dscslides.cls
A document class for lecture slides.
Basic Use
Use this class by writing \documentclass{dscslides} at the top of your document.
The class provides a \parttitle command for generating title slides at the
beginning of each of the presentation's parts. To use this command, two things
must be configured: the course title, and the lecture number, done with
\coursetitle{} and \lecturenumber, respectively.
Beamer's "handout" mode is useful for generating a version of a presentation
that is suitable for printing (namely, animations are "squashed" into one
slide). To facilitate a way of specifying whether or not handout mode should be
used at the command-line, this class checks to see if a \handout macro has
been defined; this can be done with most latex compilers using the CLI option
-usepretex=\def\handout{1}. If this macro is defined, handout mode is used
and frame numbers are displayed; if it is not defined, handout mode is not
used.
The class defines a new conditional, \ifhandout, which is true if and only if
we are in handout mode.
Example
\documentclass{dscslides}
\begin{document}
% set what is displayed for the course title on part title slides
\coursetitle{
\Huge DSC 40B%
\vspace{.5em}
}
% set the lecture number
\lecturenumber{1}
% displays the course title, lecture number, part number, and part title
\parttitle{
Introduction
}
\begin{frame}
\centertitle{dscslides.sty}
\begin{itemize}
\item This is an example of slides created with \textit{dscslides.sty}
\end{itemize}
\end{frame}
\begin{frame}
\begin{exercise}
This is a \term{exercise}, and practice makes \good{perfect}.
\end{exercise}
\end{frame}
\end{document}
Commands
\coursetitle{}
Sets the content that should be displayed for the course's title on title slides.
Example: \coursetitle{\Large DSC 40B}
\lecturenumber{}
Sets the lecture number. This will be shown in title slides.
\parttitle{}
Generate a title slide for a part of the lecture. Numbering is done
automatically with the lecturepartnum counter.
Example: \parttitle{Introduction}
\centertitle{}
Format a frame's title (centered and bolded).
Example: \centertitle{Welcome to DSC 40B}
\writinglines{}
Display n blank lines for writing.
Example: \writinglines{3}
\term{}
Format a word that is being defined.
Example: An \term{undirected graph} is...
\good{}
Format something that is good.
Example: This algorithm is \good{fast}...
\bad{}
Format something that is bad.
Example: This algorithm is \bad{slow}...
\highlight{}
Format text that should be emphasized
Example: This algorithm is \highlight{very} slow
Environments
The following environments are defined. They appear as a color box with the environment contents within.
exercisefunfactmainideawarningdefnthm
Example:
Colors
The following colors are defined. They can be used by writing, e.g., \color{pastelblue}{text to color}.
pastelredpastelbluepastelpurplepastelyellowpastelgreendarkbluedarkgreenfaded