In a new monthly series I will spotlight Ruby projects from Vancouver.rb members starting off with a little Ruby gem – Slide Show (S9) – by yours truly

What’s Slide Show (S9)?

Slide Show (S9) is a free web alternative to PowerPoint and KeyNote in Ruby that lets you create slide shows and author slides in plain text using a wiki-style markup language that’s easy-to-write and easy-to-read.

New in v0.2 are “loss-free” vector grahpics gradient themes. See some samples online using the “classic” sixteen web colors plus nine gradient styles such as “Diagonal”, “Radial Off Center”, “Top Bottom” and more. Try the “Radial Repeat” theme for some free psychodelia. (Note: Built-in SVG browser support required – e.g. use Firefox or Opera). Or try the Microformats slide show live on your very own desktop.

Find out more at the Slide Show (S9) project site. Questions? Comments? Send them along to the Free Web Slide Show Alternatives (S5, S9 And Friends) Forum/Mailing List. Thanks!

Interested in getting your Ruby project spotlighted in the new Vancouver.rb series? Send a blurb to the Vancouver.rb Forum/Mailing List and tell us about your Ruby project to get it all started.