It's not you, it's beamer
... :)
The frame
environment is really finicky since it has to read the entire content before actually setting the frame. Why? Because when you use overlay specifications (like \pause
, or \only
, or \onslide
, or ...) then the frame
has to be broken up into different slides, each of which may require the exact same layout. So, in this instance the \end{frame}
inside tcblisting
is actually mistaken for the \end{frame}
at the end of the document.
My suggestion, in cases like these, is to set the verbatim
-like content in a box first, and then use that box wherever needed. Once the box is set, it's portable and should not affect "finicky things" (like frame
):
\documentclass{beamer}% http://ctan.org/pkg/beamer
\usepackage[listings]{tcolorbox}% http://ctan.org/pkg/tcolorbox
\newsavebox{\codebox}% To store any verbatim content
\begin{document}
% Capture the verbatim content in \codebox
\begin{lrbox}{\codebox}
\begin{tcblisting}{listing only}
\begin{frame}{equation}
$a = b$
\end{frame}
\end{tcblisting}
\end{lrbox}
\begin{frame}{Example}
\usebox{\codebox}% Insert \codebox
\end{frame}
\end{document}
I propose a partial solution. The main shortcoming is its dependence on later changes made in the .tex
file.
The idea is to introduce a command that ends the current inner box and starts a new one. If a breaking is needed, the command is inserted in the text and the desired split is achieved.
Without forcing the breaking of the inner box (not needed).
In the code below the command is \splitbox
. Moreover, starting with the default values of the inner box, TikZ is used to construct sharp corners at the bottom of the current page and at the top of the next one for the split box.
\documentclass{article}
\usepackage{tikz}
\usepackage[breakable, skins]{tcolorbox}
\usepackage{lipsum}
\newtcolorbox{OuterBox}[1][]{%
breakable,
enhanced,
colback=white,
colframe=blue,
#1
}
\newtcolorbox{InnerBox}[1][]{%
enforce breakable,
enhanced,
colback=yellow,
colframe=yellow,
#1
}
\newcommand{\splitbox}{%
\hfill
\begin{tikzpicture}[remember picture, overlay]
\draw[yellow, line width=1.5ex] (1.55em, -2.2ex) -- +(-1\textwidth-3.1em, 0);
\end{tikzpicture}
\end{InnerBox}
\begin{InnerBox}
\begin{tikzpicture}[remember picture, overlay]
\draw[yellow, line width=1.5ex] (-1.55em, 3.2ex) -- +(1\textwidth+3.1em, 0);
\end{tikzpicture}\hspace{-.7ex}
}
\title{Breaking inner boxes. Trial and error}
\date{\vspace{-8ex}}
\begin{document}
\maketitle
\section{The forced breaking is needed}
\lipsum[7]
\begin{OuterBox}
Just a line of text.
\lipsum[5]
\begin{InnerBox}
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetuer adipiscing elit. Ut pu-
rus elit, vestibulum ut, placerat ac, adipiscing vitae, felis. Cur-
abitur dictum gravida mauris. Nam arcu libero, nonummy eget,
consectetuer id, vulputate a, magna. Donec vehicula augue eu
neque. Pellentesque habitant morbi tristique senectus et netus et
malesuada fames ac turpis egestas. Mauris ut leo. Cras viverra
metus rhoncus sem. Nulla et lectus vestibulum urna fringilla ultri-
ces. Phasellus eu tellus sit amet tortor gravida placerat. Integer
sapien est, iaculis in, pretium quis, viverra ac, nunc. Praesent
eget sem vel leo ultrices bibendum. Aenean faucibus. Morbi do-
lor nulla, malesuada eu, pulvinar at, mollis ac, nulla. Curabitur
auctor semper nulla. Donec varius orci eget risus. Duis nibh mi,
congue eu, accumsan eleifend, sagittis quis, diam. Duis eget orci
sit amet orci dignissim rutrum.
\splitbox
Nam dui ligula, fringilla a, euismod sodales, sollicitudin vel, wisi.
Morbi auctor lorem non justo. Nam lacus libero, pretium at,
lobortis vitae, ultricies et, tellus. Donec aliquet, tortor sed ac-
cumsan bibendum, erat ligula aliquet magna, vitae ornare odio
metus a mi. Morbi ac orci et nisl hendrerit mollis. Suspendisse
ut massa. Cras nec ante. Pellentesque a nulla. Cum sociis na-
toque penatibus et magnis dis parturient montes, nascetur ridicu-
lus mus. Aliquam tincidunt urna. Nulla ullamcorper vestibulum
turpis. Pellentesque cursus luctus mauris.
\end{InnerBox}
\lipsum[4]
\end{OuterBox}
\lipsum[5-6]
\end{document}
Note that due to \lipsum[n]
behavior with respect to the neighboring paragraphs, I inserted normal text in the inner box (as in a normal text file).
Best Answer
It's not perfect (I personally don't like how the code cuts mid tag) but it should do the job.
Basically, I unpacked the
tcblisting
environment and added amulticols
environment.