Generate a series of HTML slides

Source of the script is available from here. The manual page for the script is reproduced below. If you wish to receive a mail message when slide-generator.pl is updated or have any comments about the script, send me an e-mail message.

The current version is 1.0, released on 13 Jan 1997. Here are some comments on the current version:


SYNOPSIS

slide-generator.pl [ slide-file ]


DESCRIPTION

The slide generator script takes a specially-formatted HTML file an creates a series of linked HTML ``slides'' complete with forward/backward navigation and slide index pages.


PARAMETERS

[ slide-file ]
An HTML file formatted as specified below. Alternatively, the HTML file can come from STDIN.


SETUP

  1. Write your slides in one HTML document.

  2. Use an <H1>...</H1> tag for a main presentation point (such as "HTML, image, PDF browsers") as listed in the schedule. This will create a group of slides with their own index page. If you want to put a paragraph of text or other HTML code on the Main Presentation Point slide index page, include it before the first <H2>.

  3. Use an <H2>...</H2> tag to create a single slide within a presentation point. The title between the <H2>...</H2> becomes the title of the slide.

  4. Use any other legal HTML under the <H2> will be added as-is to the slide (including inline images and links to other places as you desire).


COPYRIGHT

Copyright 1997 by Case Western Reserve University


AUTHOR

Peter Murray Library Systems Manager Digital Media Services Case Western Reserve University pem@po.cwru.edu http://www.cwru.edu/home/pem.html

Updates available from http://www.cwru.edu/dms/homes/pem/projects/slide-generator.html