Hello NG,
when I want to use the above combination of packages I get the message that 
the "\framebreak" command is already defined.
Is there a change to avoid this by refefining one of the commands?

Regards
Stefan Pinnow 

Stefan Pinnow wrote:
> Hello NG,
> when I want to use the above combination of packages I get the message that 
> the "\framebreak" command is already defined.
> Is there a change to avoid this by refefining one of the commands?

Perhaps something like the following might work (untested):

\documentclass{beamer}
\let\beamerframebreak\framebreak
\let\framebreak\undefined

\usepackage{flowfram}

Regards
Nicola Talbot
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>> when I want to use the above combination of packages I get the message 
>> that the "\framebreak" command is already defined.
>> Is there a change to avoid this by refefining one of the commands?
>
> Perhaps something like the following might work (untested):
>
> \documentclass{beamer}
> \let\beamerframebreak\framebreak
> \let\framebreak\undefined
>
> \usepackage{flowfram}

This seems to work, but then the next command, \insertvrule, is already 
defined (which I cannot find in the beamer manual...). Also using the \let 
works until I want to use the draft option to have a look at the layout.

Find attached a minimal.

Thank you for your help
Stefan


\documentclass[
%    draft,
        ]{beamer}
\usepackage[
    orientation=portrait,
    size=a0,
        ]{beamerposter}

    \let\beamerframebreak\framebreak
    \let\framebreak\undefined
    \let\beamerinsertvrule\insertvrule
    \let\insertvrule\undefined
\usepackage{flowfram}
    \NcolumnStopinarea{3}{0.08\textheight}{\textwidth}{0.95\textheight}{0pt}{0.05\textheight}
\begin{document}
    \begin{staticcontents}{1}
        just some bla bla
    \end{staticcontents}
    bla
\end{document}

Stefan Pinnow wrote:
>>> when I want to use the above combination of packages I get the message 
>>> that the "\framebreak" command is already defined.
>>> Is there a change to avoid this by refefining one of the commands?
>> Perhaps something like the following might work (untested):
>>
>> \documentclass{beamer}
>> \let\beamerframebreak\framebreak
>> \let\framebreak\undefined
>>
>> \usepackage{flowfram}
> 
> This seems to work, but then the next command, \insertvrule, is already 
> defined (which I cannot find in the beamer manual...). Also using the \let 
> works until I want to use the draft option to have a look at the layout.
> 

I've found out the problem: beamer redefines \frame, but the flowfram 
draft option uses \frame to draw the bounding box. The minimal example 
below provides a fix. I think beamer may save the original definition of 
\frame, but if it does, I can't remember what it's called. I'll try to 
write in a patch for flowfram to make it easier to use with beamer.

Regards
Nicola Talbot

minimal example:

\let\orgframe\frame
\documentclass[
     draft,
         ]{beamer}
\usepackage[
     orientation=portrait,
     size=a0,
         ]{beamerposter}

     \let\beamerframebreak\framebreak
     \let\framebreak\undefined
     \let\beamerinsertvrule\insertvrule
     \let\insertvrule\undefined

\usepackage{flowfram}

\makeatletter
\renewcommand*{\@fr@meifdraft}[3][\setffdraftcolor]{%
   \def\ff@backcol{{none}}%
   \@ifundefined{color}{\orgframe{#2}}{#1\orgframe{#2}}%
   \ifthenelse{\equal{#3}{}}{}{%
     \makebox[0pt][l]{\hskip\fflabelsep\fflabelfont{[#3]}}}%
}%
\makeatother

 
\NcolumnStopinarea{3}{0.08\textheight}{\textwidth}{0.95\textheight}{0pt}{0.05\textheight}
\begin{document}
     \begin{staticcontents}{1}
         just some bla bla
     \end{staticcontents}
     bla
\end{document}


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Hello Nicola,
the fix works fine, as long I don't use \item now.
Using beamer + beamerposter is very nice, because when you have a made a 
corporate design for beamer you have it almost directly for poster with 
beamerposter.

Attached you find a "minimal" again producing the error.

Thank you very much for your help and best regards
Stefan


\let\orgframe\frame
\documentclass[
     draft,
         ]{beamer}
\usepackage[
     orientation=portrait,
     size=a0,
         ]{beamerposter}

     \let\beamerframebreak\framebreak
     \let\framebreak\undefined
     \let\beamerinsertvrule\insertvrule
     \let\insertvrule\undefined

\usepackage{flowfram}

\makeatletter
\renewcommand*{\@fr@meifdraft}[3][\setffdraftcolor]{%
   \def\ff@backcol{{none}}%
   \@ifundefined{color}{\orgframe{#2}}{#1\orgframe{#2}}%
   \ifthenelse{\equal{#3}{}}{}{%
     \makebox[0pt][l]{\hskip\fflabelsep\fflabelfont{[#3]}}}%
}%
\makeatother


\NcolumnStopinarea{3}{0.08\textheight}{\textwidth}{0.95\textheight}{0pt}{0.05\textheight}
\begin{document}
     \begin{staticcontents}{1}
         just some bla bla
     \end{staticcontents}

     \begin{itemize}
        \item bla
     \end{itemize}
\end{document}

Stefan Pinnow wrote:
> Hello Nicola,
> the fix works fine, as long I don't use \item now.
> Using beamer + beamerposter is very nice, because when you have a made a 
> corporate design for beamer you have it almost directly for poster with 
> beamerposter.
> 
> Attached you find a "minimal" again producing the error.
> 
> Thank you very much for your help and best regards
> Stefan

I get an error without using the flowfram package:

\documentclass{beamer}
\usepackage[
      orientation=portrait,
      size=a0,
          ]{beamerposter}

\begin{document}
   just some bla bla

      \begin{itemize}
         \item bla
      \end{itemize}
\end{document}

This gives the error:

! Undefined control sequence.
\\itemize ...ix item}##1}}}}} \fi \beamer@cramped
                                                   \raggedright 
\beamer@first...
l.11         \item
                    bla

I don't know what's causing this. Maybe someone more familiar with 
beamer can help.

Regards
Nicola Talbot
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"Nicola Talbot" <n.talbot@uea.ac.uk> schrieb im Newsbeitrag 
news:hmjj6u$14hm$1@adenine.netfront.net...
> Stefan Pinnow wrote:
>> Hello Nicola,
>> the fix works fine, as long I don't use \item now.
>> Using beamer + beamerposter is very nice, because when you have a made a 
>> corporate design for beamer you have it almost directly for poster with 
>> beamerposter.
>>
>> Attached you find a "minimal" again producing the error.
>>
>> Thank you very much for your help and best regards
>> Stefan
>
> I get an error without using the flowfram package:
>
> \documentclass{beamer}
> \usepackage[
>      orientation=portrait,
>      size=a0,
>          ]{beamerposter}
>
> \begin{document}
>   just some bla bla
>
>      \begin{itemize}
>         \item bla
>      \end{itemize}
> \end{document}
>
> This gives the error:
>
> ! Undefined control sequence.
> \\itemize ...ix item}##1}}}}} \fi \beamer@cramped
>                                                   \raggedright 
> \beamer@first...
> l.11         \item
>                    bla
>
> I don't know what's causing this. Maybe someone more familiar with beamer 
> can help.

Sorry, I was too fast here. In beamer a slide is made using \begin{frame} 
.... \end{frame} which I forgot.
So using

    \begin{frame}
        \begin{itemize}
            \item bla
        \end{itemize}
    \end{frame}

in the document environment works fine.

Again sorry for that!
Stefan