Basic guide for setting up / making presentations in sent.

dice.png

tutorial.md

Installation of sent

$ git clone http://git.suckless.org/sent # clone the git repo
$ cd sent # go into the repo directory
$ make # compile
# make install # install

Optional:

$ wget https://gist.githubusercontent.com/AdrianKoshka/782a617f2c44f49ae2d1/raw/8968692695ebe8fe792759e9ae8c24d80a9ed135/sent.1
# mv sent.1 /usr/share/man/man1/

Example

$ sent example # while still in the directory of the cloned git repo

This will launch the example presentation included with the git repo.

Navigation keys

Left Arrow == next slide

Right Arrow == previous slide

Down Arrow == next slide

Up Arrow == previous slide

q == quit

Making a presentation

• Open your favorite text editor
• type the following:

Title page 
# obviously you can be more creative ;P

This is my first presentation for sent

Why is sent awesome?
- simplicity
- ease of use
    - no obtuse learning curve
- boop

@dice.png
# it supports .png format images
# though slides with pictures can have nothing else on them

\
\
# that makes a blank slide

If you want to learn more, go to http://tools.suckless.org/sent

The end!

• save
• run $ sent $FILENAME
• play with your new presentation :D