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Adjusting space before and after a latex beamer block

I wanted to ask you if there is a better way to adjust the spacing between two beamer blocks: \documentclass[slidestop]{beamer} \usetheme{Madrid} \begin{document} \addtobeamertemplate{block ...
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votes
2answers
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Problem using \textblock with \newenvironment

I want to redefine the frame environment in beamer so that the contents are inside a box in the center of the frame, but when I try defining the new environment like: \newenvironment{hframe}[1] ...
4
votes
1answer
176 views

more margin before block

I have the following: \documentclass{beamer} \usepackage{graphicx} \usepackage[latin1]{inputenc} \usepackage[T1]{fontenc} \usepackage[english]{babel} \usepackage{xcolor} %\usepackage{colordef} ...
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votes
1answer
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Defining a command to close and open environment

While preparing my lectures with beamer, I often find myself having to split a frame into two different ones. For instance, a first version of my slides contains: \begin{frame} ...
5
votes
1answer
142 views

Savebox with \bgroup/\egroup doesn't work in beamer (for environment)

This works: \documentclass{article} \newsavebox{\mybox} \begin{document} \savebox{\mybox}\bgroup This is a test.\egroup\usebox{\mybox} \end{document} But this fails (Missing } inserted. at the ...
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votes
1answer
105 views

Equation labels in the block environment of beamer class are too close to the right boder

I am using bearmer to write a poster. In the block environment, I have same labeled equations. The problem is the labels are too close to the block border. Is it possible to move the label a little ...
5
votes
1answer
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Beamer newenvironment for theorems

I'm trying to define a new environment for theorems and I'm using this code: % Theorem box \pgfdeclarelayer{background} \pgfsetlayers{background,main} \tikzstyle{thmbox} = [inner sep=1em] ...
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vote
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beamer: How to make an outline document with modified frame environment [closed]

In LaTeX Beamer there is the frame environment that can be used to put certain information on a slide. I want to create an outline document where the frame environment is replaced by something else. ...
8
votes
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686 views

What are alternatives to block?

I use \begin{block} ... \end{block} to describe formalization of some notions, and I want to write some examples under it. I still would like to stick to the structure of a block (one part for title ...
9
votes
4answers
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Beamer block environment without title

Is it possible to create a customised beamer block environment that only has a body and not a title? For example, I wish to typeset the following quote within a coloured block so that it stands out ...
4
votes
1answer
533 views

Redefining figure* for Beamer

I have a single figure* graphic in a separate file (let's just call this x.tex). This file is shared across several latex documents and is inserted with input for each document. Unfortunately, when I ...
8
votes
2answers
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Changing default width of blocks in beamer

I use a custom Beamer theme for my presentations. In my presentations I'd like to use blocks (\begin{block}…\end{block}). These blocks are rendered slightly too wide to fit into my theme. Is there a ...
6
votes
1answer
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How to define a new environment with a fancy box (tikz) around sample source-code (listings)?

This is what I want to do: \documentclass{beamer} \begin{document} \begin{frame}[fragile]{Frame 1} Some \structure{Python} code here: % I want to define a new "pythoncode" environment, so ...
2
votes
2answers
339 views

Beamer and newenvironments

I'm trying to combine beamer overlays and newenvironments: \newcounter{scount} \setcounter{scount}{0} \newenvironment{sitem}[1] {%before \def\data{#1} \stepcounter{scount} ...
5
votes
2answers
906 views

LaTeX strange new environment definition

I'm creating a Beamer presentation and I wanted to change margin size for single slides. I've found a solution on some old mailing list, adapted it a little and it works perfectly, but I have no idea ...
4
votes
2answers
889 views

Beamer: Emphasize a part of a slide

I am using Beamer to create presentations. I know that it is possible to use environments like Theorem, Definition and so on: \begin{Teorem} Great theorem \end{Theorem} It appears in the box of ...