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date: 2008/02/18 10:06
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title: Text-based presentations
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There have been a few posts on planet KDE about text-based presentation tools (1_ , 2_ , 3_) and while their solutions are all probably better than mine, I have to say I did something in the area about a year ago.

Since I like `restructured text`_ and PyQt that's what it's based on, but you can just use it with vi and a wyse60, if you want.

My project is called Tobogan_ and it has a working version.

It has a GUI, but let's ignore it for this post about text-based software ;-) and show the text behind it:

.. code-block:: rst

  ===============
  Why use Tobogan
  ===============
  
  -------------------
  (If you are a nerd)
  -------------------
  
  :transitions: from_left,to_left,from_top,to_top,from_right,to_right,to_bottom,fade_out
  
  
  
  It's nerd-oriented
  ------------------
  
  It's trivial to display source code, with
  proper syntax highlighting.
  
  .. code-block:: python
  
      from base64 import *
      def myFirstFunction():
            print b64decode ('YnllIHdvcmxkIQ==')
  
  Even for things like shell sessions.
  Dammit, I am a nerd, I will try to add every nerd
  feature I deem cool.
  
  
  
  It does things simply
  ---------------------
  
  This is a subtitle?
  ===================
  
  Wanna show a flickr photo?
  
  .. code-block:: rst
  
      .. flickr:: myPhotoTitle
  
  How about using openomy.com to share your files?
  And whatever else you can think of, it probably
  **can**\  be done.
  
  .. footer:: Smart thing goes here

  
And here is the result_ after running rst2sl.py on it.

Hints: 

* If you move the cursor to the top, you will get (broken?) previous/next arrows

* If you click on the window, you get to the next slide.

I have not touched this in almost a year, and it would need lots of love, but it's not a bad concept, IMVHO.


.. _result: //ralsina.me/static/tobogandemo/demo.html  
  
.. _tobogan: http://tobogan.googlecode.com

.. _restructured text: http://docutils.sourceforge.net/rst.html

.. _1: http://www.kdedevelopers.org/node/3280

.. _2: http://www.kuarepoti-dju.net/index.php?p=147

.. _3: http://www.kdedevelopers.org/node/3283