Re: powerpoint output to 169 format?

["ivo....-xwz7R8GQi1g@public.gmane.org" <ivo.welch-xwz7R8GQi1g@public.gmane.org>]

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the overnight build works great!  it has fixed the issue.  mille grazie, 
john.

best, /iaw


On Monday, January 3, 2022 at 10:55:02 AM UTC-8 John MacFarlane wrote:

>
> Are you using the dev version? Try using the nightly,
> but without a reference-doc.
> https://github.com/jgm/pandoc/actions/runs/1648435353
>
> "ivo....-xwz7R8GQi1g@public.gmane.org" <ivo....-xwz7R8GQi1g@public.gmane.org> writes:
>
> > I just found out by experimentation in macos PowerPoint 16.56 (2021, 
> > Microsoft 365 subscription) something really strange.
> >
> > Put the cursor on any of the bullet points, and you see that the bullet 
> > text is all 32pt.
> >
> > However, if you now type a single character, all bullet points change 
> > instantly from 32pt to 22pt.
> >
> > This has to be a bug somewhere...
> >
> >> pandoc --reference-doc ~/.pandoc/templates/default.pptx -s -t pptx 
> > bullet-points.md -o bullet-points.pptx
> >
> > and
> >
> > ---
> > title: "test bullets"
> > author: "me"
> > ---
> >
> > # Simple Slide
> >
> > * 1 bullet
> > * 2 bullets
> > * 3 bullets
> > * 4 bullets
> > * 5 bullets
> > * 6 bullets
> > * 7 bullets
> > * 8 bullets
> > * 9 bullets
> >
> > # Another slide
> >
> > On Sunday, January 2, 2022 at 6:31:25 PM UTC-8 John MacFarlane wrote:
> >
> >>
> >> I just tried it, and I got eight bullets on the screen.
> >> Font size seems to be around 24pt. I think Powerpoint
> >> scaled it automatically when I changed the aspect ratio.
> >>
> >> "ivo....-xwz7R8GQi1g@public.gmane.org" <ivo....-xwz7R8GQi1g@public.gmane.org> writes:
> >>
> >> > apologies for all the comments. I am guessing that the 16:9 format is 
> >> > useful only if you / one can also change the defaults for the 
> PowerPoint 
> >> > font sizes.
> >> >
> >> > on PowerPoint macos, the default 16:9 font size for first-level 
> bullet 
> >> > points seems to be Calibri 28pt. This means the default vanilla 
> >> > presentation has 8-9 lines of bullet points.
> >> >
> >> > on pandoc, the output default font-size for first-level bullet points 
> is 
> >> > Calibri 32pt.
> >> >
> >> > - in 4:3, pandoc thus also has about 8-9 lines of bullet points;
> >> > - in 169, the font remains the same 32pt, which now means only 6-7 
> lines 
> >> > of bullet points.
> >> >
> >> > 6-7 lines is too few IMHO. Ergo, 16:9 output should go with slightly 
> >> > smaller fonts. For reference, the powerpoint defaults that I am 
> getting 
> >> are
> >> >
> >> > - title: 60pt
> >> > - subtitle: 24pt
> >> > - header title: 44pt, Light
> >> > - body points, level 1: 28pt
> >> > - body points, level 2: 24pt
> >> >
> >> > regards, /iaw
> >> >
> >> >
> >> > On Sunday, January 2, 2022 at 2:01:21 PM UTC-8 ivo....-xwz7R8GQi1g@public.gmane.org 
> wrote:
> >> >
> >> >>
> >> >> I tried to change the default font size in the default (reference) 
> >> pptx, 
> >> >> but pandoc did not pick this one up. :-(
> >> >>
> >> >>
> >> >> On Sunday, January 2, 2022 at 1:37:39 PM UTC-8 ivo....-xwz7R8GQi1g@public.gmane.org 
> wrote:
> >> >>
> >> >>>
> >> >>> mille grazie.
> >> >>>
> >> >>> given that powerpoint itself has moved to 16:9, I think it would 
> >> probably 
> >> >>> be a better default.
> >> >>>
> >> >>> the template trick is supercool. I had not realized this. I will 
> try 
> >> to 
> >> >>> stick a modified version into my .pandoc/templates folder. Is there 
> a 
> >> >>> standard name (like default.pptx) that pandoc picks up?
> >> >>>
> >> >>>
> >> >>> On Saturday, December 18, 2021 at 11:44:45 AM UTC-8 John MacFarlane 
> >> wrote:
> >> >>>
> >> >>>>
> >> >>>> You can change this by using a reference-doc. 
> >> >>>>
> >> >>>> pandoc --print-default-data-file reference.pptx > reference.pptx 
> >> >>>>
> >> >>>> Now open reference.pptx with Powerpoint. 
> >> >>>>
> >> >>>> Go to Page Setup and change the aspect ratio. 
> >> >>>>
> >> >>>> Save. 
> >> >>>>
> >> >>>> Now use 
> >> >>>>
> >> >>>> pandoc --reference-doc reference.pptx input.md -o output.pptx 
> >> >>>>
> >> >>>> Maybe we should change the default to 16:9. Comments welcome on 
> >> >>>> this. 
> >> >>>>
> >> >>>
> >> >
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