Below is a short vanilla AppleScript that takes the names and text from selected notes in Tinderbox and creates slides in Keynote. From Keynote File > Print > Grid and choosing PDF gives this:
Test Tinderbox to Keynote grid printout
- Copy-paste script into Script Editor (in Applications > Utilities).
- Have this Keynote document open: Test Tinderbox to Keynote document (Dropbox Download).
- Select notes in Tinderbox and run script via the run button in Script Editor.
Output (layout, fonts, placement) is easily changed by editing the custom ‘Title & Text’ slide layout. Editing a slide layout is explained here: Add and edit slide layouts in Keynote on Mac
The script:
-- gathers name and text of selected Tinderbox notes
tell front document of application "Tinderbox 9"
set noteNames to {}
set noteTexts to {}
repeat with aNote in (get selections)
set end of noteNames to name of aNote
set end of noteTexts to text of aNote
end repeat
end tell
tell application "Keynote"
tell front document
repeat with i from 1 to length of noteNames
-- "Title & Text" is custom slide layout - can edit in Keynote
my createSlide("Title & Text", item i of noteNames, item i of noteTexts)
end repeat
delete slide 1 -- to prevent title slide from being printed
end tell
end tell
on createSlide(masterSlideName, thisSlideTitle, thisSlideBody)
tell front document of application "Keynote"
set thisSlide to make new slide with properties {base layout:slide layout masterSlideName}
tell thisSlide
set the object text of the default title item to thisSlideTitle
set the object text of the default body item to thisSlideBody
end tell
end tell
end createSlide