\series bold
\size larger
-Notes
+General Notes
\end_layout
\begin_layout Enumerate
\series bold
Output Format:
\series default
- Powerdot heavily draws on
+
+\emph on
+Powerdot
+\emph default
+ heavily draws on
\begin_inset Quotes eld
\end_inset
\emph on
ps2pdf
\emph default
- to generate a PDF, which is the recommended method.
+ to generate a PDF, which is the recommended method (for your own documents,
+ you can set this via
+\family sans
+Document\SpecialChar \menuseparator
+Settings\SpecialChar \ldots{}
+\SpecialChar \menuseparator
+Output\SpecialChar \menuseparator
+Default Output Format
+\family default
+).
Via the menus or the
\begin_inset Quotes eld
\end_inset
to the document class options (
\family sans
Document\SpecialChar \menuseparator
-Settings\SpecialChar \menuseparator
-\SpecialChar \ldots{}
+Settings\SpecialChar \ldots{}
+\SpecialChar \menuseparator
Document Class\SpecialChar \menuseparator
Class Options\SpecialChar \menuseparator
Custom
\begin_layout Enumerate
+\series bold
+Appearance:
+\series default
+ You can customize the look of the presentation with the class options
+\emph on
+style=<style>
+\emph default
+ (via
+\family sans
+Document\SpecialChar \menuseparator
+Settings\SpecialChar \ldots{}
+\SpecialChar \menuseparator
+Document Class\SpecialChar \menuseparator
+Class Options\SpecialChar \menuseparator
+Custom
+\family default
+); the
+\emph on
+powerdot
+\emph default
+ manual describes the styles at disposal.
+ Please also refer to the
+\emph on
+powerdot
+\emph default
+ manual for further class options.
+\end_layout
+
+\begin_layout Enumerate
+
\series bold
Compatibility:
\series default
\end_layout
\begin_layout Title
-A LyX sample
+Powerdot Presentations: A LyX Sample
\end_layout
\begin_layout Author
\end_inset
Christopher Ellison
+\begin_inset Note Note
+status collapsed
+
+\begin_layout Plain Layout
+Extensions and comments for LyX 2.1 by Jürgen Spitzmüller.
+\end_layout
+
+\end_inset
+
+
\end_layout
\begin_layout Date
\family typewriter
Slide
\family default
- style (magenta color, see above this text into LyX window) for the title
- of each slide of a section or document.
+ style (magenta color, see above this text in the LyX window) for the title
+ of each slide and to start a new slide.
\end_layout
\begin_layout WideSlide
\end_inset
-But we may also use wide slides (green color, see above this text into LyX
- window).
+But we may also produce wide slides via the
+\family typewriter
+WideSlide
+\family default
+ style (green color, see above this text in the LyX window).
+\end_layout
+
+\begin_layout Slide
+The TOC
+\end_layout
+
+\begin_layout Standard
+\begin_inset Note Note
+status open
+
+\begin_layout Plain Layout
+If you need TOC options (see
+\emph on
+powerdot
+\emph default
+ manual), you have to insert
+\family typewriter
+
+\backslash
+tableofcontents[<options>]
+\family default
+ in TeX mode.
+\end_layout
+
+\end_inset
+
+
\end_layout
\begin_layout Standard
\begin_layout Slide
\begin_inset Argument 1
-status collapsed
+status open
\begin_layout Plain Layout
toc=This slide has\SpecialChar \ldots{}
\end_layout
\begin_layout Standard
-This slide's title is different in the TOC, see slide
+This slide's title is different in the TOC, since we use the slide option
+
+\emph on
+toc=<shorttitle>
+\emph default
+; see slide
\begin_inset CommandInset ref
LatexCommand pageref
reference "toc"
\end_inset
- or at the left of all slides in this section.
-\end_layout
+ or the navigation bar at the left side of all slides in this section.
+ Note that you can use
+\emph on
+toc=
+\emph default
+ (i.
