Adding a large brace next to itemize: beamer

Question

How can I add a large "}" (that covers top to bottom of Part 2) to the right of all texts of Part 2 on layer number 7? I don't "}" to be at right end of the frame because I want to write "Part 2" at the right hand side of it. Any idea?

\begin{frame}
%%%% Part1%%%%%
\begin{itemize}
\item<1-> A
\end{itemize}
%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%

%%%% Part2%%%%%
\begin{itemize}
\item<2-> B
\item<3-> C: 
\begin{itemize}
\item<4-> C1,
\item<5-> C2.
\end{itemize}
\end{itemize}
%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%

%%%% Part3%%%%%
\begin{itemize}
\item<6-> D
\end{itemize}
%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%
\end{frame}

Does this answer help: https://tex.stackexchange.com/a/1570/103046? — Tiuri, Feb 15 '18 at 09:43
@Tiuri No, it is not what I want. That solution seems very old. Every time I generate my pdf, it puts } at a different location! — m0_as, Feb 15 '18 at 18:10

samcarter_is_at_topanswers.xyz · Accepted Answer · 2018-02-15T21:28:54.957

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\documentclass{beamer}
\usepackage{amsmath}
\usepackage{tikz}
\usetikzlibrary{tikzmark,decorations.pathreplacing,calligraphy}

\begin{document}

\begin{frame}
%%%% Part1%%%%%
\begin{itemize}
\item<1-> A
\end{itemize}
%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%

%%%% Part2%%%%%

\begin{itemize}
\item<2-> B\tikzmark{start}
\item<3-> C: 
\begin{itemize}
\item<4-> C1,
\item<5-> C2.\tikzmark{end}
\end{itemize}
\end{itemize}

%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%

%%%% Part3%%%%%
\begin{itemize}
\item<6-> Limited to finite horizon problems
\end{itemize}
%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%


\begin{tikzpicture}[remember picture,overlay]
    \draw[decorate,decoration={calligraphic brace}]
        ([yshift=10pt,xshift=60pt]{{pic cs:end}|-{pic cs:start}}) --
        node[xshift=5pt,anchor=west] {Part 2}
        ([xshift=60pt]{pic cs:end})
;
\end{tikzpicture}

\end{frame}

\end{document}

(Thanks to @Loop Space for suggesting the calligraphic brace!)

edited Feb 15 '18 at 21:28

answered Feb 15 '18 at 19:02

samcarter_is_at_topanswers.xyz

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hm, but { is on the left side :-), not on right, a s i understood the question .. – Zarko Feb 15 '18 at 19:10
Beat me to it ... mine had a calligraphic brace, but I guess that's not enough for a separate answer. – Andrew Stacey Feb 15 '18 at 19:12
@LoopSpace Please feel free to add a clean answer. Mine is mostly a hack with many manual spaces - I'll happily delete it! – samcarter_is_at_topanswers.xyz Feb 15 '18 at 19:19
The only difference was that rather than trying to do everything in one \draw command then I defined a few coordinates first. My tikzpicture code was: \coordinate (c) at ([xshift=1cm]pic cs:b); \node[anchor=base] (a) at (pic cs:a) {}; \draw<7>[decorate,decoration={calligraphic brace}] (a -| c) -- ({pic cs:b} -| c); – Andrew Stacey Feb 15 '18 at 19:29
One of the problems of these questions is that spaces depend on the actual contents, not the MWE contents, so I don't recommend over-thinking the spacing. Leave it hacky unless further information is given. – Andrew Stacey Feb 15 '18 at 19:31
@LoopSpace Thanks for suggesting the calligraphic brace! It really looks better! – samcarter_is_at_topanswers.xyz Feb 15 '18 at 21:31
I'm just trying to see how many of my packages I can get you to include in one answer. – Andrew Stacey Feb 15 '18 at 21:33
@LoopSpace :) I could replace replace the itemize items with celtic knots - I bet this would nice! – samcarter_is_at_topanswers.xyz Feb 15 '18 at 21:47
I like that idea! – Andrew Stacey Feb 15 '18 at 21:54

Adding a large brace next to itemize: beamer

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