Beamer: how can I define circled numbered bullets without using enumitem package?

Question

I am using metropolis beamer theme.

Could anyone help me create numbered items with circles around (see pic), but without using enumitem package, and compatible with XeLatex or Lualatex?

I figured out how to do it with enumitem, unfortunately it breaks standard bullet points, and I read that enumitem should not be used with beamer.

Any help appreciated!

Working example (with the enumitem solution)

\documentclass{beamer}
\usetheme[progressbar=frametitle]{metropolis}        
\usepackage{enumitem}
\newcommand*{\numberingI}[1]{%
\footnotesize\protect\tikz[baseline=-3px]%
\protect\node[fill=blue,shape=circle,inner sep=2pt](n1){#1};}
\begin{document}
\section{First Section}
\begin{frame}{}
\begin{enumerate}[label=\numberingI{\color{white}\arabic*}]
   \item firstItem
   \item seconItem
   \item and so on
\end{enumerate}
\end{frame}

Perhaps this answer can help? – Alan Munn Dec 20 '23 at 03:04 — Alan Munn, Dec 20 '23 at 03:04

score 5 · Accepted Answer · answered Dec 20 '23 at 04:07

5

Not sure since Alan has directed you to something more complicated, but are you just looking for the circle option for the enumerate items template? Setting this for enumerate won't affect the appearance of itemize environments, if that's what you mean by 'standard bullet points'.

\documentclass{beamer}
\usetheme[progressbar=frametitle]{metropolis}        
\setbeamertemplate{enumerate items}[circle]
\setbeamercolor{item projected}{bg=blue,fg=white}
\begin{document}
\section{First Section}
\begin{frame}{}
\begin{enumerate}
   \item firstItem
   \item seconItem
   \item and so on
\end{enumerate}
\begin{itemize}
  \item a
  \item b
  \item c
\end{itemize}
\end{frame}
\end{document}

answered Dec 20 '23 at 04:07

cfr

198,882

Thank you! Exactly what I was looking for. – Eulerian Dec 20 '23 at 04:14
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@Eulerian Oh, good. I almost didn't post, but perhaps Alan Munn was overthinking it ;). – cfr Dec 20 '23 at 04:16
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@cfr Why make it simple when it's so easy to make it complicated. :) – Alan Munn Dec 20 '23 at 05:17
1

@AlanMunn Why indeed? By the way, I came up with an answer which combines forest with ext.paths.ortho. – cfr Dec 20 '23 at 16:38

Beamer: how can I define circled numbered bullets without using enumitem package?

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