mdBook

How to create a presentation using mdBook

Creating an mdBook for your presentation involves organizing the content into Markdown files structured in a way that mdBook can compile into a book format.

A book format

I'll provide you with a basic setup and some content following the outline I previously shared. For a full mdBook, you would typically set up a directory structure like this:

presentation/
├── book.toml
└── src
    ├── chapter_1.md
    ├── chapter_2.md
    ├── chapter_3.md
    ├── chapter_4.md
    ├── chapter_5.md
    ├── chapter_6.md
    ├── SUMMARY.md
    └── conclusion.md

Step1: book.toml

This file contains metadata about your book. For simplicity, here's a basic example:

[book]
title = "Your mdBook name"
authors = ["Your Name"]
language = "en"

[build]
build-dir = "book"

Step 2: SUMMARY.md

This file outlines the structure of your book. It links all chapters together.

# Summary

- [Intro](./chapter_1.md)
- [How to program in C](./chapter_2.md)
- [How to program in C++](./chapter_3.md)
- [How to program in Java](./chapter_4.md)
- [How to program in Rust](./chapter_5.md)
- [How to program in Python](./chapter_6.md)
- [Conclusion](./conclusion.md)

Step 3: Chapter Files

Each chapter file (chapter_1.md, chapter_2.md, etc.) will contain the markdown content for that section of the presentation. Here's an example for the first chapter:

# Intro

Hey It's my book written in `markdown`.

## Background and Motivation

I was very motivated to create markdown stuff.

## Conclussion

All is fine in my **book**.

Continue creating Markdown files for each chapter following the outline, filling in the content as necessary.

Step 4: Compile the mdBook

After setting up your mdBook structure and writing your content, you can compile it into a book format using the mdBook tool. If you haven't already, you'll need to install mdBook:

cargo install mdbook

Then, navigate to your book directory and run:

mdbook build

This command compiles your Markdown files into a static website that you can host or view locally.

Step 5: Final Step: Viewing Your Book

After building, you can view your book by opening the index.html file in the book directory with a web browser, or you can serve it locally with:

mdbook serve

This command starts a local web server. You can view your book by visiting http://localhost:3000 in your web browser.

Summary

This setup gives you a solid foundation to create a comprehensive mdBook for your presentation :)