Beamer: including items only some slides using a relative syntax

Question

I am looking for the syntax for making an item appear on say the next three slides. I'm imagining something like

\item<+-??>

The \item should appear here and disappears 3 slides later, in the same way it would if I used \only (i.e. the item shouldn't leave any space once it vanishes).

I'm illustrating this using \item, but I'm looking for a general syntax.

Just write \item<+-.(3)> my item. The topic is intensely covered by the great answer of Joseph to Relative overlay specifications in beamer, which appears to be a duplicate of this question. Please take a look at it, if you agree we could close this question. — Daniel, Oct 11 '14 at 19:49
I agree. Sorry, I red this answer before, because of lak of english or of attention, I didn't understand that it was THE answer ;-) — Tarass, Oct 12 '14 at 13:21
@Tarass Based on the comments on the answer here, it seems you want a solution which doesn't just 'hide' but completely 'ignores' one or more \item lines using a relative spec. That's related to the link suggested by Daniel but not a dupe. Could you clarify the question? If I'm right, there is a solution related to my answer in the link, but it's a not quite the same. — Joseph Wright, Oct 12 '14 at 20:52
It was a mwe what I exactly wanted is the syntax to deal with an overlay between current position and 3 slides later. Then I cas use it with \only, \visible, \invisible ... it depends. I just looked for the syntax, (Daniel gave it to me and the link to your answer) for me it is a duplicate question as suggested and I marked so. Sorry for my poor english. But it is not a duplicate, and because of an english suptility I can express, please fill free to clarify my question. Thank you for your concern and for your answer. Btw I use it in tikzpicture not with items. — Tarass, Oct 13 '14 at 05:23
I've edited here and removed the dupe, based on the (now deleted) comments on dcmst's answer. — Joseph Wright, Oct 13 '14 at 16:23

score 17 · Accepted Answer · edited Apr 13 '17 at 12:34

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In Relative overlay specification in beamer? I covered how to use relative specifications, but there I stuck to the visible/invisible switch. What you want is the 'extended' syntax which also allows things like altering on some slides or (here) applying \only-like effects:

\documentclass{beamer}

\begin{document}
   \begin{frame}
   \begin{itemize}
      \item<+-> item 1
      \item<+-> item 2
      \item<only@+-.(3)> item 3
      \item<+-> item 4
      \item<+-> item 5
      \item<+-> item 6
   \end{itemize}

   \end{frame}
\end{document}

The key here is that only@ prefix to the 'standard' relative specification, which switches it from doing the normal 'visible/invisible' action to the 'only' action. The part after the @ is exactly the same idea as described in my other answer.

edited Apr 13 '17 at 12:34

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answered Oct 13 '14 at 16:26

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Perhaps I'll mention this in my blog! – Joseph Wright Oct 13 '14 at 16:27
Thank you, it is exactly what wanted. If one omit only@, one has the \visible behavior. Great ! – Tarass Oct 13 '14 at 16:40
http://www.texdev.net/2014/10/13/beamer-overlays-beyond-the-visible/ – Joseph Wright Oct 13 '14 at 19:01

score 9 · Answer 2 · edited Apr 13 '17 at 12:35

I think you need to create your own macro, something like:

\documentclass{beamer}

\newcommand{\mytimeditem}[1]{\only<+>{\item #1}\only<+>{\item #1}\only<+>{\item #1}}
\begin{document}
   \begin{frame}
   \begin{itemize}
      \item<+-> item 1
      \item<+-> item 2
      \mytimeditem{item 3}
      \item<+-> item 4
      \item<+-> item 5
      \item<+-> item 6
   \end{itemize}

   \end{frame}
\end{document}

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If you want to leave a blank line where "item 3" was, replace the last \only into \mytimeditem with \onslide

Second version:

\documentclass{beamer}

\newcommand{\mytimeditem}[1]{\only<+>{\item #1}\only<+>{\item #1}\only<+>{\item #1}\addtocounter{beamerpauses}{-2}}
\begin{document}
   \begin{frame}
   \begin{itemize}
      \item<+-> item 1
      \item<+-> item 2
      \mytimeditem{item 3}
      \item<+-> item 4
      \item<+-> item 5
      \item<+-> item 6
   \end{itemize}

   \end{frame}
\end{document}

enter image description here

A more generic version

With expl3 (code from @Joseph Wright answer) and calc

\documentclass{beamer}
\usepackage{expl3}
\usepackage{calc}

\ExplSyntaxOn
\cs_new_eq:NN \Repeat \prg_replicate:nn
\ExplSyntaxOff

\newcommand{\timeditem}[2]{
 \Repeat{#1}{
   \only<+>{\item #2}
 }\addtocounter{beamerpauses}{-#1+1}
}

\begin{document}
   \begin{frame}
   \begin{itemize}
      \item<+-> item 1
      \item<+-> item 2
      \timeditem{4}{item 3}
      \item<+-> item 4
      \item<+-> item 5
      \item<+-> item 6
      \item<+-> item 7
   \end{itemize}
   \end{frame}
\end{document}

Now the relative number of repetitions can be specified on the fly and the number of pauses is automatically adjusted.

enter image description here

It's not exactly what I want. I don't want a stop for 3 slide on this item, I want 1,2,3,4,5,6,7... smooth but 3 disapears after 5. — Tarass, Oct 11 '14 at 17:34
Thank for all your work, but Joseph Wright gives the general compact syntax that answers the question he expresses better than me. I must accept his answer. — Tarass, Oct 13 '14 at 16:42

Beamer: including items only some slides using a relative syntax

2 Answers2

A more generic version