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diff --git a/Master/texmf-dist/doc/latex/beamer/beamerug-introduction.tex b/Master/texmf-dist/doc/latex/beamer/beamerug-introduction.tex new file mode 100644 index 00000000000..9d7bd108c3f --- /dev/null +++ b/Master/texmf-dist/doc/latex/beamer/beamerug-introduction.tex @@ -0,0 +1,264 @@ +% $Header: /cvsroot/latex-beamer/latex-beamer/doc/beamerug-introduction.tex,v 1.16 2004/12/08 11:21:22 tantau Exp $ + +% Copyright 2003, 2004 by Till Tantau <tantau@users.sourceforge.net>. +% +% This program can be redistributed and/or modified under the terms +% of the GNU Public License, version 2. + +\section{Introduction} + +\beamer\ is a \LaTeX\ class for creating presentations that are +held using a projector, but it can also be used to create transparency +slides. Preparing presentations with \beamer\ is different from +preparing them with \textsc{wysiwyg} programs like OpenOffice's Impress, +Apple's Keynotes, or KOffice's KPresenter. A \beamer\ presentation is +created like any other \LaTeX\ document: It has a preamble and a body, +the body contains |\section|s and |\subsection|s, the different +slides (called \emph{frames} in \beamer) are put in environments, they +are structured using |itemize| and |enumerate| environments, and so +on. The obvious disadvantage of this approach is that you have to know +\LaTeX\ in order to use \beamer. The advantage is that if you know +\LaTeX, you can use your knowledge of \LaTeX\ also when creating a +presentation, not only when writing papers. + + +\subsection{Main Features} + +The list of features supported by \beamer\ is quite long +(unfortunately, so is presumably the list of bugs supported by +\beamer). The most important features, in my opinion, are: +\begin{itemize} +\item + You can use \beamer\ both with |pdflatex| and |latex|+|dvips|. +\item + The standard commands of \LaTeX\ still work. A |\tableofcontents| will + still create a table of contents, |\section| is still used to create + structure, and |itemize| still creates a list. +\item + You can easily create overlays and dynamic effects. +\item + Themes allow you to change the appearance of your presentation to + suit you purposes. +\item + The themes are designed to be usable in practice, they are not just + for show. You will not find such nonsense as a green body text on + a picture of a green meadow. +\item + The layout, the colors, and the fonts used in a presentation can + easily be changed globally, but you still also have control over + the most minute detail. +\item + A special style file allows you to use the \LaTeX-source of a + presentation directly in other \LaTeX\ classes like |article| or + |book|. This makes it easy to create presentations out of lecture + notes or lecture notes out of presentations. +\item + The final output is typically a \textsc{pdf}-file. Viewer + applications for this format exist for virtually every + platform. When bringing your presentation to a conference on a + memory stick, you do not have to worry about which version of the + presentation program might be installed there. Also, your + presentation is going to look exactly the way it looked on your + computer. +\end{itemize} + + + + +\subsection{History} + +I created \beamer\ mainly in my spare time. Many other people have +helped by writing me emails containing suggestions for improvement or +corrections or patches or whole new themes (by now I have gotten over a +thousand emails concerning \beamer). Indeed, most of the +development was only initiated by feature requests and bug +reports. Without this feedback, \beamer\ would still be what it was +originally intended to be: a small private collection of macros that +make using the |seminar| class easier. I created the first version of +\beamer\ for my PhD defense presentation in February 2003. Month +later, I put the package on \textsc{ctan} at the request of some +colleagues. After that, things somehow got out of hand. + + + +\subsection{Acknowledgments} + +Where to begin? \beamer's development depends not only on me, but on +the feedback I get from other people. Many features have been +implemented because someone requested them and I thought that these +features would be nice to have and reasonably easy to implement. Other +people have given valuable feedback on themes, on the user's guide, +on features of the class, on the internals of the implementation, on +special \LaTeX\ features, and on life in general. A small selection of +these people includes (in no particular order and I have surely +forgotten to name lots of people who really, really deserve being in +this list): Carsten (for everything), Birgit (for being the first +person to use \beamer\ besides me), Tux (for his silent criticism), +Rolf Niepraschk (for showing me how to program \LaTeX\ correctly), +Claudio Beccari (for writing part of the documentation on font +encodings), Thomas Baumann (for the emacs stuff), Stefan M\"uller (for +not loosing hope), Uwe Kern (for \textsc{xcolor}), Hendri Adriaens +(for \textsc{ha-prosper}), Ohura Makoto (for spotting typos). People +who have contributed to the themes include Paul Gomme, Manuel Carro, +and Marlon Régis Schmitz. + + + + + + +\subsection{How to Read this User's Guide} + +You should start with the first part. If you have not yet installed +the package, please read Section~\ref{section-installation} first. If +you are new to \beamer, you should next read the tutorial in +Section~\ref{section-tutorial}. When you set down to create your first +real presentation using \beamer, read Section~\ref{section-workflow} +where the technical details of a possible workflow are +discussed. If you are still new to creating presentations in general, you +might find Section~\ref{section-guidelines} helpful, where many +guidelines are given on what to