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diff --git a/Master/texmf-dist/doc/latex/beamer/doc/beamerug-tricks.tex b/Master/texmf-dist/doc/latex/beamer/doc/beamerug-tricks.tex new file mode 100644 index 00000000000..888f0b3987d --- /dev/null +++ b/Master/texmf-dist/doc/latex/beamer/doc/beamerug-tricks.tex @@ -0,0 +1,271 @@ +% $Header: /cvsroot/latex-beamer/latex-beamer/doc/beamerug-tricks.tex,v 1.6 2004/11/01 16:18:45 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{How To Uncover Things Piecewise} + + +\subsection{Uncovering an Enumeration Piecewise} + +A common usage of overlays is to show a list of points in an +enumeration in a piecewise fashion. The easiest and most flexible way +to do this is the following: + +\begin{verbatim} +\begin{itemize} +\item<1-> First point. +\item<2-> Second point. +\item<3-> Third point. +\end{itemize} +\end{verbatim} + +The advantage of this approach is that you retain total control over +the order in which items are shown. By changing, for example, the last +specification to |<2->|, you can have the last two points uncovered at +the same time. + +A disadvantage of the approach is that you will have to renumber +everything if you add a new item. This is usually not such a big +problem, but it can be a nuisance. + +To automatize the uncovering, you can use the following code: + +\begin{verbatim} +\begin{itemize}[<+->] +\item First point. +\item Second point. +\item Third point. +\end{itemize} +\end{verbatim} + +The effect of the |[<+->]| is to install a \emph{default overlay + specification}, see the definition of |itemize| for details. + +Now, suppose you wish the second and third point to be shown at the +same time. You could achieve this by adding the specification |<2->| +to either the second or third |\item| command. However, then you still +have to do some renumbering if you add a new item at the beginning. A +better approach is to temporarily use a different overlay +specification and the dot-notation: + +\begin{verbatim} +\begin{itemize}[<+->] +\item First point. +\item[<.->] Second point. +\item Third point. +\end{itemize} +\end{verbatim} + +You might wish to build your own macros based on these ideas (like an +|itemstep| environment or a |\itemlikeprevious| command). + + + +\subsection{Hilighting the Current Item in an Enumeration} + +If you uncover an enumeration piecewise, it is sometimes a good idea +to hilight the last uncovered point to draw the audience's attention +to it. This is best achieved as follows: + + +\begin{verbatim} +\begin{itemize} +\item<1-| alert@1> First point. +\item<2-| alert@2> Second point. +\item<3-| alert@3> Third point. +\end{itemize} +\end{verbatim} + +or + +\begin{verbatim} +\begin{itemize}[<+-| alert@+>] +\item First point. +\item Second point. +\item Third point. +\end{itemize} +\end{verbatim} + +Note that this will draw the little item symbol also in red. + + + +\subsection{Changing Symbol Before an Enumeration} + +When uncovering a list of tasks or problems, you may desire that the +symbol in front of the last uncovered symbol is, say, a ballot~X, +while for the previous items it is a check mark (you'll find these +characters in some Dingbats fonts). + +The best way to achieve this is to implement a new action +environment. If this action is activated, it temporarily changes the +item symbol template to the other symbol: + +\begin{verbatim} +\newenvironment{ballotenv} +{\only{% + \setbeamertemplate{itemize item}{code for showing a ballot}% + \setbeamertemplate{itemize subitem}{code for showing a smaller ballot}% + \setbeamertemplate{itemize subsubitem}{code for showing a smaller ballot}}} +{} + +\setbeamertemplate{itemize item}{code for showing a check mark} +\setbeamertemplate{itemize subitem}{code for showing a smaller check mark} +\setbeamertemplate{itemize subsubitem}{code for showing a smaller check mark} +\end{verbatim} + +The effect of the code is to install a check mark as the default +template. If the action |ballot| is now requested for some item, this +template will temporarily be replaced by the ballot templates. + +Note that the |ballotenv| is invoked with the overlay specification +given for the action directly following it. This causes the |\only| to +be invoked exactly for the specified overlays. + +Here are example usages: + +\begin{verbatim} +\begin{itemize} +\item<1-| ballot@1> First point. +\item<2-| ballot@2> Second