From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: Daniel Martins Subject: Re: Beamer support in Org-mode Date: Fri, 18 Dec 2009 19:01:23 -0200 Message-ID: <6ac505ad0912181301v65646abdrb3f5252b433114f0@mail.gmail.com> References: <6A790953-D036-4BAE-8833-E5B343A15331@gmail.com> <8F9C582F-F254-4FF7-A22B-E3D90081D380@gmail.com> <4b0ec920.0407c00a.1a73.1d20@mx.google.com> <87eimwb5he.wl%ucecesf@ucl.ac.uk> <6ac505ad0912151107i5944cc89ma18cfed98712d7f6@mail.gmail.com> <4b27e848.e302be0a.7924.08ae@mx.google.com> <20091218110607.GE5666@atlantic.linksys.moosehall> <9705.1261148787@alphaville.usa.hp.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Return-path: Received: from mailman by lists.gnu.org with tmda-scanned (Exim 4.43) id 1NLjx0-0006Ax-FG for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Fri, 18 Dec 2009 16:01:26 -0500 Received: from exim by lists.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.43) id 1NLjwz-0006A6-Ia for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Fri, 18 Dec 2009 16:01:25 -0500 Received: from [199.232.76.173] (port=46123 helo=monty-python.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.43) id 1NLjwz-00069o-BR for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Fri, 18 Dec 2009 16:01:25 -0500 Received: from qw-out-1920.google.com ([74.125.92.148]:48458) by monty-python.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.60) (envelope-from ) id 1NLjwy-0008Qh-Pj for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Fri, 18 Dec 2009 16:01:24 -0500 Received: by qw-out-1920.google.com with SMTP id 5so714114qwc.24 for ; Fri, 18 Dec 2009 13:01:23 -0800 (PST) In-Reply-To: <9705.1261148787@alphaville.usa.hp.com> 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@gnu.org Errors-To: emacs-orgmode-bounces+geo-emacs-orgmode=m.gmane.org@gnu.org To: nicholas.dokos@hp.com Cc: emacs-orgmode@gnu.org \pnote could be an option Another idea is to reserve the lowest level to notes * section ** subsection *** frame etc ************** notes (I don't know how many *'s are needed) maybe we can set a number / variable like org-beamer-frame-level we could create org-beamer-notes-level Daniel 2009/12/18 Nick Dokos : > Adam Spiers wrote: > >> On Tue, Dec 15, 2009 at 04:49:23PM -0300, Darlan Cavalcante Moreira wrot= e: >> > In addition, while I also agree that footnotes shouldn't be in a prese= ntation >> > they are allowed when working with beamer and may be useful in some ca= ses. If >> > org-mode export footnotes as beamer notes then some months from now so= meone >> > would be asking here in the mailing-list how to enter a standard footn= ote when >> > exporting to beamer. >> >> I agree - unfortunately there are genuinely sensible uses of footnotes >> in presentations. =A0For example, citation of sources for quotations, >> data etc. is ideally accomplished by footnotes: they are not used >> during the presentation itself, but by distributing paper and/or >> electronic copies after the talk, footnotes provide essential >> reference data for perusal by the audience at a later date. >> > I think that's an argument *for* Eric's idea (assuming that the handout > includes notes - that's my practice, but maybe not everybody does that, > although they *should* :-) ). > > In general, I think slides should be very simple: single-level lists, > single idea per slide, no footnotes - but I know that generalities like > that are just guidelines: meant to be broken, given a good enough cause. > >> Imagine a slide showing the results of a benchmark, claiming "X is >> much faster than Y!" =A0You might want to talk briefly about how the >> results were obtained, and about the impact of the results, but you >> would also need to be able to tell the audience they could >> independently verify the results by obtaining a copy of the slides and >> visiting the URL contained in the footnote - especially if the results >> are controversial! =A0In this case, it would not matter that the URL was >> too small to be legible from the back of the room. >> >> > > How does inverting Eric's idea sound: invent a new kind of footnote, > let's call it, say, a "pnote", which is treated exactly like a footnote i= n > all exports *except* beamer. In beamer, footnotes end up in the frame > and pnotes end up in the notes. > > Not sure whether the implementation would be as simple as this makes it > sound, but who knows?[1] > > Thanks, > Nick > > [1] Well, OK: Carsten knows... > > > > > _______________________________________________ > Emacs-orgmode mailing list > Please use `Reply All' to send replies to the list. > Emacs-orgmode@gnu.org > http://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/emacs-orgmode >