Re: [NTG-context] Simplest slides

2009-10-20 Thread R. Bastian
On Mon, 19 Oct 2009 15:31:49 -0400 (EDT) Aditya Mahajan adit...@umich.edu scribit: On Mon, 19 Oct 2009, R. Bastian wrote: Hello, I downloaded the files generic*** etc and tried to install (following the 'simpleslides.pdf'); it seemed to succeed. But the compilation 'texexec generic

Re: [NTG-context] Simplest slides

2009-10-20 Thread Aditya Mahajan
On Tue, 20 Oct 2009, R. Bastian wrote: On Mon, 19 Oct 2009 15:31:49 -0400 (EDT) Aditya Mahajan adit...@umich.edu scribit: Something is wrong ... Can you help me ? You need to make the context format. Try fmtutil-sys cont-en r...@kubuntu64:~/Context$ fmtutil-sys cont-fr fmtutil: fmtutil:

Re: [NTG-context] Simplest slides

2009-10-20 Thread Hans Hagen
Aditya Mahajan wrote: fmtutil-sys cont-en (not cont-fr). I don't know what is the right way to make the cont-fr format in TL. If that fails you can also try texexec --make --all texexec --make fr context --make fr Hans -

Re: [NTG-context] Simplest slides

2009-10-19 Thread Guilherme P. de Freitas
Hi Thomas, I did take a look at simple slides, and in their documentation, there is no plain background. All the backgrounds have some shape/color to it. That may be possible, but I couldn't tell just by spending 3-4 min skimming the documentation. As it is something very natural to want (a plain

Re: [NTG-context] Simplest slides

2009-10-19 Thread Guilherme P. de Freitas
In case I wasn't clear That may be possible refers to Having a blank background may be possible. And I really don't want to sound ungrateful for all the great software available out there for free (by the way, I pay for software that helps me), but it is maybe the 4th time I decide to try to

Re: [NTG-context] Simplest slides

2009-10-19 Thread Hans Hagen
Guilherme P. de Freitas wrote: Thanks everybody, but I still have to find my simple template: title, author, lists, pictures and plain background. I guess I could just go and write down a large centered text for title, etc. but I was hoping there would be something already done for very simple

Re: [NTG-context] Simplest slides

2009-10-19 Thread Guilherme P. de Freitas
It just occurred to me that a style was not a necessary thing, but an optional parameter, and that without it, the style would end up being plain. That was the case, and therefore my problem is essentially solved. Thanks everybody, especially Thomas. Question: how do I get white text on black

Re: [NTG-context] Simplest slides

2009-10-19 Thread Guilherme P. de Freitas
you can also roll out your own style ... the s-pre-*.tex files have some examples (some styles can be run with --mode=demo) Hans Hi Hans, thanks for the help. What are the s-re-*.tex files? Where are they? By the way, I couldn't find any useful source code following the link given in the

Re: [NTG-context] Simplest slides

2009-10-19 Thread Hans Hagen
Guilherme P. de Freitas wrote: you can also roll out your own style ... the s-pre-*.tex files have some examples (some styles can be run with --mode=demo) Hans Hi Hans, thanks for the help. What are the s-re-*.tex files? Where are they? tex/context/base/s-pre-*.tex

Re: [NTG-context] Simplest slides

2009-10-19 Thread luigi scarso
On Mon, Oct 19, 2009 at 9:02 AM, Guilherme P. de Freitas guilhe...@gpfreitas.com wrote: In case I wasn't clear That may be possible refers to Having a blank background may be possible. And I really don't want to sound ungrateful for all the great software available out there for free (by

Re: [NTG-context] Simplest slides

2009-10-19 Thread Wolfgang Schuster
Am 19.10.2009 um 10:17 schrieb luigi scarso: Not in order of importance *)simple slides *) s-pre-*.tex *) build your slide with layers *) write your own module ;) Wolfgang ___ If your question is of interest to

Re: [NTG-context] Simplest slides

2009-10-19 Thread Aditya Mahajan
On Mon, 19 Oct 2009, Guilherme P. de Freitas wrote: It just occurred to me that a style was not a necessary thing, but an optional parameter, and that without it, the style would end up being plain. That was the case, and therefore my problem is essentially solved. Thanks everybody, especially

Re: [NTG-context] Simplest slides

2009-10-19 Thread Guilherme P. de Freitas
Well, thanks everybody for the invaluable help, these answers seem to be enough for me to do my next slides with ConTeXt. Best, Guilherme -- Guilherme P. de Freitas http://www.gpfreitas.com ___ If your question is

Re: [NTG-context] Simplest slides

2009-10-19 Thread R. Bastian
Hello, I downloaded the files generic*** etc and tried to install (following the 'simpleslides.pdf'); it seemed to succeed. But the compilation 'texexec generic ...tex' failed. So I tried same tests: -- r...@kubuntu64:~/Context/Slides$ texexec

Re: [NTG-context] Simplest slides

2009-10-19 Thread Aditya Mahajan
On Mon, 19 Oct 2009, R. Bastian wrote: Hello, I downloaded the files generic*** etc and tried to install (following the 'simpleslides.pdf'); it seemed to succeed. But the compilation 'texexec generic ...tex' failed. So I tried same tests: --

[NTG-context] Simplest slides

2009-10-18 Thread Guilherme P. de Freitas
Hi everybody, I would like to be able to make very simple slides with ConTeXt, and I need a template. I would be very grateful if someone could point me to one. Think Apple's Keynotes or Lawrence Lessig's presentations. Plain background, not too much stuff on the slides whenever possible. If you

Re: [NTG-context] Simplest slides

2009-10-18 Thread Thomas A. Schmitz
On Oct 19, 2009, at 5:06 AM, Guilherme P. de Freitas wrote: Hi everybody, I would like to be able to make very simple slides with ConTeXt, and I need a template. I would be very grateful if someone could point me to one. Think Apple's Keynotes or Lawrence Lessig's presentations. Plain