Document Classes ⇒ footer with author and page number

[roescu]

Hi,
I use beamer class with a special theme. In fact I have took one of the built-in themes and deleted all information about header and footer as i don't need any split or so.
Anyway, I need page numbers and author name in the right and left part of the footer respectively. With the page numbers there is no problem as i could use in the preamble:

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\setbeamertemplate{footline}[page number]{}

Now the question is to insert also the author on the left part. I have tried

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\setbeamertemplate{footline}[text]{author \hfill page number}

but it doesnt work. what should i do? has somebody an idea?
thanx

[Stefan Kottwitz]

Hi Roescu,

it could be done this way:

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\defbeamertemplate{footline}{author and page number}{%
  \usebeamercolor[fg]{page number in head/foot}%
  \usebeamerfont{page number in head/foot}%
  \hspace{1em}\insertshortauthor\hfill%
  \insertpagenumber\,/\,\insertpresentationendpage\kern1em\vskip2pt%
}
\setbeamertemplate{footline}[author and page number]{}

Stefan

[roescu]

Thank you so much.
It is exactly what i needed.