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" 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" 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. 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