DESIGN

TPP design decisions:

1. Visualizers

The visualization of a slide is done by a visualizer. Visualization in the 
context of TPP means outputting it to an output device, e.g. a terminal via 
ncurses, a LaTeX source file, a Docbook source file, you name it. The generic 
TppVisualizer is the base for all visualizers.  Look at the source which 
methods you need to implement if you want to write your own visualizer. The 
visualizer is also responsible for encapsulating the output device, e.g. 
interactive visualizers (like the NcursesVisualizer) also return the user's key 
presses.

2. Controllers

The controller controls the correct program flow, utilizing the parser and a 
visualizer. The generic TppVisualizer is the base for all visualizers. All 
controllers must implement a constructor, and the two methods run and close.

So far, three types of controllers have been implemented.

2.1 InteractiveController

The InteractiveController feeds the content of the page to the visualizer until
it is told to stop. It then reads the next key press from the visualizer, and 
runs the appropriate action.

2.2 AutoplayController

The AutoplayController works like the InteractiveController, with the only 
difference that it ignores any information to stop and wait for a key press. It 
can be used for unattended presentations.

2.3 ConversionController

The ConversionController is used for non-interactive, non-visual processing, 
like converting TPP source into another file format. The "visualizer" is 
responsible for producing the appropriate output format. Currently, it is used 
for the TextVisualizer and the LatexVisualizer, which generate 
text/LaTeX-beamer representations of the presentations they're fed with.