Hi, very often I have to give a talk about my work etc... The slides contain a lot of math equations, plots and even sometimes some movies.
I was used to latex-beamer to do all this because I want something I can edit with vi(m) and it fulfilled all requisites ... and I was used to it when I was using linux. I have switched to OpenBSD since some 1.5 years and I am very happy to report here, by the way, that OpenBSD _does_ start X on the projector where most linux peecees and macs fail :) BUT -and this is the main reason to write now- the pdf slides created with latex-beamer "feel heavy"... What I mean is that when using full screen (with xpdf or kpdf etc) it takes some 3-4 seconds to change a slide. I don't know why... I can provide you with a test talk, so that you udnerstand what I mean. This is very bad when somebody in the public asks a question of plot number 2 in slide #3 and you're in slide #55. Sure there are ways to overcome the problem, with the progress bar of latex-beamer, for instance, but still I don't like it. I just want to ask here in misc whether somebody has had the same problem and what other alternatives there are. I have noticed that a lot of people are using magicpoint out there. I had a look at it, but it seems not obvious to use when it comes to latex. As far as i know, there are these two possibilities: http://www.sonycsl.co.jp/person/nishida/mgp-users/msg00241.html http://www.sonycsl.co.jp/person/nishida/mgp-users/msg00290.html I have made some tests and I could not use all latex commands... I run into a snag in a number of occasions. Question: Do you have any recommendation / suggestion to prepare talks to be shown in a projector including mathematical equations, plots and, eventually, movies (I can live without this last point)? Thanks, Pau
