Adversarial visual-layout audit of a Quarto `.qmd` or Beamer `.tex` deck. Flags overflow, font inconsistency, box fatigue, spacing, and alignment issues. Use when user says "visual audit", "check the layout", "does this overflow?", "look for visual issues", "audit the slides", or after reworking a deck's appearance. Does NOT check writing or pedagogy — pair with `/proofread` or `/pedagogy-review`.
Install
npx skillscat add pedrohcgs/claude-code-my-workflow/visual-audit Install via the SkillsCat registry.
Performs a visual layout audit of Quarto or Beamer slide decks to detect overflow, font inconsistencies, excessive colored boxes, spacing problems, and alignment issues. It is useful when checking whether a deck's content fits within slide boundaries before finalizing or after appearance revisions, complementing separate writing and pedagogy reviews.
Visual Audit of Slide Deck
Perform a thorough visual layout audit of a slide deck.
Steps
Read the slide file specified in
$ARGUMENTSFor Quarto (.qmd) files:
- Render with
quarto render Quarto/$ARGUMENTS - Open in browser to inspect each slide
- Render with
For Beamer (.tex) files:
- Compile and check for overfull hbox warnings
Audit every slide for:
OVERFLOW: Content exceeding slide boundaries
FONT CONSISTENCY: Inline font-size overrides, inconsistent sizes
BOX FATIGUE: 2+ colored boxes on one slide, wrong box types
SPACING: Missing negative margins, missing fig-align
LAYOUT: Missing transitions, missing framing sentences, semantic colorsProduce a report organized by slide with severity and recommendations
Follow the spacing-first principle:
- Reduce vertical spacing with negative margins
- Consolidate lists
- Move displayed equations inline
- Reduce image/SVG size
- Last resort: font size reduction (never below 0.85em)