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@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ This is a presentation about Git.
To build it, you will need make, pdflatex and ansi-to-svg and inkscape. To build it, you will need make, pdflatex and ansi-to-svg and inkscape.
To build the main pd, run: To build the main pdf, run:
```bash ```bash
make main.pdf make main.pdf
@ -26,7 +26,9 @@ make only-notes.pdf
## Auto Images ## Auto Images
The build system will generate certain types of graphics for the presentation as part of the build system. The resultant files will always go in the `auto-images` folder. As a result, this folder is not under version control. The build system will generate certain types of graphics for the presentation as part of the build
system. The resultant files will always go in the `auto-images` folder. As a result, this folder is
not under version control.
In latex, all you need to do is In latex, all you need to do is
@ -44,13 +46,16 @@ What is a presentation without an xkcd comic?
\includegraphics[<options>]{auto-xkcd-<id>.png} \includegraphics[<options>]{auto-xkcd-<id>.png}
``` ```
If the above is included in the latex document, the XKCD comic with the specified ID will be downloaded and embedded in the pdf. If the above is included in the latex document, the XKCD comic with the specified ID will be
downloaded and embedded in the pdf.
### Shell Output ### Shell Output
I am still not aware of aware of a reliable way to include ansi coloured shell output into a latex document. I also don't want to include loads of high-res screenshots in my Git repo. I am still not aware of aware of a reliable way to include ansi coloured shell output into a latex
document. I also don't want to include loads of high-res screenshots in my Git repo.
The work around I have come up with is to save the raw ansi output to a wile in `shell-output`. This normally involves forcing an application to output in colour: The work around I have come up with is to save the raw ansi output to a wile in `shell-output`. This
normally involves forcing an application to output in colour:
```bash ```bash
git -c color.status=always status > shell-output/git-status.out git -c color.status=always status > shell-output/git-status.out
@ -63,3 +68,14 @@ git -c color.status=always status > shell-output/git-status.out
``` ```
The build system will convert the ansi output into an embeddable PDF that LaTeX will embed. The build system will convert the ansi output into an embeddable PDF that LaTeX will embed.
### Online images
In order to download an image from the internet and embed it in the presentation, you need do
provide the extension and the base64 encoded URL.
```latex
\includegraphics[<options>]{auto-download-<base64 encodede url>.png}
```