Re: Beamer example file: use relative offsets?
On Monday, 7 March 2022 12.57.59 WET Scott Kostyshak wrote: > Let's just leave things as is for now. Perhaps it would make sense for > me to eventually start a separate Beamer example file so that we can > keep the introduction simple. > > Scott That "smells" (I am thinking about cinnamon, do not ask :-D ) as the right solution. :-) -- José Abílio-- lyx-devel mailing list lyx-devel@lists.lyx.org http://lists.lyx.org/mailman/listinfo/lyx-devel
Re: Beamer example file: use relative offsets?
On Mon, Mar 07, 2022 at 08:11:07AM +0100, Jürgen Spitzmüller wrote: > Am So., 6. März 2022 um 20:19 Uhr schrieb Scott Kostyshak >: > > > For example, see the attached screenshot, where I highlight the "6". The > > "6" means to trigger the action (in this case highlight in red) on the > > 6th slide. If we replace the 6 with "+-" or ".(1)", we get identical PDF > > output. The advantage of using relative off-sets in this case, is that > > if we add another item to the list, or we add another manual pause, the > > relative offset does not need to be changed, but the absolute reference > > would need to be changed (e.g., if we add an item before we would need > > to change the 6 to a 7). > > > > I think users should learn both, contextual and fixed offsets. As to the > mentioned example, I am undecided. Let's just leave things as is for now. Perhaps it would make sense for me to eventually start a separate Beamer example file so that we can keep the introduction simple. Scott signature.asc Description: PGP signature -- lyx-devel mailing list lyx-devel@lists.lyx.org http://lists.lyx.org/mailman/listinfo/lyx-devel
Re: Beamer example file: use relative offsets?
Am So., 6. März 2022 um 20:19 Uhr schrieb Scott Kostyshak : > For example, see the attached screenshot, where I highlight the "6". The > "6" means to trigger the action (in this case highlight in red) on the > 6th slide. If we replace the 6 with "+-" or ".(1)", we get identical PDF > output. The advantage of using relative off-sets in this case, is that > if we add another item to the list, or we add another manual pause, the > relative offset does not need to be changed, but the absolute reference > would need to be changed (e.g., if we add an item before we would need > to change the 6 to a 7). > I think users should learn both, contextual and fixed offsets. As to the mentioned example, I am undecided. Jürgen -- lyx-devel mailing list lyx-devel@lists.lyx.org http://lists.lyx.org/mailman/listinfo/lyx-devel
Beamer example file: use relative offsets?
I think our Beamer manual is extremely helpful for learning LyX's Beamer support. I've gone back to it several times as I work with Beamer for lecture slides. One feature of Beamer that I find myself relying on more and more as I work on non-trivial slides is "relative offsets". For example, see the attached screenshot, where I highlight the "6". The "6" means to trigger the action (in this case highlight in red) on the 6th slide. If we replace the 6 with "+-" or ".(1)", we get identical PDF output. The advantage of using relative off-sets in this case, is that if we add another item to the list, or we add another manual pause, the relative offset does not need to be changed, but the absolute reference would need to be changed (e.g., if we add an item before we would need to change the 6 to a 7). I'm conflicted as to whether to suggest changing the "6" to "+-", and to make similar changes. On the one hand, I think it is good practice to use relative offsets. On the other hand, it adds complication for users' potentially first introduction to Beamer, which I find is already a lot to handle. An alternative to changing them would be to have a few slides at the end focused on only relative offsets. Or perhaps to just put in a LyX note that an alternative would be "+-" instead of the hardcoded 6. I don't have a strong opinion on any of this, and would be happy to forget about it if things are preferred as is. By the way, here is a very helpful reference for learning about relative offsets in Beamer: https://tex.stackexchange.com/a/154527/12212 Scott signature.asc Description: PGP signature -- lyx-devel mailing list lyx-devel@lists.lyx.org http://lists.lyx.org/mailman/listinfo/lyx-devel
