The Slide Show (S9) Ruby gem lets you create slide shows and author slides in plain text using a wiki-style markup language that's easy-to-write and easy-to-read. The Slide Show (S9) project also collects and welcomes themes and ships "out-of-the-gem" with built-in support for "loss-free" gradient vector graphics themes.
Slide Show (S9) is a free web alternative to PowerPoint or KeyNote in Ruby
Usage: slideshow [options] name
-o, --output PATH Output Path (default is .)
-t, --template MANIFEST Template Manifest (default is s6.txt)
--h1 Set Header Level to 1 (default)
--h2 Set Header Level to 2
-f, --fetch URI Fetch Templates
-l, --list List Installed Templates
-c, --config PATH Configuration Path (default is ~/.slideshow)
-g, --generate Generate Slide Show Templates (using built-in S6 Pack)
-q, --quick Generate Quickstart Slide Show Sample
-v, --version Show version
--verbose Show debug trace
-h, --help Show this message
Examples:
slideshow microformats
slideshow microformats.text # Process slides using Markdown
slideshow microformats.textile # Process slides using Textile
slideshow microformats.rst # Process slides using reStructuredText
slideshow -o slides microformats # Output slideshow to slides folder
More examles:
slideshow -q # Generate quickstart slide show sample
slideshow -g # Generate slide show templates using built-in S6 pack
slideshow -l # List installed slide show templates
slideshow -f s5blank # Fetch (install) S5 blank starter template from internet
slideshow -t s5blank microformats # Use your own slide show templates (e.g. s5blank)
Just install the gem:
$ gem install slideshow
Send them along to the Free Web Slide Show Alternatives (S5, S6, S9, Slidy And Friends) Forum/Mailing List. Thanks!
The slideshow scripts and templates are dedicated to the public domain.
Use it as you please with no restrictions whatsoever.