layout optimization

poster/layout/beamerthemeLasNQposter.sty

@@ -55,8 +55,8 @@
 \setbeamercolor{item projected}{fg=white,bg=themecolor}
 
 % set colors for blocks
-\setbeamercolor{block title}{fg=redUHH,bg=white}
-\setbeamercolor{block body}{fg=blackUHH,bg=white}
+\setbeamercolor{block title}{fg=redUHH,bg=}
+\setbeamercolor{block body}{fg=blackUHH,bg=}
 
 % set colors for alerted blocks (blocks with frame)
 \setbeamercolor{block alerted title}{fg=redUHH,bg=blueUHH!30}
@@ -96,10 +96,9 @@
 
 % TODO better definition
 \usebackgroundtemplate{%
-  \vbox to 8\sidemargin{\vfill\includegraphics[width=\paperwidth, trim={0 5.2cm 5cm 6cm}, clip]{\background}}%
+  \vbox to 10\sidemargin{\vfill\includegraphics[width=\paperwidth, trim={0 1.6cm 5cm 6cm}, clip]{\background}}%
 }
 \setbeamercolor{text}{bg=blackUHH}
-\setbeamercolor{background canvas}{bg=violet}
 
 %==============================================================================
 % build the poster title
@@ -119,7 +118,7 @@
     \hfill
     \includegraphics[height=1.7\sidemargin]{ilp-logo.pdf}\\[2\sidemargin]
     \raggedright
-    \usebeamercolor{title in headline}{\color{whiteUHH}\Huge{\textbf{\inserttitle}}\\[1ex] \par}
+    \usebeamercolor{title in headline}{\color{whiteUHH}\Huge{\textsc{\textbf{\inserttitle}}}\\[1ex] \par}
     \if\insertsubtitle ''
       {\color{whiteUHH}
       \hspace*{-\sidemargin}\noindent\rule{.5\paperwidth}{5pt}
@@ -142,10 +141,10 @@
  \vspace*{1cm}
 }
 
-\setbeamertemplate{footer}{
-    \usebeamercolor{author in headline}{\color{themecolor}\Large{\insertauthor}\\[1ex]}
-    \usebeamercolor{institute in headline}{\color{themecolor}\normalsize{\insertinstitute}}
-}
+% \setbeamertemplate{footer}{
+%     \usebeamercolor{author in headline}{\color{themecolor}\Large{\insertauthor}\\[1ex]}
+%     \usebeamercolor{institute in headline}{\color{themecolor}\normalsize{\insertinstitute}}
+% }
 
 % Block definition
 \setbeamertemplate{block begin}

poster/meta.tex

 \title{Titel des Posters, möglicherweise überflüssig lang, damit der Platz auch halbwegs knapp wird}
+% \title{Kurzer Postertitel}
 
 % \providecommand{\subtitle}[1]{}
 % \subtitle{Auch ein kleiner Untertitel darf natürlich nicht fehlen}

poster/poster.tex

@@ -43,6 +43,7 @@
 \usepackage{xcolor}
 \usepackage{ushort}
 \usepackage{setspace}
+\usepackage{mdframed}
 \usepackage[square,numbers]{natbib}
 \usepackage{url}
 \usepackage{ifdraft}
@@ -98,9 +99,11 @@
   
   
   \begin{frame}[t] % The whole poster is enclosed in one beamer frame
-    \begin{multicols}{3}
-      \input{content}
-    \end{multicols}
+    \begin{mdframed}[backgroundcolor=white,linecolor=white,innerleftmargin=2cm,leftmargin=-2cm,innerrightmargin=2cm,rightmargin=-2cm]
+      \begin{multicols}{3}
+        \input{content}
+      \end{multicols}
+    \end{mdframed}
     
     \vfill
     {\color{blueUHH}