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\def\filedate{17 May 2019}
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% Document class for lecture slides.
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% Version History
% v1.0   Initial version
% v1.0.1 Removed obsolete pgfarrows package.
% v1.0.2 Changed package loading order to ensure that hyperref is last.
% v1.0.3 Tweaked formatting of teaching period output on title page.
%        Moved in some useful miscellaneous macros.
% v1.1   Added nochapters option.
% v1.2   Added TikZ package and grid macro, and deprecated PGF.
% v1.3   Added support for configurable class types.
% v1.3.1 Fixed regression that eliminated paper title from title page.
% v1.3.2 Added text highlighting and \alertbf macros.
% v1.3.3 Corrected trailing spacing of \highlight.
% v1.3.4 Added hack to increase itemsep of top-level list items.
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\NeedsTeXFormat{LaTeX2e}[2001/06/01]
\ProvidesClass{lectureslides}%
         [2019/05/17 INFO lecture slides style, v.1.3.4]

% "Stream of conciousness" chapters vs. explicit individual classes. NOTE:
% you can't have both chapters and classes! This is because we use the same
% chapter macros for both cases, but they're applied differently (e.g., if
% nochapters is set, then \insertchapternumber represent the class number).
\newif\if@chapters \@chapterstrue
\DeclareOption{nochapters}{\@chaptersfalse}


\DeclareOption*{\PassOptionsToClass{\CurrentOption}{beamer}}
\ProcessOptions
\LoadClass{beamer}


% Load required packages.
\RequirePackage{tikz}
\RequirePackage{pgf} % DEPRECATED: only included for backwards compatibility
\RequirePackage{ulem}
\RequirePackage{pifont}
\RequirePackage{xr}
\RequirePackage{multido}
% DO NOT REMOVE THE NEXT LINE! The lecturecommon package loads a bunch
% of other packages, some of which are referenced below.
\RequirePackage{lecturecommon}


% Package initialisation.

% Beamer setup.
\mode<presentation>
{
	\usetheme{OtagoPlain}
	\setbeamertemplate{navigation symbols}{}
}


\if@chapters
    \SetClassType{Chapter}
\fi


% hyperref setup. We have to use a slightly convoluted method, because the
% macros referenced here haven't been set yet. Define the hyperref setup
% as a new macro, and call this AFTER initialising the paper and chapter
% variables.
\newcommand{\inithyperref}{%
    \hypersetup{%
        pdftitle={\PaperCode\ \ClassType\ \thechapter\ Slides},%
        pdfsubject={\ShortClassTitle},%
        colorlinks=false%
    }%
}


% B-I-G braces {} with a text label
%
% Arguments: [#1] height of brace; if missing, defaults to the height of the label box
%            {#2} width of box for label
%            {#3} the text of the label
%
% TODO: This could possibly be refactored into a single macro with a l/r argument?
\newcommand{\BIGL}[3][]{%
    \( \left\}%
       \ifx&#1&\else\parbox[c][#1]{0cm}{}\right.\fi%
       \begin{minipage}{#2}\flushleft\mbox{}#3\end{minipage}%
       \ifx&#1&\right.\fi%
    \)%
}
\newcommand{\BIGR}[3][]{%
    \( \ifx&#1&\left.\fi%
       \begin{minipage}{#2}\flushright\mbox{}#3\end{minipage}%
       \ifx&#1&\else\left.\parbox[c][#1]{0cm}{}\fi%
       \right\{%
    \)%
}


% Bold-face text using the structure or alert colour.
\newcommand<>{\structurebf}[1]{\structure#2{\textbf{#1}}}
\newcommand<>{\alertbf}[1]{\alert#2{\textbf{#1}}}


% Define the standard beamer colours as actual colours, as we use them
% in \color and \textcolor rather a lot.
\usebeamercolor*[fg]{structure}\colorlet{beamerstructure}{fg}
\usebeamercolor*[fg]{alerted text}\colorlet{beameralert}{fg}


% Beamer-aware strikeout.
\newcommand<>{\strikeout}[1]{\alt#2{\sout{#1}}{#1}}


% Coloured highlighting of text (via Mark George).
% \vphantom gives correct ascender and descender height for box.
\newcommand{\highlight}[2][yellow!75]{\setlength{\fboxsep}{1pt}\hskip-1pt\colorbox{#1}{\vphantom{dy}#2}\hskip-1pt}