+\begin_inset space \thinspace{}
+\end_inset
+
+e., pass an empty value) to hide a title completely from the TOC.
+\begin_inset VSpace defskip
+\end_inset
+
-\begin_layout Note
-Important note!
\end_layout
\begin_layout Standard
-Don't forget to use
+Slide options can be specified via
\family typewriter
Insert
\family default
\family typewriter
Slide Option
\family default
- in order to specify slide options.
+.
+\end_layout
+
+\begin_layout Note
+Important note!
+\end_layout
+
+\begin_layout Standard
+With the style
+\family typewriter
+Note
+\family default
+ you can add notes to yourself.
+\begin_inset VSpace defskip
+\end_inset
+
+
+\end_layout
+
+\begin_layout Standard
+The class option
+\emph on
+display=<displaytype>
+\emph default
+ (via
+\family sans
+Document\SpecialChar \menuseparator
+Settings\SpecialChar \ldots{}
+\SpecialChar \menuseparator
+Document Class\SpecialChar \menuseparator
+Class Options\SpecialChar \menuseparator
+Custom
+\family default
+) determines whether notes are visible in the output.
+ By default, they are not (
+\emph on
+display=slides
+\emph default
+).
+ We use the option
+\emph on
+display=slidesnotes
+\emph default
+ in this presentation to display both the slides and the notes.
+ You can also display the notes only (
+\emph on
+display=notes
+\emph default
+).
+ See the
+\emph on
+powerdot
+\emph default
+ manual for details.
\end_layout
\begin_layout Slide
-Using pause
+Pausing
\end_layout
\begin_layout Standard
Let's make a pause!
+\begin_inset Note Note
+status open
+
+\begin_layout Plain Layout
+Use the paragraph style
+\family typewriter
+Pause
+\family default
+ or
+\family typewriter
+
+\backslash
+pause
+\family default
+ in TeX mode!
+\end_layout
+
+\end_inset
+
+
\end_layout
\begin_layout Pause
\begin_layout Standard
Use Edit\SpecialChar \menuseparator
Text Style to access the
-\begin_inset Quotes eld
-\end_inset
-
+\family typewriter
Onslide
-\begin_inset Quotes erd
-\end_inset
-
+\family default
(
\begin_inset Quotes eld
\end_inset
-visible
+Visible
\begin_inset Quotes erd
\end_inset
),
-\begin_inset Quotes eld
-\end_inset
-
+\family typewriter
Onslide*
-\begin_inset Quotes erd
-\end_inset
-
+\family default
(
\begin_inset Quotes eld
\end_inset
-only
+Only
\begin_inset Quotes erd
\end_inset
) and
-\begin_inset Quotes eld
-\end_inset
-
+\family typewriter
Onslide+
-\begin_inset Quotes erd
-\end_inset
-
+\family default
(
\begin_inset Quotes eld
\end_inset
-uncover
+Uncover
\begin_inset Quotes erd
\end_inset
-) insets which correspond to powerdot's various
+) insets, which correspond to
+\emph on
+powerdot's
+\emph default
+ various
\family typewriter
\backslash
onslide
\family default
commands:
-\end_layout
+\begin_inset Note Note
+status open
-\begin_layout Enumerate
+\begin_layout Plain Layout
+The
\begin_inset Quotes eld
\end_inset
-Onslide
+On Slides
\begin_inset Quotes erd
\end_inset
+ sub-inset is accessible via
+\family sans
+Insert\SpecialChar \menuseparator
+Overlay Specifications
+\family default
+.
+\end_layout
+
+\end_inset
+
+
+\end_layout
+
+\begin_layout Enumerate
+
+\family typewriter
+Onslide
+\family default
(
\begin_inset Quotes eld
\end_inset
-visible
+Visible
\begin_inset Quotes erd
\end_inset
\end_inset
-makes hidden text
+makes invisible text
\end_layout
\end_inset
visible.
