Goal

• Make sure that the PDF rendering of a slide .smd file is well formed

Inputs

• <SMD_FILE>: lecture file to check
  • E.g., msml610/lectures_source/Lesson01.4-Brief_History_of_AI.smd

Workflow

Render the Slides

• Run:

  > gen_slides.py <SMD_FILE> -- --toc_type=remove_headers
  

• Read the generated PDF <PDF_FILE>
  • E.g., msml610/lectures_pdf.tmp/Lesson01.4-Brief_History_of_AI.pdf

Check the Slide Count

• Check that the slide count in <SMD_FILE>:

  > grep "^* " <SMD_FILE> | wc -l
  

  equals the PDF page count, not counting the References page
• If the counts differ, some slides * <TITLE> render in more than one PDF page
• Then adjust the picture sizes and the text, so each slide fits exactly in one page

Conventions

• Follow the role in .claude/skills/role.ai_researcher.md
• Read .claude/skills/slides.rules.md

Verification

• The number of slides in <SMD_FILE> is the same as in <PDF_FILE>