[texhax] Slide Advice

[Leo]

On 2010-08-15 03:16 +0100, Thomas Jacobs wrote:
> Fellow listers,
>
> I am a complete newbie on LaTeX for presentations and would finally
> like to leave the womb of Powerpoint.  I read the Presentation
> Material chapter from the Guide To LaTeX 4th edition but still remain
> a little confused.  If I wish to create .pdf slide shows and will use
> basic drawing diagrams (boxes, arrows, etc.) what is the best way to
> proceed in terms of packages/classes?  Do I need to identify what
> drawing tools I will use before choosing a presentation method?  Any
> suggestions would be greatly appreciated before I begin trying to
> master something that may be a blind alley down the road.  Thanks very
> much.
>
> Sincerely,
>
> Tom

Take a look at beamer. It is in ctan and development happens in
http://bitbucket.org/rivanvx/beamer/wiki/Home.

Leo