I would like to make a very compact list (e.g., itemize) in Beamer. An identical question has been asked for an article-type document class; the answer uses the enumitem package, known to be incompatible with Beamer.
My question is: How do I make the same compact list in the Beamer document class? As in the above linked question, I would like the list to have
To achieve all four requirements in one shot, define your own itemize and don't touch Beamer's. In the following, I give an example of a newenvironment to replace Beamer's itemize and fulfill all your goals:
\documentclass{beamer}
\usepackage{tabularx}
\newcommand{\myitem}[1]{%
\begin{tabularx}{\linewidth}{@{}l@{}>{\raggedright}X@{}}
\usebeamercolor[fg]{structure}$\bullet$~~ & #1
\end{tabularx}%
}
\newenvironment{myitemize}{\par}{\par}
\begin{document}
\begin{frame}{Frame Title}
normal text
normal text
\begin{myitemize}
\myitem{first item}
\myitem{second item}
\myitem{third item}
\end{myitemize}
normal text
normal text
\end{frame}
\end{document}
To change the space before the bullet points:
\documentclass{beamer}
\setlength{\leftmargini}{0.5cm}
\begin{document}
\begin{frame}
normal text
normal text
\begin{itemize}
\item Bar
\item Foo
\end{itemize}
normal text
normal text
\end{frame}
\end{document}
For you other three requirements, please see Adjust vertical space before enumerated list in Beamer.
\usepackage{paralist}). But Ulrike's comment states:You shouldn't load packages which redefines lists in beamer. This will destroy the beamer definitions. Use the commands of beamer to configure your lists.– Dr. Manuel Kuehner Jun 10 '18 at 13:22