mostly working poster template

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 build
 *~
+.directory
+poster-indd
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README.md

 # Templates
 
 Templates for posters, etc...
+
+## Poster
+
+* Use `final` to compile the pdf with the full quality background image.
+
+Important files for content:
+```
+meta.tex
+content.tex
+additional.tex
+```
+
+Compile it with `LuaLaTeX`, for details see the `Makefile`.
+
+The main file is `poster.tex`, the custom style is defined in `layout/beamerthemeLasNQposter.sty`
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poster/additional.tex

-\begin{block}{\large Acknowledgements}
-  \begin{center}
-    \begin{tabular}{SL}
-      \includegraphics[width=\linewidth]{Flag_of_Europe.pdf}  &
-      \footnotesize This project has received funding from the  grant agreement No 11111.
-    \end{tabular}
-  \end{center}
-\end{block}	
-  
-\begin{alertblock}{\large Contact Information}
+\begin{block}{\large Contact Information}
 	\begin{footnotesize}
 	\begin{itemize}
 		\item \href{mailto:email@example.com}{email@example.com}
 		\item \href{http://photon.physnet.uni-hamburg.de/}{photon.physnet.uni-hamburg.de}
 	\end{itemize}
 	\end{footnotesize}	
+\end{block}
+
+% \begin{block}{\large Acknowledgements}
+%   \begin{center}
+%     \begin{minipage}[t]{.2\textwidth}
+%       \includegraphics[width=\textwidth]{Flag_of_Europe.pdf}
+%     \end{minipage}%
+%     \hfill
+%     \begin{minipage}[t]{.75\textwidth}
+%       \footnotesize This project has received funding from the  grant agreement No 11111.
+%     \end{minipage}
+%   \end{center}
+% \end{block}	
 
-\end{alertblock}
-        
 \begin{block}{\large References}
   \vspace*{-0.5cm}
   \nocite{*} % Insert publications even if they are not cited in the poster

poster/layout/beamerthemeLasNQposter.sty

@@ -36,6 +36,7 @@
 \definecolor{blueUHH}{cmyk}{.85,.15,.05,0}
 \definecolor{blackUHH}{cmyk}{0,0,0,1}
 \definecolor{stonegrayUHH}{cmyk}{.45,.11,.11,.91}
+\definecolor{whiteUHH}{cmyk}{0,0,0,0}
 
 
 % set the basic colors
@@ -54,12 +55,12 @@
 \setbeamercolor{item projected}{fg=white,bg=themecolor}
 
 % set colors for blocks
-\setbeamercolor{block title}{fg=themecolor,bg=white}
+\setbeamercolor{block title}{fg=redUHH,bg=white}
 \setbeamercolor{block body}{fg=blackUHH,bg=white}
 
 % set colors for alerted blocks (blocks with frame)
-%\setbeamercolor{block alerted title}{fg=themecolor,bg=blueUHH}
-\setbeamercolor{block alerted title}{fg=themecolor,bg=white}
+\setbeamercolor{block alerted title}{fg=redUHH,bg=blueUHH!30}
+% \setbeamercolor{block alerted title}{fg=themecolor,bg=white}
 \setbeamercolor{block alerted body}{fg=blackUHH,bg=blackUHH!8}
 \usepackage{fontspec}
 % set the fonts
@@ -89,10 +90,16 @@
 \newlength{\iinboxwd}
 \newlength{\inboxrule}
 \newlength{\sidemargin}
+\setlength{\sidemargin}{.05\textwidth}
 \makeatletter
 \makeatother
 
-
+% TODO better definition
+\usebackgroundtemplate{%
+  \vbox to 8.5\sidemargin{\vfill\includegraphics[width=\paperwidth, trim={0 4.2cm 5cm 6cm}, clip]{\background}}%
+}
+\setbeamercolor{text}{bg=blackUHH}
+\setbeamercolor{background canvas}{bg=violet}
 
