slides_settings.tex

\usepackage{pgfpages}
\usepackage{graphicx}
\usepackage{color}
\usepackage{dcolumn}        % line up tabular columns on the decimal place with D{.}{.}{-1}
\usepackage{relsize}
\usepackage{accents}
\usepackage{cancel}         % diagonal strikethrough in math mode
\usepackage{mathtools}      % \xRightarrow{text} etc
\usepackage[printwatermark]{xwatermark}
\usepackage{tikz}

\usetikzlibrary{shapes}
\usetikzlibrary{plotmarks}
\usetikzlibrary{trees}
\usetikzlibrary{decorations.pathmorphing}
\usetikzlibrary{decorations.pathreplacing}
\usetikzlibrary{decorations.markings}
\usetikzlibrary{snakes}

\newcommand{\thislecture}{-1}

% ............................................................
% new watermark (transparent)

% \newsavebox\mybox
% \savebox\mybox{
%    \tikz[color=red,opacity=0.3]
%       \node{UoL Post-Graduate Training Course};
%  }
% \newwatermark*[
%   allpages,
%   angle=30,
%   scale=2,
%   xpos=0,
%   ypos=0
% ]{\usebox\mybox}

% ............................................................
% more colours

\definecolor {cadmiumred}     {rgb} {0.89, 0.00, 0.13}
\definecolor {cadmiumgreen}   {rgb} {0.00, 0.42, 0.24}
\definecolor {capri}          {rgb} {0.00, 0.75, 1.00}
\definecolor {amber(sae/ece)} {rgb} {1.00, 0.49, 0.00}
\definecolor {amber}          {rgb} {1.00, 0.49, 0.00}

% ............................................................
%

\usetheme{Madrid}

\newcommand{\ck}{$\checkmark$}                   % used?
\renewcommand{\thefootnote}{\fnsymbol{footnote}} % used?
\newcommand*{\pbar}[1]{\accentset{(-)}{#1}}      % use pbar to use (-) abobe a symbol, eg \nu

% Non-default colours for page with extra details
\definecolor{dBG1}{RGB}{143,0,0}     % red
\definecolor{dBG2}{RGB}{190,0,0}     % lighter red
\definecolor{dBG3}{RGB}{236,236,236} % gray
\definecolor{dFG3}{RGB}{143,0,0}     % red

\newenvironment<>{white_block}[1]{%
\begin{actionenv}#2%
  \definecolor{white_block_header}{RGB}{204,229,255}
  \def\insertblocktitle{#1}%
  \par%
  \mode<presentation>{%
    \setbeamercolor{block title}{fg=black,bg=white_block_header}
%   \setbeamercolor{block body}{fg=black,bg=olive!50}
    \setbeamercolor{block body}{fg=black,bg=white}
    \setbeamercolor{itemize item}{fg=orange!20!black}
    \setbeamertemplate{itemize item}[triangle]
  }%
  \usebeamertemplate{block begin}}
  {\par\usebeamertemplate{block end}
\end{actionenv}}

\pgfpagesuselayout{resize to}[a4paper,landscape,border shrink=5mm]

\tikzset{snake it/.style={decorate, decoration=snake}} % wavy line