RE: [AUCTeX] Editing of a beamer file if \documentclass{beamer} is absent?

[mirko.vukovic]

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Ralf Angeli [mailto:address@hidden 
> Sent: Friday, July 27, 2007 2:55 PM
> To: TTCA Vukovic, Mirko
> Cc: address@hidden
> Subject: Re: [AUCTeX] Editing of a beamer file if 
> \documentclass{beamer} is absent?
> 
> * mirko vukovic (2007-07-27) writes:
> 
> >> From: Ralf Angeli [mailto:address@hidden
> >> 
> >> * mirko vukovic (2007-07-26) writes:
> >> 
> >> > I have beamer files that I process using a "custom" format
> >> for quicker
> >> > loading.  The format pre-loads beamer.  So, my file is 
> missing the 
> >> > \documentclass{beamer} line.
> >> >
> >> > How can I tell AucTeX that this is a beamer file?
> >> 
> >> (info "(auctex)Automatic Private")
> >> 
> > I am sorry Ralf, but I fail to see the connection between these 
> > directories and how auctex can recognize my file as a beamer file.
> 
> Assuming the thing you describe as "'custom' format" is a 
> LaTeX package or classs, you can use `M-x TeX-auto-generate 
> RET' on it and save the resulting AUCTeX style file in the 
> appropriate directory.  Then AUCTeX knows that your package 
> or class loads beamer.sty.
> 
> --
> Ralf
> 
I was not clear enough:

I have created a custom format file "beamtikz" from the following file using 
MikTeX's format making utility.

\documentclass{beamer}

\usepackage{wasysym} % for diameter symbol
\usepackage{array} % for tables
\usepackage{tikz} % for drawings

\dump
\endinput

I compile by beamer files by doing

Pdfetex "&beamtikz" file.tex

The preamble of file.tex is: 

%%\documentclass{beamer}  !!! Commented out
\makeatletter
address@hidden
\makeatother
\mode<handout>{
  \usepackage{pgfpages}
  \pgfpagesuselayout{4 on 1}[a4paper,border shrink=2.5mm,landscape]
  \setbeamercolor{background canvas}{bg=black!5}
}

\AtBeginSection[]
{\begin{frame}<beamer>
    \frametitle{Outline}
    \tableofcontents[sectionstyle=show/shaded,subsectionstyle=show/show/hide]
  \end{frame}}

Etc, etc...


The \documentclass command is commented out, because the format file contains 
the beamer definitions.  So AucTeX does not know that it is looking at a beamer 
file.  How do I inform it of that?

Mirko