How to get started:
mdp needs the ncursesw headers to compile. So make sure you have them installed:
- on Ubuntu/Debian you need
libncursesw5
andlibncursesw5-dev
- on Cygwin you need
libncursesw10
andlibncurses-devel
Now download and install mdp:
$ git clone https://github.com/visit1985/mdp.git
$ cd mdp
$ make
$ make install
$ mdp sample.md
- On Arch you can use the existing AUR package.
How to use it:
Horizontal rulers are used as slide separator.
Supports basic markdown formating:
-
line wide formating
- headlines
- code
- quotes
- unordered list
-
in-line formating
- bold text
- underlined text
- code
Supports headers prefixed by @ symbol.
- first two header lines are displayed as title and author in top and bottom bar
Review sample.md for more details.
Controls:
- h, j, k, l, Cursor keys, Space, Enter, Backspace - next/previous slide
- Home - go to first slide
- End - go to last slide
- 1-9 - go to slide n
- q - exit
How to debug it:
To make a debug version of mdp
, just type:
$ make DEBUG=1