Questions tagged [documentclass-writing]
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Unused global option with multi-staged options in koma-script
We use koma-script for a wide range of different documents, e.g. reports and short legal documents. I would like to make our documents more consistent. My idea was to create a package (myBase.sty) ...
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setspace complicates custom class: best workaround?
Background – class with 'transparent' key–value options
I have a custom class for thesis-like docs that allows setting fonts, styles, lengths, and rubber lengths with key–value options. It's a work in ...
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Converting an overleaf text into Latex [duplicate]
I have written a paper in Overleaf. I can't convert it into a LaTeX file. Is there any special way to do that.
For example the document class is \documentclass[graybox]{svmult} but in LaTeX it has not ...
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Best practices for class authors: configurable names / translations
How should I suggest document authors rename elements that my class provides, either because they're not writing in English, or because they need to change a word or two? Here are three tools, each ...
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cleveref conflicts with polyglossia when required in a class
When I run the following MWE (with xelatex):
% File myclass.cls
\NeedsTeXFormat{LaTeX2e}
\ProvidesClass{myclass}
\LoadClass[12pt]{article}
\RequirePackage{polyglossia}
\RequirePackage{cleveref}
% ...
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how does the nested \def in \def\inst{\beamer@insttitle}\def\and{\beamer@andtitle}
I am trying to understand the following code:
\def\author{\@dblarg\beamer@author}
\long\def\beamer@author[#1]#2{%
\def\insertauthor{\def\inst{\beamer@insttitle}\def\and{\beamer@andtitle}#2}%
}
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How to enforce a first-page style in a documentclass?
I've written a documentclass in which I've defined a \fancypagestyle from fancyhdr for the first page. But the user of my documentclass needs to call \thispagestyle{firstpagestyle} in order for this ...
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How to change default options of a document class?
I'm trying to define a custom class rs-book.cls based on a standard class book.cls and would like to change some of the default options.
For instance, by default (with no options given), the command \...
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What license (if any) should I choose for this document class?
About 10 years ago, I inherited a not-officially-licensed document class for Ph.D, plus a sample skeletal thesis. theses in my alma mater's CS department. I've been maintaining and improving it on ...
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How can I get the effect of indexonlyfirst for a single glossary?
Consider the following document:
\documentclass{article}
\usepackage{glossaries-extra}
\newglossary[nlg]{notation}{not}{ntn}{Notation}
\makeglossaries
\newglossaryentry{symb:c}{type=notation,name=$c$, ...
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Manipulating csv lists and nested csv lists with expkv using custom class file
This is a followup question to Class with keyval option consisting of lists of keyval pairs. In an answer to that question, Skillmon showed how to write a class that would provide a command, \people, ...
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latex article cls
I'm developing a template for an article in Latex using specific class. I have a problem showing 4 errors when compiling. Attached the predefined class together with the tex source file.
I appreciate ...
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University dissertation package/cls table captions broken by subcaption and subfigure. How to fix?
I'm trying to write my dissertation, and I've run into an issue where the subcaption and subfig packages break the caption formatting for tables. For an example, the table number label shows up as,
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Trouble with \hfill not going to the end of the page
I am new at creating a class file to maintain a specific format for my resume. I included all the code from the template I am using to prevent any compiling issues.
I am trying to line up my dates at ...
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IF statement in .cls file. How to control it from .tex file?
Minimum working code is attached herewith. If I change 1 to 0 in \newcommand{\numsections}{1}, I get heading without number, and to get numbered heading, I have to go to .cls file. I don't want the ...
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Correct way to/best practice for using a custom class for my university?
I've written a really nice, pretty comprehensive class for my particular department's particular way of doing things. I've also got biblatex citation and bibliography styles. Once I have them a bit ...
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Understand commands of a class file
I haven't much experience with TeX/LaTex and I am trying to write a CV based on this repository.
Specifically, I am trying to understand how a LaTeX class file is written, and reproduce to a certain ...
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Are there any LaTeX commands (including in packages) where the argument will be in math/text mode based on context?
As I work on the parser for finl, I'm contemplating how I'm dealing with command parameters and wondering if my current setup is sufficient.
Right now, a parameter has a type which would either be ...
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Should I write down a module or a .cls file?
I have delved recently into the world of LyX modules and layouts.
