rst2beamer

A docutils writer and script for converting restructured text to the Beamer presentation format
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  • GPL
  • Price:
  • FREE
  • Publisher Name:
  • Ryan Krauss & Paul-Michael Agapow
  • Publisher web site:
  • http://www.agapow.net/

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A docutils writer and script for converting restructured text to the Beamer presentation format rst2beamer is a docutils script converting restructured text into Beamer-flavoured LaTeX.Beamer is a LaTeX document class for presentations. rst2beamer provides a Docutils writer that transforms restructured text into Beamer-flavoured LaTeX. and provides a commandline script for the same. Via this script, ReST can therefore be used to prepare slides and presentations.Installationrst2beamer can be installed in a number of ways. setuptools is preferred, but a manual installation will suffice.Via setuptools / easy_installFrom the commandline call:% easy_install rst2beamerSuperuser privileges may be required.Via setup.pyDownload a source tarball, unpack it and call setup.py to install:% tar zxvf rst2beamer.tgz% cd rst2beamer% python setup.py installSuperuser privileges may be required.UsageDepending on your platform, the scripts may be installed as ``.py`` scripts, or some form of executable, or both.rst2beamer can be called:rst2beamer.py infile.txt > outfile.texwhere infile.txt contains the rst and outfile.tex contains the produced Beamer LaTeX.Not all features of beamer have been implemented, just a (large) subset that allows the quick production of good looking slides. Some examples can be found in the docs directory of the distribution. Requirements: · Python What's New in This Release: · Added experimental support for codeblocks, which may be syntax-colored with Pygments. · Normalised all directive names to r2b- (as opposed to r2b_) in line with general docutils style, although the old names are still silently supported.


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