---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: CTAN Announcements <ctan-ann@xxxxxxxx> Date: Sep 4, 2005 5:01 PM Subject: New CTAN package: powerdot - a presentation class To: ctan-ann@xxxxxxxx Cc: Chris Ellison <chris.ellison@xxxxxxxxx>, Chris Ellison <chris_ellison@xxxxxxxxxxx>, Hendri Adriaens <spotje@xxxxxxxxx> Hendri Adriaens writes: > powerdot is a new presentation class for LaTeX that > allows for the quick and easy development of professional > presentations. It comes with many tools that enhance > presentations and aid the presenter. > > The class is fully functional, tested and well documented. > A short overview of features: > > 1) portrait and landscape slides > 2) screen ratio, a4 paper and letter paper > 3) simple interface for making presentations fast > 4) DVI, PS or PDF output can be used for viewing > 5) powerful template system to easily develop new styles > 6) easy overlays creations > 7) personal notes > 8) handout mode > 9) black slide > etcetera > > The class currently comes with 6 different styles, but work > is being done to add more styles. Furthermore, also a layout > file for LyX users is currently being developed. A mailinglist > is available for asking questions or providing feedback. > > See for more information the PDF documentation that comes > with the class. > > Background > ========== > > While working on HA-prosper, it was found that some problems > with the prosper class could not be solved by a package. A > new class, called TeXciting, was announced to solve these > issues. Over time, the class changed name to powerdot. > > This class should be considered as a replacement for the > prosper plus HA-prosper combination and can do everything that > HA-prosper did and more. The class is a fully new implementation > of the ideas behind HA-prosper, but in a totally new fashion, so > that both simplification of the user interface and simplification > of the designer interface could be accomplished. However, changes > necessary to convert presentations from HA-prosper to powerdot > will be minimal. > > In that respect, support for HA-prosper will be decreased over > time and users are adviced to use powerdot for new presentations. > > We hope that you will enjoy the new class. > > -Hendri Adriaens > -Christopher Ellison i've installed the new class in ctan:macros/latex/contrib/powerdot (as hendri suggested), and made a new entry in the catalogue. thanks for the upload. Robin Fairbairns For the CTAN team