beamer, `pausesections` and `\addcontentsline`, how do I use them for the same table of contents?

Question

In a beamer document, I am trying to customize a table of contents with pausesections and \addcontentsline, (see my previous questions first and second). You may see how the added toc items get repeated out of place. Your help is appreciated.

\documentclass{beamer}   
\usetheme{Antibes} 
\usecolortheme{seahorse}
\useoutertheme{tree}
\setbeamertemplate{footline}[frame number]
\setbeamertemplate{navigation symbols}{}
\begin{document}
\begin{frame}[t]
    \frametitle{Index} 
    \tableofcontents[pausesections, pausesubsections,sections={-1}]
\end{frame} 
\begin{frame}[t,noframenumbering]
    \frametitle{Index} 
    \tableofcontents[pausesections, pausesubsections,sections={2-2}]
\end{frame} 
\begin{frame}[t,noframenumbering]
    \frametitle{Index} 
    \tableofcontents[pausesections, pausesubsections,sections={3-3}]
\end{frame} 
\begin{frame}[t,noframenumbering]
    \frametitle{Index} 
    \tableofcontents[pausesections, pausesubsections,sections={4-}]
\end{frame}
    \begin{frame} 
\section{section one \&amp; A}
    \end{frame} 
    \begin{frame} 
\subsection{subsection one}
\addcontentsline{toc}{subsection}{\hskip5ex line added to TOC:  AAA \par}
        \end{frame} 
    \begin{frame} 
\subsection{subsection two}
\addcontentsline{toc}{subsection}{\hskip5ex line added to TOC: BBB \par}
\addcontentsline{toc}{subsection}{\hskip5ex line added to TOC: CCC \par}
    \end{frame} 

    \begin{frame} 
\subsubsection{subsubsection after addcontentsline: three}
    LAST
    \end{frame} 


\section{B} B
\subsection{1} B1
\subsection{2} B2
\subsection{3} B3
\subsection{4} B4
\section{C}
\subsection{1} C1
\subsection{2} C2
\subsection{3} C3
\subsection{4}
\subsection{5}
\subsection{6}
\subsection{7}
\subsection{8}
\subsection{9}
\subsection{10}
\subsection{11}
\subsection{12}
\subsection{13}
\subsection{14}
\subsection{15}
\subsection{16}
\section{D}
\subsection{1}
\subsection{2}
\subsection{3}
\subsection{4}
\section{E}


\end{document}

If you look at the aux file, beamer's toc has no resemblance to a normal toc whatsoever. beamer: \@writefile{toc}{\beamer@subsectionintoc {1}{1}{subsection one}{34}{0}{1}} vs \@writefile{toc}{\contentsline {subsection}{\hskip 5ex line added to TOC: AAA}{34}{}\protected@file@percent } — John Kormylo, Aug 22 '23 at 19:09

score 1 · Accepted Answer · answered Aug 22 '23 at 19:47

You could use https://tex.stackexchange.com/a/513634/36296 to show your additional text only on certain toc frames:

\documentclass{beamer}   
\usetheme{Antibes} 
\usecolortheme{seahorse}
\useoutertheme{tree}
\setbeamertemplate{footline}[frame number]
\setbeamertemplate{navigation symbols}{}
\let\testA\relax
\let\testB\relax
\begin{document}
\begin{frame}[t]
    \frametitle{Index} 
    \tableofcontents[pausesections, pausesubsections,sections={-1}]
\end{frame}
\begin{frame}[t,noframenumbering]
\let\testA\iffalse
\let\testB\fi
    \frametitle{Index} 
    \tableofcontents[pausesections, pausesubsections,sections={2-2}]
\end{frame} 
\begin{frame}[t,noframenumbering]
\let\testA\iffalse
\let\testB\fi
    \frametitle{Index} 
    \tableofcontents[pausesections, pausesubsections,sections={3-3}]
\end{frame} 
\begin{frame}[t,noframenumbering]
\let\testA\iffalse
\let\testB\fi
    \frametitle{Index} 
    \tableofcontents[pausesections, pausesubsections,sections={4-}]
\end{frame}
\section{section one \&amp; A}
\subsection{subsection one}
\addtocontents{toc}{\testA\hskip5ex line added to TOC:  AAA \par\testB    }
\subsection{subsection two}
\addtocontents{toc}{\testA\hskip5ex line added to TOC: BBB \par\testB}
\addtocontents{toc}{\testA\hskip5ex line added to TOC: CCC \par\testB}


\subsubsection{subsubsection after addcontentsline: three} 
\section{B} 
\subsection{1} 
\subsection{2} 
\subsection{3} 
\subsection{4} 
\section{C}
\subsection{1} 
\subsection{2} 
\subsection{3} 
\subsection{4}
\subsection{5}
\subsection{6}
\subsection{7}
\subsection{8}
\subsection{9}
\subsection{10}
\subsection{11}
\subsection{12}
\subsection{13}
\subsection{14}
\subsection{15}
\subsection{16}
\section{D}
\subsection{1}
\subsection{2}
\subsection{3}
\subsection{4}
\section{E}
\begin{frame}
content...
\end{frame}


\end{document}

clever, I need to do some homework to undertsand it, but it works. — mario, Aug 22 '23 at 20:25

beamer, `pausesections` and `\addcontentsline`, how do I use them for the same table of contents?

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