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Removing bullets in headline with own template doesn't work

I'm using Ilmenau in a beamer presentation (first image)

I want to hide the bullets, so I use my own headline template (I get the idea from Is it possible to get rid of the bullets in the
miniframes outer theme ). I remove the bullets but I get a white box on top of the slide instead (second image). I want to remove
the bullets and the rest of the header elements move to the top.

I'm using this code:

\usetheme{Ilmenau}

\setbeamertemplate{headline}
{%
\begin{beamercolorbox}{section in head/foot}
\vskip2pt\insertsectionnavigationhorizontal{\textwidth}{}{}\vskip2pt
\end{beamercolorbox}
}

UPDATE: Complete snippet: The empty template output white space on top, but if you uncomment the headline template body,
is more strange even.

\documentclass{beamer}
\usepackage[utf8]{inputenc}
\usepackage[english]{babel}
\usepackage{lmodern}
\usepackage{listings}
\usepackage{graphicx}

\title{Active Galactic Nuclei}

\author{John Doe}
\usetheme{Ilmenau}
\usecolortheme[rgb={0,0.4,0}]{structure}

\setbeamertemplate{navigation symbols}{}
\setbeamercovered{transparent=20}
\newcommand*\oldmacro{}%
\let\oldmacro\insertshorttitle%
\renewcommand*\insertshorttitle{%
\oldmacro\hfill%
\insertframenumber}

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\begin{document}

\setbeamertemplate{headline}[default]
{%
%% \begin{beamercolorbox}{section in head/foot}
%% \insertsectionnavigationhorizontal{\textwidth}{}{}
%% \end{beamercolorbox}%
}

\section{Introduction}
\subsection{Active Galactic Nuclei}

\frame{
\frametitle{Active Galactic Nuclei}
In some galaxies, the nucleus produces more radiation than the entire rest of the galaxy.
Gas spirals towards a supermassive black hole (SMBH) assuming a disk shaped structure,
generating massive amounts of radiation before falling onto the black hole.
}

\section{Other}
\subsection{Other}

\frame{
\frametitle{Active Galactic Nuclei}
In some galaxies, the nucleus produces more radiation than the entire rest of the galaxy.
Gas spirals towards a supermassive black hole (SMBH) assuming a disk shaped structure,
generating massive amounts of radiation before falling onto the black hole.
}

\end{document}

{beamer} {header-footer} {mini-frames}

edited Apr 13 at 12:35 asked Oct 15 '12 at 21:59

Community Zhen
1 165 1 11

added the theme line Zhen Oct 15 '12 at 22:10

I added a complete example of the problem Zhen Oct 15 '12 at 22:28

1 Answer

Move the redefinition for headline to the preamble:

\documentclass{beamer}
\usepackage[utf8]{inputenc}
\usepackage[english]{babel}
\usepackage{lmodern}
\usepackage{listings}
\usepackage{graphicx}

\title{Active Galactic Nuclei}

\author{John Doe}
\usetheme{Ilmenau}
\usecolortheme[rgb={0,0.4,0}]{structure}

\setbeamertemplate{navigation symbols}{}
\setbeamercovered{transparent=20}
\newcommand*\oldmacro{}%
\let\oldmacro\insertshorttitle%
\renewcommand*\insertshorttitle{%
\oldmacro\hfill%
\insertframenumber}

\setbeamertemplate{headline}
{%
\begin{beamercolorbox}{section in head/foot}
\insertsectionnavigationhorizontal{\textwidth}{}{}

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\end{beamercolorbox}%
}

\begin{document}

\section{Introduction}
\subsection{Active Galactic Nuclei}

\frame{
\frametitle{Active Galactic Nuclei}
In some galaxies, the nucleus produces more radiation than the entire rest of the galaxy.
Gas spirals towards a supermassive black hole (SMBH) assuming a disk shaped structure,
generating massive amounts of radiation before falling onto the black hole.
}

\section{Other}
\subsection{Other}

\frame{
\frametitle{Active Galactic Nuclei}
In some galaxies, the nucleus produces more radiation than the entire rest of the galaxy.
Gas spirals towards a supermassive black hole (SMBH) assuming a disk shaped structure,
generating massive amounts of radiation before falling onto the black hole.
}

\end{document}

answered Oct 15 '12 at 22:30

Gonzalo Medina
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argg, it seem too obvious now!! Zhen Oct 16 '12 at 7:19

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