 %==============================================================================
 % build the poster title
@@ -102,7 +109,6 @@
 %\makeatother
 \setbeamertemplate{headline}{
  \leavevmode
- \setlength{\sidemargin}{.04\textwidth}
   \begin{columns}
    \begin{column}{\sidemargin}
    \end{column}
@@ -111,11 +117,19 @@
     % UHH logo
     \includegraphics[height=1.7\sidemargin]{uhh.pdf}
     \hfill
-    \includegraphics[height=1.7\sidemargin]{ilp-logo.pdf}\\[.04\textwidth]
+    \includegraphics[height=1.7\sidemargin]{ilp-logo.pdf}\\[2\sidemargin]
     \raggedright
-    \usebeamercolor{title in headline}{\color{themecolor}\Huge{\textbf{\inserttitle}}\\[1.5ex] \par}
-    \usebeamercolor{author in headline}{\color{themecolor}\LARGE{\insertauthor}\\[1ex]}
-    \usebeamercolor{institute in headline}{\color{themecolor}\normalsize{\insertinstitute}}
+    \usebeamercolor{title in headline}{\color{whiteUHH}\Huge{\textbf{\inserttitle}}\\[1ex] \par}
+    \if\insertsubtitle ''
+      {\color{whiteUHH}
+      \hspace*{-\sidemargin}\noindent\rule{.5\paperwidth}{5pt}
+      }
+      \vskip3cm
+    \else
+      \usebeamercolor{title in headline}{\color{whiteUHH}\Large{\insertsubtitle}\\[1.5ex] \par}
+    \fi
+    % \usebeamercolor{author in headline}{\color{themecolor}\Large{\insertauthor}\\[1ex]}
+    % \usebeamercolor{institute in headline}{\color{themecolor}\normalsize{\insertinstitute}}
     \vskip1cm
    \end{column}
    \begin{column}{\sidemargin}
@@ -128,6 +142,11 @@
  \vspace*{1cm}
 }
 
+\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}
 
-\providecommand{\subtitle}[1]{}
-\subtitle{Auch ein kleiner Untertitel darf natürlich nicht fehlen}
+% \providecommand{\subtitle}[1]{}
+% \subtitle{Auch ein kleiner Untertitel darf natürlich nicht fehlen}
 
+% The insertion of the authors is not implemented, yet.
+% Therefore, you have to define them manually in the `additional.tex` file.
 \author{Hugo Gassenhauer \and Max Mustermann \and Tolvan Tolvansson \and John Doe}
 
+\ifoptionfinal{
+  \newcommand{\background}{background.png}
+}{
+  \newcommand{\background}{background.jpg}
+}
+
 \date{\today}
 
-\providecommand{\institute}[1]{}
-\institute{LasNQ, Institut für Laserphysik, Uni Hamburg}
+% \providecommand{\institute}[1]{}
+% \institute{LasNQ, Institut für Laserphysik, Uni Hamburg}

poster/poster.tex

@@ -22,7 +22,10 @@
 \PassOptionsToPackage{unicode=true}{hyperref} % options for packages loaded elsewhere
 \PassOptionsToPackage{dvipsnames,svgnames*,x11names*}{xcolor}
 
-\documentclass[]{beamer}
+\documentclass[%
+  % draft,
+  % final,
+]{beamer}
 
 \usepackage[scale=1.150]{layout/beamerposter} % Use the beamerposter package
 \usepackage{layout/beamerthemeLasNQposter} % Use the LasNQposter theme supplied with this template
@@ -42,6 +45,7 @@
 \usepackage{setspace}
 \usepackage[square,numbers]{natbib}
 \usepackage{url}
+\usepackage{ifdraft}
 \usepackage{unicode-math}
 \usepackage{lualatex-math}
 \bibliographystyle{abbrvnat}
@@ -76,9 +80,9 @@
 % \setmathfont{STIX}
 
 % Hurenkinder und co...
-\clubpenalty = 10000
-\widowpenalty = 10000
-\displaywidowpenalty = 10000
+% \clubpenalty = 10000
+% \widowpenalty = 10000
+% \displaywidowpenalty = 10000
 
 \input{meta}
 %--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
@@ -98,9 +102,12 @@
       \input{content}
     \end{multicols}
     
+    \vfill
+    {\color{blueUHH}
+      \noindent\makebox[\linewidth]{\rule{\paperwidth}{1pt}}
+    }
     \begin{multicols}{2}
       \input{additional}
     \end{multicols}
   \end{frame} % End of the enclosing frame
-	
 \end{document}