Defining a shortcut for \end{frame} gives an error in beamer

Asked Feb 11 '17 at 16:27

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\documentclass{beamer}

\def\efr{\end{frame}}

\begin{document}
\begin{frame}
Test
\efr
% \end{frame}

\end{document}

Why this document fails

$ pdflatex main.tex
Runaway argument?
\let \AtEndDocument \@firstofone \@enddocumenthook \@checkend {docume\ETC.
! File ended while scanning use of \beamer@collect@@body.
<inserted text> 
                \par

I want to define shortcuts \bfr and \efr for a frame.

edited Feb 11 '17 at 16:43

Joseph Wright

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asked Feb 11 '17 at 16:27

slitvinov

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This is not the best idea, sorry! beamer frames using verbatim mode, your definition leads to a state where \end{frame} is never seen. Don't do it, there's no real gain of it ! – Feb 11 '17 at 16:28
Thanks. Is there any way around it? – slitvinov Feb 11 '17 at 16:33
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@slitvinov The best way around it is to use \end{frame}. – samcarter_is_at_topanswers.xyz Feb 11 '17 at 16:38
@slitvinov: As I said: You won't gain anything by sparing some characters to type. As samcarter wrote: Just use \end{frame} and you will save your life ;-) – Feb 11 '17 at 16:40
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@slitvinov If you think typing \begin{frame} \end{frame} costs you too much time, rather look into a good tex editor, which provides shortcuts or auto-complete. – samcarter_is_at_topanswers.xyz Feb 11 '17 at 16:42
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You could do \long\def\bfr#1\efr{\begin{frame}#1\end{frame}} but then forget about several beamer features. As others have already pointed out, where's the advantage in obscuring the markup? – egreg Feb 11 '17 at 16:48
@samcarter Thank you for you suggestion. But I think you are not considering that the text is often read after typing. – slitvinov Feb 11 '17 at 16:52
@samcarter: You have the beamer gold hammer badge, haven't you? – Feb 11 '17 at 16:53
@ChristianHupfer Thanks for helping out with your macro-hammer :) I first vtc with another duplicate, but I think this ones fits better - and apparently the gold hammer only works once. – samcarter_is_at_topanswers.xyz Feb 11 '17 at 16:58
@samcarter: I thought it can be used multiple times... – Feb 11 '17 at 16:59
@samcarter Thank you. The duplicate you suggested answers my question completely. – slitvinov Feb 11 '17 at 16:59
@ChristianHupfer I have experimental proof that it does not work more than once. – samcarter_is_at_topanswers.xyz Feb 11 '17 at 17:01
@samcarter: Ok, I'll believe ... this time ;-) – Feb 11 '17 at 17:01
@slitvinov No need, everything is fine. Your question simply was marked as a duplicate of the other. So if someone else will search for this and find your question, he/she can follow the link and find the answers. – samcarter_is_at_topanswers.xyz Feb 11 '17 at 17:02
@ChristianHupfer A theoretician is believing the experimentalist? Something to remember! – samcarter_is_at_topanswers.xyz Feb 11 '17 at 17:32
@samcarter: While theoreticians are always right (cough!!!!), it is necessary to acknowledge that experimentialists could be right once a while too ;-) – Feb 11 '17 at 17:36

Defining a shortcut for \end{frame} gives an error in beamer

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