Markdown Discuss - Jun 2012 - Slide Show (S9) v1.1 Update - More Template Packs (Deck.js, Impress.js, CSSS, Slidy2, etc.)

Hello,

  If you're interested in authoring your presentations/slide shows in
Markdown, you might check out the Slide Show (S9) gem in Ruby. A
simple slide show looks like:

     What's Slide Show (S9)?
     ======================
     A Free Web Alternative to PowerPoint and KeyNote in Ruby



     Getting Started in 1-2-3 Easy Steps
     ==================================
     * Step 1: Author your slides in plain text using a wiki-style
markup language
     * Step 2: Generate your slide show using the `slideshow` gem
     * Step 3: Open up your slide show in your browser and hit the
space bar to flip through your slides
     * That's it. Showtime!


    You can use heading 1 or heading 2 for slide breaks or use a
directive (that is, !SLIDE). Using text filters you can add comments,
macros and much more. Example:

    %%%%%%%%%%%%%%
    %% Let's go.

    Slide Show (S9) 10-Minute Tutorial
    =================================
    {{ gradient yellow orange }}

    Agenda

    * What's Slide Show (S9)?
    * Wiki-Style Markup Language - Markdown, Textile
    * How it works - Just press F11!
    * What's S5? What's S6?
    * Gradient Themes Using "Loss-Free" Vector Graphics in S9
    * Turn Your Online Wiki Pages into Slide Shows - Sputnik Case Study


   Finally, the Slide Show (S9) gem supports template packs and lets
you use "industry-strengh" slide show templates such as Deck.js,
Impress.js, CSSS, Slidy2, Google HTML5 Rocks, and more.

   Find out more @ http://slideshow.rubyforge.org

   Cheers.

Gerald.Bauer at gmail.com recently posted, in part:
> If you're interested in authoring your presentations/slide shows in
> Markdown, you might check out the Slide Show (S9) gem in Ruby.
Just downloaded and tried it.  Pretty slick.  I particularly like
the optional blue slidy style.  Thanks for posting this.

...BC

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