Keyjnote: Great PDF presentation tool

If you use Adobe Reader to present your pdf, then you should try KeyJnote/Impression. It is a python script for adding eye candy to your presentation.

If you are interested check out a few youtube videos to see what it can do.

You can install it through your package manager. Search for "keyjnote".

After installation just type:

keyjnote pdf_file_name.pdf

During the presentation try pressing the following:

1) Enter - spotlight

2) Tab - slide arrangement

3) b - black screen

4) w - white screen

5) t - timer

6) z - zoom (where your mouse points)

7) q - quit

There are more commands on their website.

Using a simple .info script you can add more slide transition features.

Name your script as "pdf_file_name.pdf.info". Add the following for each slide in your pdf.

PageProps = {

1: {

'title': "slide1",

'transition': PagePeel,

},

2: {

'title': "slide2",

}

.......

}