Rich Shepard wrote:
I've created a pdf file of a figure created in PSTricks. Now I'd like to
add it on the side of a rather full slide that has definitions, text,
and an
example. I presume that I need the frame option [allowframebreaks], and I
need both the \columns and \column environments, but the sequence in which
this must be created has so far eluded me.
I can use Include->Graphic and select the pdf file, but even with
clipping
it takes up a lot of room. It displays on a slide by itself, but only the
upper, left part is visible at bottom of the slide.
In the beamer examples I've seen, graphics and text coexist nicely on the
same slide. The manual indicates that with lyx I can use the include
graphics
option. When I try creating columns (after column-center-aligned) and
increasing the depth of those, I'm not getting the desired results. Is
there
a HOWTO on the procedure to use?
Thanks,
Rich
Boy, Rich, you sure know how to have fun!
When I put a figure along side text in Beamer, I don't use
allowframebreaks. I'm assuming here that you want the end result to fit
on one slide. I'm also assuming that you're familiar with the sentiment
expressed by Dolly Parton (I believe while accepting an award) "Well
folks, that's what happens when you try to put ten pounds of mud in a
five pound bag."
I start with BeginFrame (and a title), then create a Columns
environment. There's nothing to type in the Columns line; just set the
environment and hit enter. Make the next line a Column environment and
type in the column width. Keep in mind that page size in Beamer is
locked in: a slide is assumed to be 128mm wide by 96mm high. Allowing
for margins, I figure something akin to 60mm is a good width for a
column taking half the slide, but plan to experiment. Put your text in
standard, itemize or enumerate environments after the Column line. Then
do another Column environment (again specifying a width). Under that
put a standard environment, and insert the graphic there.
Now use the increment depth feature to organize things. The two Column
environments need to be nested under the Columns environment, the text
items need to be nested under the first Column, and the graphics line
needs to be nested under the second Column. You can do this on the fly,
of course, but my experience is that adding something can "unnest"
something else, so I usually create all the environments first and nest
last.
That leaves sizing. For the text, you may need to shrink it: highlight
all the text, go to Layout | Character and try setting the size to
small, smaller, smallest or tiny. (I'm known for abusing this, the good
news being that if you're projecting on a decent size screen, even
"tiny" can be legible.) On the right side, right-click the figure and
use the scaling option to shrink it to something that fits. If the
figure does not fill a page when you open its PDF, you might want to use
the clipping feature to get rid of whitespace, so that you don't have to
shrink the image more than necessary. This is again a matter of
experimentation. Lots of experimentation.
HTH,
Paul
