenblue.tex texmf/tex/context/third/taspresent/t-horizontalblue.tex texmf/tex/context/third/taspresent/t-lightblue.tex texmf/tex/context/third/taspresent/t-narrowstripe.tex texmf/tex/context/third/taspresent/t-quadblue.tex texmf/tex/context/third/taspresent/t-rainbowstripe.tex texmf/tex/context/third/taspresent/t-redframe.tex texmf/tex/context/third/taspresent/t-taspresent.tex The two images hor.jpg and vert.jpg are copyright 2007 Patrick Gundlach and are published under the GNU General Public License v. 2.0. All other files are copyright 2007 by Thomas A. Schmitz; they are published under the GNU General Public License v. 2.0. Installation ------------ Simply move the module files t-* into a place where TeX can find them. The canonical location would be $TEXMF/tex/context/third, where you can create a subdiretory "presentations" to keep everything together. On most systems, you will have to run texhash after installing new packages. If you want to test the module before actually installing it, just leave everything in the original directory and typeset the demo file. Use --- A full manual is included, Here is a very short version for the impatient: To use the module, include this line in your file: \usemodule[taspresent] [style=doubleframe,font=Helvetica,size=17pt,stylecolor=blue,stylebottom=sqaure] For the "style" parameter, there are currently sixteen options: blackblue bluegray bluestripe darkshade doubleframe doubleshade embossed graybeams graysquare greenblue horizontalblue lightblue narrowstripe quadblue rainbowstripe redframe This will modify the background of your slides and the placement of certain elements. For the "font" parameter, there are currently five options: LatinModern [typesets in LatinModern Serif] LatinModernSans [typesets in LatinModern Sans] Times [the free clone of TimesNew Roman] Helvetica [the free clone of Helvetica] Pagella [the tex-gyre clone of Palatino; only if you have the tex-gyre fonts installed] User [this does not set a font; provide your own definitions] If you want to use your own typescripts, remember to use the bodyfont at \Normalsize like so: \usetypescriptfile[type-mytypescript] \usetypescript[myfont][ec] \setupbodyfont[MyFont,\Normalsize] And of course, invoke the typescript after the \usemodule part! The "size" can be set to 16pt, 17pt, 18pt, 19pt, 20pt, or 21pt ; the default is 17pt for text and 27pt for titles. The easiest way to see what the module does and which macros it provides is looking at (and typesetting) the included file "demo.tex" with different options. If you want to know more about the way in which the module is set up, typeset the source of the different source files with the command texmfstart texexec --module. The source is annotated, so you should be able to see how it works even if you don't have too much experience with ConTeXt. Defining your own styles is easy: have a look at the style files which are included. Certain macros have to be defined. Roll your own definitions for these macros and for the background, write them into a file whatever.tex and use this new style by setting it as the value to the "style" key like so: \usemodule[taspresent][font=Times,size=17pt,style=whatever] Revision History ---------------- 2008-08-11 - Added still more styles; - cleaned up syntax for placing pictures and circles/arrows. 2007-08-08 - Added some new styles; - added the \setvariables and \Maketitle macros; - added the "stylecolor" and "stylebottom" options; - arrows and circles for vertical pictures. 2007-07-24 - Added new commands for arrows and circles in vertical pictures; - made syntax for picture placement more conform to ConTeXt use; - easier syntax for adding custom styles (suggestion by Peter Münster). 2007-07-22 Initial release