added symbol for message box

beamercolorthemeut.sty

@@ -74,6 +74,7 @@
 \setbeamercolor{theorem line bottom}{fg=utorange}
 
 \setbeamercolor{message}{fg=white, bg=utred}
+\setbeamercolor{message symbol}{fg=utgold}
 
 \setbeamercolor{section in toc}{parent={normal text}}
 \setbeamercolor{subsection in toc}{parent={normal text}}

beamerthemelines.sty

@@ -458,10 +458,17 @@
 
 %%%%% new message box command:
 
+\defbeamertemplate{message symbol}{default}{}
+\defbeamertemplate{message symbol}{circle}{\raisebox{0.1ex}{$\bullet$}\thickspace}
+\defbeamertemplate{message symbol}{arrow}{\itemarrow\thickspace}
+
+\setbeamertemplate{message symbol}[circle]
+
 \defbeamertemplate{message}{default}{%
   \par\vskip\medskipamount%
   \usebeamerfont{message}%
   \begin{beamercolorbox}[wd=\columnwidth,ht=2.4ex,dp=0.9ex,leftskip=2mm,rightskip=2mm]{message}
+    {\usebeamercolor[fg]{message symbol}\usebeamertemplate{message symbol}}%
     \strut\insertmessage
   \end{beamercolorbox}}
 }
@@ -476,6 +483,7 @@
     \end{beamercolorbox}
     \nointerlineskip}%
   \begin{beamercolorbox}[wd=\columnwidth,ht=2.4ex,dp=0.9ex,leftskip=2mm,rightskip=2mm]{message}
+    {\usebeamercolor[fg]{message symbol}\usebeamertemplate{message symbol}}%
     \strut\insertmessage
   \end{beamercolorbox}}
   \nointerlineskip%

beamerthemeut.sty

@@ -67,6 +67,9 @@
 \setbeamertemplate{title page author and}[line]    % space, comma, line, and
 \setbeamertemplate{title page institute and}[line] % default, space, comma, line
 
+\setbeamertemplate{message symbol}[arrow]          % default, circle, arrow
+\setbeamertemplate{message}[lines]{0.5pt}{0.5pt}   % default, lines
+
 \setbeamertemplate{section name separator}[text][2pt] % space, text
 \setbeamertemplate{subsection name separator}[text][2pt] % space, text
 

lines-example.tex

@@ -237,28 +237,41 @@
   \end{block}
 \end{frame}
 
-\begin{frame}{Block environments}
+\begin{frame}[fragile]{Block environments with title}
+  ... add structure and color to a slide --- use them with care:
   \begin{block}{Some block}
-    Block with title and content: \texttt{block} environment with title as argument.
-  \end{block}
-  \begin{block}{}
-    Block with empty title.
+    Block with title and content\\
+    \verb!\begin{block}{Some block}!\\
+    \verb!  Block with title and content!\\
+    \verb!\end{block}!
   \end{block}
   \begin{alertblock}{Careful!}
-    Alert block with title and content: \texttt{alertblock} environment with title as argument.
-  \end{alertblock}
-  \begin{alertblock}{}
-    Alert block with empty title.
+    \texttt{alertblock} environment with title as argument.
   \end{alertblock}
   \begin{exampleblock}{Example}
-    Example block with title and content: \texttt{exampleblock} environment.
+    \texttt{exampleblock} environment with title as argument.
   \end{exampleblock}
+\end{frame}
+
+\begin{frame}[fragile]{Block environments without title}
+  ... add color to a slide in a more subtle way:
+  \begin{block}{}
+    Block with empty title.\\
+    \verb!\begin{block}{}!\\
+    \verb!  Block with empty title!\\
+    \verb!\end{block}!
+  \end{block}
+  \begin{alertblock}{}
+    \texttt{alertblock} with empty title.\\
+    And just some text.
+  \end{alertblock}
   \begin{exampleblock}{}
-    Example block with empty title.
+    \texttt{exampleblock} with empty title.\\
+    And just some text.
   \end{exampleblock}
 \end{frame}
 
-\begin{frame}{Theorems}
+\begin{frame}{Theorems --- for mathematicians}
   \begin{theorem}
     \texttt{theorem} environment.
   \end{theorem}
@@ -280,8 +293,10 @@
   \end{proof}
 \end{frame}
 
-\begin{frame}{Message box}
-  A new (non-beamer) command for highlighting important messages:
+\begin{frame}[fragile]{Message box}
+  \begin{block}{A new (non-beamer) command for highlighting messages}
+    \verb!\messagebox{Take home message}!
+  \end{block}
   \vspace{5ex}
   \messagebox{Take home message}
   \vspace{5ex}

ut-example.tex

@@ -153,10 +153,13 @@
   Structural \structure{emphasis} is provided by the \verb!\structure{}! command.
 \end{frame}
 
-\begin{frame}{Block environments with title}
+\begin{frame}[fragile]{Block environments with title}
   ... add structure and color to a slide --- use them with care:
   \begin{block}{Some block}
-    \texttt{block} environment with title as argument.
+    Block with title and content\\
+    \verb!\begin{block}{Some block}!\\
+    \verb!  Block with title and content!\\
+    \verb!\end{block}!
   \end{block}
   \begin{alertblock}{Careful!}
     \texttt{alertblock} environment with title as argument.
@@ -166,23 +169,25 @@
   \end{exampleblock}
 \end{frame}
 
-\begin{frame}{Block environments without title}
+\begin{frame}[fragile]{Block environments without title}
   ... add color to a slide in a more subtle way:
   \begin{block}{}
     Block with empty title.\\
-    And just some text.
+    \verb!\begin{block}{}!\\
+    \verb!  Block with empty title!\\
+    \verb!\end{block}!
   \end{block}
   \begin{alertblock}{}
-    Alert block with empty title.\\
+    \texttt{alertblock} with empty title.\\
     And just some text.
   \end{alertblock}
   \begin{exampleblock}{}
-    Example block with empty title.\\
+    \texttt{exampleblock} with empty title.\\
     And just some text.
   \end{exampleblock}
 \end{frame}
 
-\begin{frame}{Theorems}
+\begin{frame}{Theorems --- for mathematicians}
   \begin{theorem}
     \texttt{theorem} environment.
   \end{theorem}
@@ -199,8 +204,10 @@
   \end{proof}
 \end{frame}
 
-\begin{frame}{Message box}
-  A new (non-beamer) command for highlighting important messages:
+\begin{frame}[fragile]{Message box}
+  \begin{block}{A new (non-beamer) command for highlighting messages}
+    \verb!\messagebox{Take home message}!
+  \end{block}
   \vspace{5ex}
   \messagebox{Take home message}
   \vspace{5ex}
@@ -348,12 +355,6 @@
   \end{itemize}
 \end{frame}
 
-\begin{frame}{More resources}
-  \begin{block}{Beamer appearance cheat sheet}
-    \url{http://www.cpt.univ-mrs.fr/~masson/latex/Beamer-appearance-cheat-sheet.pdf}
-  \end{block}
-\end{frame}
-
 \end{document}
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