do and what not to do. Finally, you +should browse through Section~\ref{section-solutions}, where you will +find ready-to-use solution templates for creating talks, possibly even +in the language you intend to use. + +The second part of this user's guide goes into the details of all the +commands defined in \beamer, but it also addresses other technical +issues having to do with creating presentations (like how to include +graphics or animations). + +The third part explains how you can change the appearance of your +presentation easily either using themes or by specifying colors or +fonts for specific elements of a presentation (like, say, the font +used for the numbers in an enumerate). + +The last part contains ``howtos,'' which are explanations of how to +get certain things done using \beamer. + +\medskip +\noindent +This user's guide contains descriptions of all ``public'' +commands, environments, and concepts defined by the \beamer-class. The +following examples show how things are documented. As a general rule, +red text is \emph{defined}, green text is \emph{optional}, blue text +indicates special mode considerations. + +\begingroup +\noindexing +\begin{command}{\somebeamercommand\oarg{optional arguments}\marg{first + argument}\marg{second argument}} + Here you will find the explanation of what the command + |\somebeamercommand| does. The green argument(s) is optional. The + command of this example takes two parameters. + + \example + |\somebeamercommand[opt]{my arg}{xxx}| +\end{command} + +\begin{environment}{{somebeamerenvironment}\oarg{optional arguments}\marg{first + argument}} + Here you will find the explanation of the effect of the environment + |somebeamerenvironment|. As with commands, the green arguments are + optional. + + \example +\begin{verbatim} +\begin{somebeamerenvironment}{Argument} + Some text. +\end{somebeamerenvironment} +\end{verbatim} +\end{environment} + +\begin{element}{some beamer element}\yes\yes\yes + Here you will find an explanation of the template, color, + and/or font |some beamer element|. + A ``\beamer-element'' is a concept that is explained in more detail + in Section~\ref{section-elements}. Roughly, an \emph{element} + is a part of a presentation that is potentially typeset in some + special way. Examples of elements are frame titles, the author's + name, or the footnote sign. For most elements there exists a + \emph{template}, see Section~\ref{section-elements} once more, and + also a \beamer-color and a \beamer-font. + + For each element, it is indicated whether a template, a + \beamer-color, and/or a \beamer-font of the + name |some beamer element| exist. Typically, all three exist and are + employed together when the element needs to be typeset, that is, + when the template is inserted the \beamer-color and -font are + installed first. However, sometimes templates do not have a color or + font associated with them (like parent templates). Also, there exist + \beamer-colors and -fonts that do not have an underlying template. + + Using and changing templates is explained in + Section~\ref{section-templates}. Here is the essence: To change a + template, you can say +\begin{verbatim} +\setbeamertemplate{some beamer element}{your definition for this template} +\end{verbatim} + Unfortunately, it is not quite trivial to come up with a good definition for + some templates. Fortunately, there are often \emph{predefined options} + for a template. These are indicated like this: + \begin{itemize} + \itemoption{square}{} + causes a small square to be used to render the template. + \itemoption{circle}{\marg{radius}} + causes circles of the given radius to be used to render the template. + \end{itemize} + You can install such a predefined option like this: +\begin{verbatim} +\setbeamertemplate{some beamer element}[square] +%% Now squares are used + +\setbeamertemplate{some beamer element}[cirlce]{3pt} +%% New a circle is used +\end{verbatim} + + \beamer-colors are explained in Section~\ref{section-colors}. Here + is the essence: To change the foreground of the color to, say, red, use +\begin{verbatim} +\setbeamercolor{some beamer element}{fg=red} +\end{verbatim} + To change the background to, say, black, use: +\begin{verbatim} +\setbeamercolor{some beamer element}{bg=black} +\end{verbatim} + You can also change them together using |fg=red,bg=black|. The + background will not always be ``honoured,'' since it is difficult to + show a colored background correctly and an extra effort must be made + by the templates (while the foreground color is usually used + automatically). + + \beamer-fonts are explained in Section~\ref{section-fonts}. Here is + the essence: To change the size of the font to, say, large, use: +\begin{verbatim} +\setbeamerfont{some beamer element}{size=\large} +\end{verbatim} + In addition to the size, you can use things like |series=\bfseries| + to set the series, |shape=\itshape| to change the shape, + |family=\sffamily| to change the family, and you can use them in + conjunction. Add a star to the command to first ``reset'' the font. +\end{element} + + +\beamernote +As next to this paragraph, you will sometimes find the word +\textsc{presentation} in blue next to some paragraph. This means that +the paragraph applies only when you ``normally typeset your +presentation using \LaTeX\ or pdf\LaTeX.'' + +\articlenote +Opposed to this, a paragraph with \textsc{article} next to it +describes some behaviour that is special for the |article| mode. This +special mode is used to create lecture notes out of a presentation +(the two can coexist in one file). + +\lyxnote +A paragraph with \textsc{lyx} next to it describes behaviour that is +special when you use \LyX\ to prepare your presentation. +\endgroup + + +%%% Local Variables: +%%% mode: latex +%%% TeX-master: "beameruserguide" +%%% End: |