Switched from `beamernotes` to `pdfpc`

README.md

@@ -61,30 +61,30 @@ The default theme `\usetheme{edmaths}` gives is 'UoE Blue', `#00325F`, but there
 
 These files are bundled with an example report and presentation, as well as a bibliography file for use across both. There are also simple examples of a [report](https://github.com/Foggalong/edinburgh-math-latex/wiki/Example-Report) and [presentation](https://github.com/Foggalong/edinburgh-math-latex/wiki/Example-Presentation) in the project wiki, as well as some [further formatting suggestions](https://github.com/Foggalong/edinburgh-math-latex/wiki/Further-Suggestions).
 
-## Beamer Notes
+## Presentation Notes
 
-If you use [pdf-presenter-console](https://pdfpc.github.io/), a
-presenter console with multi-monitor support for PDF files, you can use
+It's handy to be able to add slide notes which can be viewed while presenting. While there are [various ways](https://github.com/Foggalong/edinburgh-math-latex/wiki/Beamer-Notes) of doing this, [PDFPC](https://pdfpc.github.io/) is a presenter console with multi-monitor support and an [official package](https://github.com/pdfpc/latex-pdfpc) for adding such notes.
+
+To use it simply add
 
 ```latex
-\usepackage{beamernotes}
+\usepackage[overridenote=true]{pdfpc}
 ```
 
-and enter slide notes as in
+in the document header and enter slide notes as
 
 ```latex
-\bnote{my notes}
+\note{Some wonderful note.}
 ```
 
-_after_ the `frame` you want to annotate. The contents will generate a `filename.pdfpc` file containing
-all notes to be shown by pdfpc. Note that **this does not support newlines**.
+_after_ each `frame` you want to annotate. These notes will then be included as comments with the compiled PDF. Note that the only formatting supported is using `\\` to add newlines.
 
 ## Authors
 
 While [Josh Fogg](https://github.com/Foggalong) maintains these versions, they would not have been possible without the work of:
 
 - [Thomas Köppe](https://github.com/tkoeppe), wrote the original `edmaths` style file;
-- [Saturnino Luz](https://www.ed.ac.uk/profile/saturnino-luz), created the original `beamernotes` and Beamer template for the [Usher Institute](https://www.ed.ac.uk/usher);
+- [Saturnino Luz](https://www.ed.ac.uk/profile/saturnino-luz), created the Beamer template for the [Usher Institute](https://www.ed.ac.uk/usher);
 - [Ben Brown](https://github.com/bencwbrown), modified the Beamer theme for general UoE usage.
 
 Issues can be flagged [on GitHub](https://github.com/Foggalong/edinburgh-math-latex/issues) by [by email](mailto:j.fogg@ed.ac.uk). The license for the Beamer files is LPPL 3c. The licenses for all other files are [unknown](https://github.com/Foggalong/edinburgh-math-latex/issues/1).

beamernotes.sty

-%% Package `beamernotes' v0.97
-%%
-%% A package for writing speaker notes to acompany LaTeX Beamer presentations. In doc.tex
-%% containing a Beamer presentation, use the \bnote{} command to write any speaker notes.
-%% When the file is compiled your notes on slides get converted automatically into a notes
-%% file (doc.pdfpc), readable by pdf-presenter-console.
-
-\begingroup
-    \catcode`\#=12
-    \gdef\slidenumberprefix{### }%
-\endgroup
-
-\typeout{Starting beamer notes.}
-
-% Buffer to write notes into
-\let\BeamerNotesBuffer\empty
-% Keeps track of slide number
-\newcounter{BeamerNotesCounter}
-
-
-% Command for taking a note and adding it to the BeamerNotesBuffer
-\newcommand{\bnote}[1]{
-    \typeout{Creating note: #1}
-    \stepcounter{BeamerNotesCounter}%
-    \xdef\BeamerNotesBuffer{\BeamerNotesBuffer
-        ^^J\slidenumberprefix \theBeamerNotesCounter ^^J#1}%
-    \mode<article>{#1}
-}
-
-
-% Save contents of BeamerNotesBuffer to a file
-\AtEndDocument{%
-    % open file for writing
-    \newwrite\file
-    \immediate\openout\file=\jobname.pdfpc
-
-    \immediate\write\file{
-        % pdfpc header
-        [file]^^J%
-        \jobname.pdf^^J%
-        [end_user_slide]^^J%
-        \theBeamerNotesCounter^^J%
-        % notes contents
-        [notes]%
-        \BeamerNotesBuffer
-    }
-    % save file
-    \closeout\file
-}

example-presentation.tex

-\documentclass{beamer}
+\documentclass[notes]{beamer}
 \usetheme{edmaths}
-\usepackage{beamernotes}
 \usepackage{lipsum}
+\usepackage[overridenote=true]{pdfpc}
 
 \pdfcompresslevel=9
 \pdfobjcompresslevel=3
@@ -17,8 +17,10 @@
 \begin{frame}
     \titlepage{}
 \end{frame}
-\bnote{
-    This generates notes for pdfpc. These notes also appear
+\note{
+    This generates notes for pdfpc. \\
+    \\
+    These notes also appear
     on the handout/article versions.
 }
 
@@ -34,8 +36,8 @@
     \item \lipsum[2]
     \end{itemize}
 \end{frame}
-\bnote{
-    This is a note for the first slide. Mention how
+\note{
+    This is a note for the first slide. Mention how something happens.
 }