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by jvehent 3445 days ago
https://github.com/hakimel/reveal.js/ is my framework of choice when making slides.
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MarcScott 3445 days ago
And if you're an emacs user there's https://github.com/yjwen/org-reveal/ to make the whole process a little easier using org mode.
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throwanem 3445 days ago
Same. I've used that combination for all the presentations I've given since starting at $CURRENT_JOB late in 2015, and have received nothing but compliments on same. I was a little concerned about getting "why didn't you use PowerPoint?" and the like, and prepared to respond with several substantive reasons (not least of which is how much faster org-reveal is!), but it didn't even come up.
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Vinnl 3445 days ago
When presenting code, Spectacle [1] i.c.w. spectacle-code-slide [2] is pretty sweet, although a bit messy to set up (but that's true for revealjs as well).

[1] http://formidable.com/open-source/spectacle/ [2] https://github.com/thejameskyle/spectacle-code-slide

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viraptor 3445 days ago
It's the only one I know of that supports speaker notes. You can actually use it on two screens.
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Vinnl 3445 days ago
Spectacle does so as well: http://formidable.com/open-source/spectacle/
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dharma1 3445 days ago
Same. I like it so much I pay for his commercial offering, http://slides.com - which has a bunch of neat extra functionality
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tannhaeuser 3445 days ago
reveal.js + pandoc + some customization is what I'm sitting at right now. While I like it a lot, I could imagine that reveal.js's default layout isn't suitable for presentations with lots of details. Also haven't figured out how to jump to a particular slide.
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brnkrygs 3445 days ago
I'm fairly sure that reveal.js URLs are hackable... the slide number is added to the URL as an anchor. Setting that in your URL bar might be a simple way to jump around to various slides. Also, ESC brings up a slide map that you can jump around on.

e.g. http://lab.hakim.se/reveal-js/#/2

(Hi from a fellow enthusiast)

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tomcam 3445 days ago
You can jump to a selected slide: http://htmlcheats.com/reveal-js/reveal-js-tutorial-reveal-js...
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reagle 3445 days ago
Yes, pandoc can convert from markdown to many slide formats, but reveal.js is my favorite.
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