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pfuef Version 2.x,  2009-2013


1. Overview
2. Installation
3. Package Options
4. Commands


1. Overview
===========

This is a simple rather customized set of macros for slides generated
with pdflatex. The background motivation was rather simple: I could
not find any satisfying slide macro which could be used with pdflatex.
Prosper was rather close to a satisfactory layout, however it was not
compatible with pdflatex. Some friends brought in a few PowerPoint
(TM) ideas that I tried to implement. Thus pfuef ("p-five", as `füf' -
pronounced `pe.fyf' - is `five' in my native language) stands for

Prosper and PowerPoint ideas for Pdflatex to create nice Presentations 
^           ^    ^               ^                       ^

I have tried to be as independent as possible from other packages,
since I wanted to have absolute control of all the layout elements.
Therefore, what to some might seem bugs or missing features is
intentional. The raw structure seems quite simple and can be extended
or modified straightforwardly. The font definitions have been taken
from `slides.cls`.

Of course, everything is written under the GNU General Public License
as stated in:  http://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl.html


2. Installation
===============

Copy the file pfuef.v2.?.tar into a convenient place and untar it with
`tar xvf pfuef.v2.?.tar`. 

The directory pfuef contains several files:
pfuef.cls         : the class file 
./p5figures/      : various images needed for the layout
pfuefmanual.pdf   : an extensive manual with a few examples
./example/        : directory with a few elementary examples.
./p5figures/rgb.tex   : not really used, but if the file exists it is
                    automatically read, and you can access all the
                    colors as with \textcolor{MediumOrchid3}{this is
                    my favorite color}
./p5figures/standardmacros.sty  : a set of math commands that simplifying
		    the typesetting of various math symbols 
instructions.txt  : exactly what you are about to read
history.txt       : further informations about implementation history 
		    and known bug list
gpl.txt           : GNU general public licence version 2.


3 Package Options
=================

bgcolor   : uses a background color, which can be specified <default>. 
bgimage   : uses a background image, which can be specified.
print     : switches to light background and dark text (for printing).
ppremarks : adds additional remarks on even numbered pages for
	    printing handouts.
fields    : set of specific layout parameters.
43ratio   : page format following a 4x3 ratio. 
gridin,gridcm : places a grid on all the slides.


4. Commands
===========

The main command is `\slide` and takes the following form:

\slide{Title}         % Start a slide with title text `Title`

\slide<*>{Title}      % Do not process this slide in `print` mode. 
                      %    This is useful in pseudo overlay mode.

\slide<remark>{Title} % If in `print` and `ppremarks` mode, print
		      %    `remark` on the next page.  

There exists also a starred version of the three for commands, which
does not increase the page number.

\titleslide           % Essentially an alias for `\slide{}`.


Additional commands (for a more detailed discussion, see `pfuefmanual.pdf`):

\header0 \footer0     % No header and footer.
\header1 \footer1     % Simple header and footer type <default>.
\header2 \footer2     % nice header and footer.
\footertext{text}     % Defines text placed in footer. 
\figuredir{directory} % Directory containing the layout figures.
                      %    Is used, if the files are not in the working
		      %    directory.    

\headerimage{image}   % Sets image for header bar. 
\footerimage{image}   % Sets image for footer bar. 
\backgroundimage{image} % Sets image used for the background.
\titlebackgroundimage{image} % Sets image used for the background on the
                      % title page.

\titlefontsize \textfontsize % Define the font sizes.

\slidebackgroundcolor \headertextcolor \footertextcolor
\setcolortc \setcolorbc \setcolorec
                      % Define the corresponding colors. An optional
		      %     argument defines the color in `print` mode.


\pause		      % PDF viewer waits for a `next page` key.

\ppline               % Simple line, can be used in the `<>` construction
\pplines{n}	      % places `n` lines.

\begin{ul}            % constructs an unnumbered/undotted list. Instead 
\end{ul}	      %     of `item`, use an empty line.

\arrow \placeobject \placefig		      
       		      % places arrows, objects and figures.
		      % See the manual for a detailed description of the 
		      % arguments.


Reinhard Furrer
University of Zurich, Switzerland
2012-06-07