-
\end_layout
\begin_layout Enumerate
-\begin_inset Quotes eld
-\end_inset
-Onslide*
-\begin_inset Quotes erd
-\end_inset
-
- (
+\family typewriter
+Onslide
+\family default
+* (
\begin_inset Quotes eld
\end_inset
-only
+Only
\begin_inset Quotes erd
\end_inset
\end_inset
-shows previously invisible text
+shows previously completely hidden text
\end_layout
\end_inset
- (note the difference to the above!)
+ (note how, contrary to the above, the space is here only occupied after
+ un-hiding!)
\end_layout
\begin_layout Enumerate
-\begin_inset Quotes eld
-\end_inset
-Onslide+
-\begin_inset Quotes erd
-\end_inset
-
- (
+\family typewriter
+Onslide
+\family default
++ (
\begin_inset Quotes eld
\end_inset
-uncover
+Uncover
\begin_inset Quotes erd
\end_inset
\begin_layout Slide
Using
\family typewriter
-enumerate
+Enumerate
+\end_layout
+
+\begin_layout Standard
+\begin_inset Note Note
+status open
+
+\begin_layout Plain Layout
+List options can be inserted via
+\family sans
+Insert\SpecialChar \menuseparator
+Enumerate Options
+\family default
+ or
+\family sans
+Insert\SpecialChar \menuseparator
+Itemize Options
+\family default
+, respectively.
+ A list item can be customized by means of
+\family sans
+Insert\SpecialChar \menuseparator
+Custom Item
+\family default
+.
+\end_layout
+
+\end_inset
+
+
\end_layout
\begin_layout Standard
The final thing!
\end_layout
+\begin_layout Slide
+List types
+\end_layout
+
+\begin_layout Standard
+\begin_inset Note Note
+status open
+
+\begin_layout Plain Layout
+Here you can see the difference between the styles
+\family typewriter
+Enumerate
+\family default
+ and
+\family typewriter
+EnumerateType1
+\family default
+.
+
+\family typewriter
+EnumerateType1
+\family default
+ (used on the previous slides) shows forthcoming items in
+\begin_inset Quotes eld
+\end_inset
+
+inactive
+\begin_inset Quotes erd
+\end_inset
+
+ mode, while
+\family typewriter
+Enumerate
+\family default
+ (used here) hides them completely (the same applies to
+\family typewriter
+Itemize
+\family default
+ and
+\family typewriter
+ItemizeType1
+\family default
+).
+\end_layout
+
+\end_inset
+
+Let's enumerate things again (
+\family typewriter
+Enumerate
+\family default
+ instead of
+\family typewriter
+EnumerateType1
+\family default
+):
+\end_layout
+
+\begin_layout Pause
+
+\end_layout
+
+\begin_layout Enumerate
+The first thing;
+\end_layout
+
+\begin_deeper
+\begin_layout Pause
+
+\end_layout
+
+\end_deeper
+\begin_layout Enumerate
+The second thing;
+\end_layout
+
+\begin_deeper
+\begin_layout Pause
+
+\end_layout
+
+\end_deeper
+\begin_layout Enumerate
+The third thing;
+\end_layout
+
+\begin_deeper
+\begin_layout Pause
+
+\end_layout
+
+\end_deeper
+\begin_layout Enumerate
+The final thing!
+\end_layout
+
\begin_layout Slide
Using
\family typewriter
-itemize
+Itemize
+\end_layout
+
+\begin_layout Standard
+\begin_inset Note Note
+status open
+
+\begin_layout Plain Layout
+The overlay argument of a list item (
+\family typewriter
+
+\backslash
+item<arg>
+\family default
+ in LaTeX output,
+\begin_inset Quotes eld
+\end_inset
+
+On Slide
+\begin_inset Quotes erd
+\end_inset
+
+ in LyX) is inserted via
+\family sans
+Insert\SpecialChar \menuseparator
+Overlay Specification.
