Using a different theme/themePath

[Cdk29]

Good afternoon.

I have try to use the fibeamer to create a presentation since i find it quite beautifull.

Nonetheless, while I can pass the logo of my own institution using :

\usetheme[logo=logo.pdf, faculty=phil]{fibeamer}

I cannot change the theme of the template, using themePath toward a .sty files (without the faculty option enable). I have try to put a more complete path but did not work either, it's just make the whole fibeamer style disappear from the pdf output.

\usetheme[logo=logo.pdf, thePath=whatever.sty]{fibeamer}

The sty files being an exact copy of one the style present in theme/mu, with just one color change.

I have installed latex using texlive-full, so I do not need to be in the fibeamer folder download on CTAN to compile.

I think I miss something about how to change the theme/colors despite having read the whole doc, can you give me a clue on how to proceed exactly ?

[Witiko]

Hi,

I am sorry to hear about your problems. You should create the following directory structure:

$ tree /some/path/where/my/university/theme/is/stored
/some/path/where/my/university/theme/is/stored
├── logo
│   └── my_university
│       ├── fibeamer-my_university-my_faculty-english.eps
│       └── fibeamer-my_university-my_faculty-english.pdf
└── theme
    └── my_university
        ├── beamercolorthemefibeamer-my_university-my_faculty.sty
        ├── beamercolorthemefibeamer-my_university.sty
        ├── beamerfontthemefibeamer-my_university.sty
        ├── beamerinnerthemefibeamer-my_university.sty
        └── beamerouterthemefibeamer-my_university.sty

Then, you can instruct fibeamer to load your theme as follows:

\usetheme[
  basePath=/some/path/where/my/university/theme/is/stored,
  university=my_university,
  faculty=my_faculty,
]{fibeamer}

Unless you choose to structure your directories differently, there is no need to set themePath, and logoPath explicitly.

[Cdk29]

Good morning.

Thanks for the quick reply. Unfortunately I have not been able to obtain a pdf with the fibeamer style :

. ├── i3s.aux ├── i3s.log ├── i3s.nav ├── i3s.out ├── i3s.pdf ├── i3s.snm ├── i3s.synctex.gz ├── i3s.tex ├── i3s.toc ├── Jabberwocky.jpg ├── logo │   └── U_Porto │   ├── fibeamer-U_Porto-i3s-english.eps │   └── fibeamer-U_Porto-i3s-english.pdf └── theme └── U_Porto ├── beamercolorthemefibeamer-U_Porto-i3s.sty ├── beamercolorthemefibeamer-U_Porto.sty ├── beamerfontthemefibeamer-U_Porto.sty ├── beamerinnerthemefibeamer-U_Porto.sty └── beamerouterthemefibeamer-U_Porto.sty

\usetheme[basePath=/home/erolland/Desktop/fibeamer/theme/U_Porto,
university=U_Porto,
faculty=i3s,]{fibeamer}

While i3s is an institute and not a faculty, I doubt that fibeamer is aware of that :D

More seriously, the pdf output arbor a simple and sad beamer look, with not even the logo of the institute. Is there something obvious that I am doing wrong here ?

[Witiko]

The basePath should point to the base directory, not the theme directory, i.e. basePath=/home/erolland/Desktop/fibeamer or basePath=. should both work.

[Cdk29]

Ahhh indeed, I was too focus on the theme.

It now works perfectly, thanks :) Now I have I nice template. I will mentioned the origin of the template on the credit dia during my presentations along side publications, thank you very much.

[Witiko]

No problem, I am glad that it works for you! Perhaps you will decide to publish your theme later on?

[Cdk29]

If one day I am happy of my color themes I will a pull request yes.