point. +\item<3-| ballot@3> Third point. +\end{itemize} +\end{verbatim} + +and + +\begin{verbatim} +\begin{itemize}[<+-| ballot@+>] +\item First point. +\item Second point. +\item Third point. +\end{itemize} +\end{verbatim} + +In the following example, more and more items become ``checked'' from +slide to slide: + +\begin{verbatim} +\begin{itemize}[<ballot@+-| visible@1-,+(1)>] +\item First point. +\item Second point. +\item Third point. +\end{itemize} +\end{verbatim} + +The important point is |ballot@+|. The funny |visible@1-,+(1)| has the +following effect: Although it has no effect with respect to what is +shown (after all, it applies to all slides), it ensures that in +the enumeration the slide number 4 is mentioned. Thus there will also +be a slide in which all three points are checked. + + +\subsection{Uncovering Tagged Formulas Piecewise} + +Suppose you have a three-line formula as the following: +\begin{verbatim} +\begin{align} + A &= B \\ + &= C \\ + &= D +\end{align} +\end{verbatim} + +Uncovering this formula line-by-line is a little tricky. A first idea +is to use the |\pause| or |\onslide| commands. Unfortunately, these do +not work since |align| internally reprocesses its input several times, +which messes up the delicate internals of the commands. The next idea +is the following, which works a little better: +\begin{verbatim} +\begin{align} + A &= B \\ + \uncover<2->{&= C \\} + \uncover<3->{&= D} +\end{align} +\end{verbatim} +Unfortunately, this does not work in the presence of tags (so it works +for the |align*| environment). What happens is that the tag of the +last line is shown on all slides. The problem here is that the tag is +created when |\\| is encountered or when |\end{align}| is +encountered. In the last line these are already ``behind'' the +|\uncover|. + +To solve this problem, you can add an empty line without a tag and then +insert a negative vertical skip to undo the last line: +\begin{verbatim} +\begin{align} + A &= B \\ + \uncover<2->{&= C \\} + \uncover<3->{&= D \\} + \notag + \end{align} +\vskip-1.5em +\end{verbatim} + + +\subsection{Uncovering a Table Rowwise} + +When you wish to uncover a table line-by-line, you will run into all +sorts of problems if there are vertical and horizontal lines in the +table. The reason is that the first vertical line at the left end is +drawn before the line is even read (and thus, in particular, before +any |\onslide| command can be read). However, placing a |\pause| or +|\uncover| at the end of the line before is also not helpful since it +will then suppress the horizontal line below the last uncovered line. + +A possible way to solve this problem is not to use either horizontal +or vertical lines. Instead, colouring the lines using the |colortbl| +package is a good alternative to structure the table. Here is an +optically pleasing example, where the table is uncovered line-wise: + +\begin{verbatim} +\rowcolors[]{1}{blue!20}{blue!10} +\begin{tabular}{l!{\vrule}cccc} + Class & A & B & C & D \\\hline + X & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 \pause\\ + Y & 3 & 4 & 5 & 6 \pause\\ + Z & 5 & 6 & 7 & 8 +\end{tabular} +\end{verbatim} + +By using |\onslide| instead of |\pause|, you can get more fine-grained +control over which line is shown on which slide. + + +\subsection{Uncovering a Table Columnwise} + +The same problems as for uncovering a table linewise arise for +uncovering it columnwise. + +Once more, using the |colortbl| package offers a solution. In the +following example, the |tabular| header is used to insert |\onslide| +commands, one for each column, that cover the entries in the column +from a certain slide on. At the end of the last column, the |\onslide| +without a specification ensures that the first column on the next row +is once more shown normally. + +Inserting a horizontal line is tricky since it will protrude over the +full width of the table also in the covered version. The best idea is +just not to use horizontal bars. + +\begin{verbatim} +\rowcolors[]{1}{blue!20}{blue!10} +\begin{tabular}{l!{\vrule}c<{\onslide<2->}c<{\onslide<3->}c<{\onslide<4->}c<{\onslide}c} + Class & A & B & C & D \\ + X & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 \\ + Y & 3 & 4 & 5 & 6 \\ + Z & 5 & 6 & 7 & 8 +\end{tabular} +\end{verbatim} + + + +%%% Local Variables: +%%% mode: latex +%%% TeX-master: "beameruserguide" +%%% End: |