tag:support.multimarkdown.com,2013-02-12:/discussions/suggestions/2929-using-multimarkdown-composer-to-create-presentationsMultiMarkdown Software, LLC: Discussion 2017-12-02T13:58:42Ztag:support.multimarkdown.com,2013-02-12:Comment/441021802017-11-22T16:23:58Z2017-11-22T16:23:58ZUsing MultiMarkdown Composer to create presentations <div><p>Frank,</p>
<p>Glad Composer is working well for you!</p>
<p>I'm not sure I follow what the problem is, though. You can use whatever CSS you like and whatever Javascript et al. you like. Export your file to HTML and you're good to go. Composer doesn't change your CSS.</p>
<p>Fletcher</p>
<p>PS> Just to be clear, you're not confusing Themes (which control the editor appearance) with CSS (which controls the preview), right?</p></div>Fletchertag:support.multimarkdown.com,2013-02-12:Comment/441021802017-11-22T21:25:35Z2017-11-22T21:25:35ZUsing MultiMarkdown Composer to create presentations <div><p>Dear Fletcher,</p>
<p>This request is about CSS and the settings of MultiMarkdown Composer, not about themes. I do not mind investing some time in writing a CSS that I can use again and again, but the reasons why I like to work in Markdown are also why I do not fancy creating something in Javascript. If only I could express my thoughts in a presentation as easily as I can in a report in Markdown! I have no need for fancy animations, a simple presentation will do. Just some text and perhaps a few images that I can export straight from my editor into a PDF. I can already write presentations using a simple CSS with larger fonts and a plain background, but this is not a 'plug-and-play' solution and requires a lot of trial-and-error inside the text to get it laid out properly. Since there are also corporate identity guidelines to consider, the background of a presentation should ideally be able to contain an image that stretches from border to border and repeats itself on every page. Unfortunately, from my experience with writing a complex CSS for Marked 2, CSS does not handle paginated content very well. This is also where the issues with page sizes and headers and footers come from. If one could configure MultiMarkdown Composer's preview with a few per-document and per-css settings, I would expect an export of such a preview to suffice for many presentation needs.</p>
<p>Frank</p></div>Franktag:support.multimarkdown.com,2013-02-12:Comment/441021802017-11-22T22:17:49Z2017-11-22T22:17:49ZUsing MultiMarkdown Composer to create presentations <div><p>My apologies -- I'm still not clear about what it is that MultiMarkdown<br>
and/or Composer isn't doing that you need me to do.</p>
<p>I assume that you're not asking me to create a custom export format in<br>
MMD/Composer for you just for your presentations with proper logos,<br>
font, etc.</p>
<p>So I am sorry to admit that I am still struggling to understand your<br>
request.</p>
<p>The way I would create something like I imagine you mean is to use<br>
HTML/CSS or LaTeX/beamer. Both of which would need to be configured by<br>
you, not me, to set the desired colors/images/fonts/etc. MMD works<br>
perfectly well with both strategies, allowing you to write your<br>
presentation quickly, and apply the desired styling when converting to<br>
HTML/LaTeX.</p>
<p>You certainly can use MMD for presentations (I used to do it with<br>
LaTeX/beamer, but HTML & CSS 3 should be able to handle it as well.)<br>
Though you are right that pagination is tricky if you use CSS.</p>
<p>Help me understand what I am missing.</p>
<p>Thanks,</p>
<p>Fletcher</p></div>Fletcher