MagicPoint is one of several open-source presentation programs,Using Linux for Presentations Mini-HOWTO often used to produce slides for conferences.List of MagicPoint presentation by Google Unlike most presentation programs, such as Microsoft PowerPoint, where a GUI is used to create slides, MagicPoint slides are created by writing text files using a simple markup language. The resulting file is then displayed with MagicPoint's X11-based viewer.
History MagicPoint was originally created in the autumn of 1997, at a WIDE Project camp. It was originally known as tp, standing for TinyPoint,MagicPoint man page but in December the name was changed to MagicPoint.Jun-ichiro itojun Hagino: itojun's pictorial diary
Features Content is written in text files and formatting is indicated by text features. For example, different level bullet points can be created by simply indenting the text with tabsThe Grumpy Editor's guide to presentation programs [LWN.net] Many image formats are supportedDavid MacKay: Useful stuff: Magicpoint Slides can be scaled to different screen sizesMGP Toolbox External applications can be executed from inside the presentation A talk timer and slide guide are included Presentations can be exported to HTML or PostScript files.(Linux) Event HOWTO Another feature of MagicPoint is the ability to draw on slides during a presentation. By pressing x on the keyboard, the slide can temporarily be scribbled on with red "ink". Shift x allows you to cycle through other pen colours.
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External links Official homepage Short review and tutorial Primer and Syntax