% Uses the same spacing as \highlight, but does no highlighting.  Use on the
% original code when using incremental highlighting.
\newcommand{\nohighlight}[1]{\highlight[white!0]{#1}}

\newcommand{\error}[1]{\highlight[red!75]{#1}}


% Document setup.
\author{}
\if@chapters
    \title{\PaperCode}
\else
    \title{\PaperCode \\ \PaperTitle}
\fi
\subtitle{\ClassType\ \insertchapternumber: \ClassTitle}
\institute{Department of \DepartmentName}
\date{\TeachingPeriod, \YearOffered}


% Some useful miscellaneous macros.

% Create an "invisible" cell in a table for consistent spacing purposes.
% It does so by taking the width of the supplied text and generating an
% empty box 1pt wider.
\newcommand{\InvisibleCell}[2]{%
	\multicolumn{1}{#1}{\makebox[\widthof{#2} + 1pt]{}}%
}

% Draw a grid to aid PGF picture drawing/debugging.
% DEPRECATED: Use \DrawGridTikZ instead.
\newcommand{\DrawGrid}[2]{%
	\begin{pgfscope}%
		\color{lightgray}%
		\pgfsetlinewidth{0.5pt}%
		\pgfpathgrid[step={\pgfxy(0.2,0.2)}]{\pgfxy(0,0)}{\pgfxy(#1,#2)}%
		\pgfusepath{stroke}%
		\pgfsetlinewidth{1pt}%
		\pgfpathgrid[step={\pgfxy(1,1)}]{\pgfxy(-0.1,-0.1)}{\pgfxy(#1+0.1,#2+0.1)}%
		\pgfusepath{stroke}%
		\pgfputat{\pgfxy(0,-0.2)}{\pgfbox[center,top]{\tiny 0}}%
		\pgfputat{\pgfxy(-0.2,0)}{\pgfbox[right,center]{\tiny 0}}%
		\multido{\nx=1+1}{#1}{\pgfputat{\pgfxy(\nx,-0.2)}{\pgfbox[center,top]{\tiny\nx}}}%
		\multido{\ny=1+1}{#2}{\pgfputat{\pgfxy(-0.2,\ny)}{\pgfbox[right,center]{\tiny\ny}}}%
	\end{pgfscope}%
}

% Draw a grid to aid TikZ picture drawing/debugging.
\newcommand{\DrawGridTikZ}[2]{%
	\begin{scope}[color=lightgray]
		\draw[thin,step=1mm]  (0.0,0.0)   grid (#1,#2);%
		\draw[thick,step=1cm] (-0.1,-0.1) grid (#1+0.1,#2+0.1);%
		\pgftext[top,at={\pgfxy(0.0,-0.2)}]{\tiny 0}%
		\pgftext[right,at={\pgfxy(-0.2,0.0)}]{\tiny 0}%
		\foreach \x in {1,...,#1} {\pgftext[top,at={\pgfxy(\x,-0.2)}]{\tiny\x}}%
		\foreach \y in {1,...,#2} {\pgftext[right,at={\pgfxy(-0.2,\y)}]{\tiny\y}}%
	\end{scope}
}


% For numbered notes, add note number references to the slides when generating notes.
\ifbeamer@notes
    \newcounter{noteitem}[page]
    \newcommand<>{\noteitem}[1]{\only#2{\refstepcounter{noteitem}\unskip\ \fbox{\textbf{\scriptsize\thenoteitem}}\note[item]{#1}}}
\else
    \newcommand<>{\noteitem}[1]{\only#2{\note[item]{#1}}}
\fi


% Sometimes we want to put a comment in tiny text on the next line, but the default line skip
% will insert too much vertical space. Put a \tinyskip at the end of the line instead.
\def\tinyskip{\\[-0.33\baselineskip]}


% Increase item separation of level 1 list items. Can't use enumitem because it breaks beamer lists :(.
% See: <https://tex.stackexchange.com/a/31524>
\makeatletter
\patchcmd{\@listI}{\itemsep3\p@}{\itemsep6\p@}{}{}
\makeatother


\endinput