speaker notes & Beamer

[Scott Kostyshak]

On Thu, Feb 23, 2023 at 05:25:48PM +0100, Saša Janiška wrote:
> On Thu, 23 Feb 2023 10:26:01 -0500
> Scott Kostyshak <skostysh at lyx.org> wrote:
> 
> > In LyX, a "Beamer note" is just an inset, so it is saved in the .lyx
> > file as any inset (e.g., like a URL inset or a Note inset). There is
> > also a Note environment, and it is saved like any environment.
> 
> Aha, that's good to know. Thank you for teaching me something new...
> 
> > When compiling to PDF, you need to add some preamble code, otherwise
> > the Note contents will be ignored (by Beamer). I'm using this basic
> > setup:
> > 
> > % https://tex.stackexchange.com/a/21872/12212
> > \usepackage{pgfpages}
> > \setbeamertemplate{note page}[plain]
> > \setbeameroption{show notes on second screen=right}
> 
> I did that and now I can see the Notes. :-)
> 
> > One tip: sometimes I think Pympress gets confused and is not sure
> > which monitor is for you and which is for the audience. If it starts
> > up the wrong way, press "s" to swap. Just in case though, you might
> > want to make sure the presenter notes on the first slide aren't too
> > embarrassing if they are accidentally revealed to the audience :).
> 
> Jürgen helped me, so I'll use pdfpc. ;-)

Great! I think pdfpc is a great choice.

> > I have used a video slide successfully before with Pympress. I
> > remember searching and I think I found it is also supported by pdfpc
> > but I could not test it. Also with Pympress, I remember it worked on
> > one computer and for some reason did not work on the other. I did not
> > narrow it down to whether it was a difference in Pympress viewer
> > versions, or what, but I did come away with the feeling that it was
> > "fragile".
> 
> pdfpc-movie package is the key!

Ah perhaps that was the missing dependency on my other system.

> > This week and next are a bit busy for me. How time-sensitive is this?
> > I can try to find time to make a full Pympress example and send you
> > the .lyx file and video file and see if it works for you. Would that
> > help?
> 
> Heh, deadline is tomorrow afternoon, but everything is fine now. :-)
> 
> Thank you for your assistance and for your readiness to help!

I'm glad you got it figured out. Hope it goes smoothly tomorrow!

Best,
Scott
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