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+ GPRESENT version 2.3
+ --------------------
+
+DESCRIPTION
+ gpresent is a package for making presentations with groff and
+ acroread. It consist of a set of macros to be used with groff
+ and a post-processor for manipulating the PostScript output of
+ groff. Without the use of the PAUSE macro, it can also be used
+ for making slides.
+
+FILES
+ README - this file
+ present.tmac - presentation macros
+ groff_present.7 - manual page of the presentation macros
+ presentps - post-processor for the output of groff
+ presentps.1 - manual page of presentps
+ demo.rof - groff input file of the demonstration
+ demo.pdf - demonstration of the macros
+ sidebar.rof - groff input file of the sidebar demonstration
+ sidebar.pdf - demonstration of a sidebar as header
+ smile.epsf - used in demos.
+ piclink.tmac - picture linking macros
+ groff_piclink.7 - manual page of the picture linking macros
+ piclink.rof - groff input file of the piclink demonstration
+ piclink.pdf - demonstration of links inside a picture.
+ COPYING - the GNU General Public License (GPL)
+ CHANGES - list of changes compared to previous versions
+
+USAGE
+ Presentations:
+ % groff -mm -mpresent file.rof > file.pps
+ % presentps -l < file.pps > file.ps
+ % ps2pdf file.ps
+ % acroread file.pdf
+ Slides:
+ % groff -P-l -mm -mpresent file.rof > file.ps
+
+ Note:
+ - Do not forget to put in options for the preprocessors that
+ are to be used.
+ - On systems were Troff is installed you have to use -mgm
+ instead of -mm.
+
+NEEDED
+ o groff (version 1.18.1 dated Oct 3, 2002 or higher/later) with
+ the mm macros (included with groff)
+ groff.ffii.org
+ o perl (version 5.x)
+ www.perl.com
+ o ps2pdf included with Ghostscript (version 5.10 or higher)
+ www.ghostscript.com
+ o acroread (version 4.0)
+ www.adobe.com/products/acrobat/adobepdf.html
+
+INSTALL
+ o put present.tmac and piclink.tmac in the tmac directory of your
+ groff installation (and delete old version named tmac.present)
+ o change the path in the first line of presentps to the path of
+ your perl version 5.x and put presentps in the bin directory of
+ your groff installation
+ o put groff_present.7 and groff_piclink.7 in man/man7 of your
+ groff installation
+ o put presentps.1 in man/man1 of your groff installation
+
+NOTES
+ o acroread: in your preferences for FullScreen set
+ Default Transition to Replace
+ Mouse Cursor to Always Visible or Hidden After Delay
+
+AUTHOR
+ Bob Diertens, <bobd@science.uva.nl>
+
+COPYRIGHT
+ gpresent is free software. See the file COPYING for copying
+ permission.
+
+WEBSITE
+ www.science.uva.nl/~bobd/useful/gpresent/
+