TermSlides

Script your slides in YAML and show it in terminal.

Install

pip install termslides

Show Slides

termslides your_slides.yaml

Compose Slides

termslides parses YAML file input for slides, which is expected to contain key-value pairs. Following is an example YAML file with one slide.

title: TermSlides Example

Diagram:
  notes: This is an example
  startAnimation: scroll
  pageAnimation: stars
  endAnimation: matrix
  content:
    - type: text
      content: Hello world!
      animation: typing
      afterStart: true
      colour: rainbow
      y: 2
      x: 2

At the top level, title is reserved keyword. Its value will be set as the title of current terminal window. The rest of key-value pairs are treated as slide name-content pairs.

The slide content is another set of key-value pairs. content key is compulsory and the following are optional:

• notes: Notes for current slide which is shown in slides list mode.
• duration: The show time in frames before switching to next slide. The frame rate is 20 frames/second.
• startAnimation: Slide starting animation. scroll only.
• endAnimation: Slide ending animation. scroll, matrix, shoot, drop or wipe.
• pageAnimation: The animation between starting and ending. stars, snow, explosion, fireworks or rain.

The value of content is yet another set of key-value pairs. type and content are common compulsory keys.

Available types:

• text: Text, the most common type.

  • Other compulsory attributes:
    • None
  • Optional attributes:
    • animation: typing or mirage.
    • afterStart: Set value to true to start text animation after slide starting animation.
    • colour: black, red, green, yellow, blue, magenta, cyan, white, rainbow or cycle. cycle doesn't work with animation.
    • y: Default value is to put the text in the middle of y axis.
    • x: Default value is to put the text in the middle of x axis.
    • attr: bold, normal, reverse or underline
    • bg: The background colour. black, red, green, yellow, blue, magenta, cyan or white.

• figlet: pyfiglet

  • Other compulsory attributes:
    • font: Font examples
  • Optional attributes:
    • animation: typing, mirage or fire.
    • afterStart: Same as text.
    • colour: Same as text.
    • y: Same as text.
    • x: Same as text.
    • attr: Same as text.
    • bg: Same as text.

• uml: Sequence diagram by PlantUML

  • Other compulsory attributes:
    • None
  • Optional attributes:
    • animation: Same as text.
    • afterStart: Same as text.
    • colour: Same as text.
    • y: Same as text.
    • x: Same as text.
    • attr: Same as text.
    • bg: Same as text.

• table: Table by python-tabulate

  • Other compulsory attributes:
    • None
  • Optional attributes:
    • hasHeader: Set value to true to interpret the first row of data as table header.
    • tablefmt: Table format.
    • numalign: Number alignment.
    • floatfmt: Number formating.
    • animation: Same as text.
    • afterStart: Same as text.
    • colour: Same as text.
    • y: Same as text.
    • x: Same as text.
    • attr: Same as text.
    • bg: Same as text.

• image: Grey scale ascii text image

  • Other compulsory attributes:
    • None
  • Optional attributes:
    • height: Target image height
    • y: Same as text.
    • x: Same as text.

• color-image: Block color image

  • Other compulsory attributes:
    • None
  • Optional attributes:
    • height: Target image height
    • y: Same as text.
    • x: Same as text.

Key Binding

• Slides List Mode
  • ↓: Next slide
  • ↑: Previous slide
  • Space: Play ending animation if any
  • Enter: Switching to presentation mode
  • q: Quit
• Presentation Mode
  • →: Next slide
  • ←: Previous slide
  • Space: Play ending animation or next slide
  • Enter or q: Switching to slides list mode

Example