+ Note how these, as opposed to
+\family typewriter
+Pause
+\family sans
+, can be used to highlight only one item on each sub-slide (but try
+\begin_inset Quotes eld
+\end_inset
+
+2-
+\begin_inset Quotes erd
+\end_inset
+
+,
+\begin_inset Quotes eld
+\end_inset
+
+3-
+\begin_inset Quotes erd
+\end_inset
+
+ etc.
+ the get the same effect as with
+\family typewriter
+Pause
+\family sans
+).
+\end_layout
+
+\end_inset
+
+
\end_layout
\begin_layout Standard
\begin_layout Standard
\align center
-This slide is empty\SpecialChar \ldots{}
+This slide is empty (or rather
+\begin_inset Quotes eld
+\end_inset
+
+plain
+\begin_inset Quotes erd
+\end_inset
+
+, for that matter, i.
+\begin_inset space \thinspace{}
+\end_inset
+
+e.
+ it has no title, navigation bar etc.) \SpecialChar \ldots{}
\end_layout
\begin_layout Standard
\align center
-It uses
+It uses the
\family typewriter
EmptySlide
\family default
- style for its title (see cyan color into LyX window).
+ style for its title (cyan color in the LyX window).
\end_layout
\begin_layout Pause
Two columns
\end_layout
+\begin_layout Standard
+\begin_inset Note Note
+status open
+
+\begin_layout Plain Layout
+Use the
+\family typewriter
+Twocolumn
+\family default
+ style to enter two columns.
+ The inset for the left column is automatically inserted or can be inserted
+ via
+\family sans
+Insert\SpecialChar \menuseparator
+Left Column
+\family default
+.
+ Column options (see
+\emph on
+powerdot
+\emph default
+ manual) can be inserted via
+\family sans
+Insert\SpecialChar \menuseparator
+Column Options
+\family default
+.
+\end_layout
+
+\end_inset
+
+
+\end_layout
+
\begin_layout Twocolumn
\begin_inset Argument 2
status open
\begin_layout Slide
\begin_inset Argument 1
-status collapsed
+status open
\begin_layout Plain Layout
method=direct
\family typewriter
method=direct
\family default
- option (see its short title options box above into LyX window).
+ option.
+ This is necessary if you use
+\begin_inset Quotes eld
+\end_inset
+
+verbatim
+\begin_inset Quotes erd
+\end_inset
+
+ or
+\begin_inset Quotes eld
+\end_inset
+
+fragile
+\begin_inset Quotes erd
+\end_inset
+
+ content (such as listings).
+ Note, though, that this option does not allow for overlays.
\end_layout
\begin_layout Slide
\begin_inset Argument 1
-status collapsed
+status open
\begin_layout Plain Layout
method=file
Verbatim material with overlays
\end_layout
+\begin_layout Standard
+Verbatim content
+\emph on
+and
+\emph default
+ overlays are possible with the option
+\family typewriter
+method=file
+\family default
+.
+ Note that this method is slower than
+\family typewriter
+method=direct
+\family default
+, thus the latter is recommended if you have verbatim content and do not
+ use overlays.
+\end_layout
+
+\begin_layout Pause
+
+\end_layout
+
+\begin_layout Standard
+\begin_inset VSpace defskip
+\end_inset
+
+
+\end_layout
+
\begin_layout Standard
Here's
\family typewriter
\end_layout
-\begin_layout Pause
-
-\end_layout
-
-\begin_layout Standard
-Unlike the previous one, this slide must use
-\family typewriter
-method=file
-\family default
- as it employs two overlays.
-\end_layout
-
\begin_layout Slide
The end.
\end_layout
\begin_layout Standard
-Don't forget to put an
+At the end of the document, you have to put an
\family typewriter
EndSlide
\family default
- style at the end of the document (see the black symbol below into LyX window).
+ style (see the black symbol below into LyX window).
\end_layout
\begin_layout Standard