From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: John Hendy Subject: Re: org-mode and htmlslidy Date: Thu, 11 Nov 2010 07:38:18 -0600 Message-ID: References: Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/mixed; boundary="===============1515843809==" Return-path: Received: from [140.186.70.92] (port=51578 helo=eggs.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.43) id 1PGXM6-0007cC-V1 for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Thu, 11 Nov 2010 08:38:24 -0500 Received: from Debian-exim by eggs.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1PGXM5-0000MX-HL for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Thu, 11 Nov 2010 08:38:22 -0500 Received: from mail-fx0-f41.google.com ([209.85.161.41]:40564) by eggs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1PGXM5-0000MF-6y for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Thu, 11 Nov 2010 08:38:21 -0500 Received: by fxm20 with SMTP id 20so1316990fxm.0 for ; Thu, 11 Nov 2010 05:38:20 -0800 (PST) In-Reply-To: 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: Dov Grobgeld Cc: emacs-orgmode@gnu.org --===============1515843809== Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary=0016363b983e372c8d0494c716e2 --0016363b983e372c8d0494c716e2 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 On Thu, Nov 11, 2010 at 7:25 AM, Dov Grobgeld wrote: > Does beamer and impressive support scrolling? I assume not as beamer is > LaTeX based which also uses fixed paper size. The paradigm of fixed size > slides is imho a remnant from a time when slides were "hardware" and placed > on a overhead projector. I see no reason why shouldn't be able to scroll a > long slide during a presentation if you can't fit it all on a single screen > full. > > Hmmm. Not on LInux right now -- I'll have to check. I know it zooms in on an area but not sure how it would handle a bigger-than-full-screen slide. My guess is that it would scale it to fit the page which would obviously not be what you want. What about prezi, then? No orgmode integration but seems to be the least "powerpoint-ish" and reminiscent of the "olden days"? http://prezi.com/ John > Regards, > Dov > > > On Thu, Nov 11, 2010 at 15:17, John Hendy wrote: > >> >> >> On Thu, Nov 11, 2010 at 6:48 AM, Dov Grobgeld wrote: >> >>> In looking for the perfect slide show generation from org-mode I have so >>> far checked the following and found that they have serious problems: >>> >>> - epresenter - Keyboard gets stuck, little control over display. >>> - org-s5 - No support for pages overflowing, e.g. when showing a long >>> slides I would like to scroll >>> >>> What about beamer? To date I haven't found anything I like as much! It >> just seems to do about everything... even if that means hunting down the >> occasional obscure code to force it to do my will! >> >> You can combine it with impressive! and do some fantastic things during >> presentations: http://impressive.sourceforge.net/ >> >> >> John >> > > --0016363b983e372c8d0494c716e2 Content-Type: text/html; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable

On Thu, Nov 11, 2010 at 7:25 AM, Dov Gro= bgeld <dov.g= robgeld@gmail.com> wrote:
Does beamer and impressive support scrolling? I assume not= as beamer is LaTeX based which also uses fixed paper size. The paradigm of= fixed size slides is imho a remnant from a time when slides were "ha= rdware" and placed on a overhead projector. I see no reason why should= n't be able to scroll a long slide during a presentation if you can= 9;t fit it all on a single screen full.


Hmmm. Not on LInux right now -- = I'll have to check. I know it zooms in on an area but not sure how it w= ould handle a bigger-than-full-screen slide. My guess is that it would scal= e it to fit the page which would obviously not be what you want.

What about prezi, then? No orgmode integration but seem= s to be the least "powerpoint-ish" and reminiscent of the "o= lden days"?=A0http://prezi.com/


John
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Regards,
Dov


On Thu, Nov= 11, 2010 at 15:17, John Hendy <jw.hendy@gmail.com> wrote:<= br>


On Thu, Nov 11, 2010 at 6:48 AM, Do= v Grobgeld <dov.grobgeld@gmail.com> wrote:
In looking for the perfect slide show generation from org-= mode I have so far checked the following and found that they have serious p= roblems:
  • epresenter - Keyboard gets stuck, little control over d= isplay.
  • org-s5 - No support for pages overflowing, e.g. when showing a long sli= des I would like to scroll
What abou= t beamer? To date I haven't found anything I like as much! It just seem= s to do about everything... even if that means hunting down the occasional = obscure code to force it to do my will!

You can combine it with impressive! and do some fantast= ic things during presentations:=A0http://impressive.sourceforge.net/

John


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