From what I understand, layouts instruct LyX to style the document while the user works on it, and modules allow the user both to ...
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Children book/picture book template
I got inspired by the book "Newtonian Physics for Babies" and other books by Chris Ferrie. So I wanted to gift a children book to someone in my family. The book will be a first encounter ...
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Can I use a package (passing it options) in a class definition which can also be used (with \usepackage, more options) in a document?
I'm writing a document class for my faculty. Most users will be relatively casual, non-expert with LaTeX and I want to cause them minimal fuss and work when using the class. In service of this, I ...
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Conditionally add author to header
I've a documentclass myclass that's based on KOMA-script's scrartcl class.
MWE: myclass.cls
\NeedsTeXFormat{LaTeX2e}
% The document class name
\ProvidesClass{myclass}
% https://tex.stackexchange.com/...
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Making a note using LaTeX and finding the formatting of a specific book
I really want to make my own notes in a friendly format, obviously using LaTeX. But, since I have a little knowledge about LaTeX and its functions, I go through some books, articles, online notes ...
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Does multiple \AtBeginDocument calls execute code in the appearing order
Let's say I have these two simple files
myclass.cls :
\LoadClass{article}
\AtBeginDocument{\typeout{IN CLASS}}
myfile.tex
\AtBeginDocument{\typeout{BEFORE CLASS}}
\documentclass{myclass}
\...
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Is it possible to prevent class options from being passed to some packages?
I have an option named indent in my document class. However, some of the packages loaded also have this option, and since the option is written in \documentclass[...]{myclass} as a global option, it ...
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\PassOptionsToClass{\CurrentOption} not working
I get an error which I don't understand. I have the following cls-file called error.cls
\NeedsTeXFormat{LaTeX2e}
\ProvidesClass{error}
\DeclareOption*{\...
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Best practice for dealing with bidi's redefinitions for class authors
As is well-documented elsewhere, bidi.sty does a lot of redeclarations and assumes that the author is using one of a small set of document classes. For use of packages, one can fiddle with the order ...
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Class/package: design vs code
LaTeX3 team often reminds us: "Classes really should be about formatting/style/etc., not functionality. The latter should be added by packages, which ideally would be independent of the classes ...
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Using amsart indirectly as a base class of another class changes the way the date is printed
I created a custom document class based on amsart. When I used it instead of amsart, to my great surprise this changed the way the date is printed in the footnote of the first page: instead of
Date: ...
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Document class that places a figure on a specific page
I'm trying to write a document class with a twocolumn layout such that when a document is written using that class, a certain figure, e.g. a logo, is always inserted on a specific page - say, page 10. ...
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How can I specify page numbering for \chapter headers to be in the top right corner?
I wrote my own Dissertation .cls file and I'm not sure how to make my chapter page numbers located in the top right-hand corner. I believe the base class is report and not article. I was using an ...
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How to override a base class's default options in a derived class
Apologies if this is answered somewhere else; I've seen several questions with similar titles but I can't seem to determine how the answers would apply to my case.
What I would like to do is define a ...
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How can I change margin and block size in a class definition based on Memoir? [closed]
Given the following example:
test.cls:
\NeedsTeXFormat{LaTeX2e}
\ProvidesClass{test}
\LoadClass[article,oneside]{memoir}
\setstocksize{3in}{3in}
\settrimmedsize{3in}{3in}
%\setlrmarginsandblock{5pt}{...
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How does the user set geometry in a class that loads fancyhdr?
In my class, I defined the header style with fancyhdr. This causes trouble when the user wishes to modify the geometry settings, since geometry configuration should happen before fancyhdr.
Below is an ...
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How to change to helvetice font in class based on class option? [duplicate]
I want to based on a class option change to using Helvetica as font, the simplest way I found to do this would be to load the helvet package. But if I do that like:
\DeclareOption{foo}{
\...
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Any reference and tutorial on writing .cls file class? [closed]
I was trying to re-edit the report.cls file to adapt to our institution thesis presentation format. I was stuck at declaring and executing options,also with error flag on xcolor file execution. Having ...
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Switching my existing class from LaTeX2e to expl3 syntax
It has been my dream to rewrite my existing class with the expl3 syntax, as (I believe that) the code would be much clearer and would be easier to maintain by then. One year ago, while searching on ...
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Writing a class + template with default sections
I'm right now writing a class for technical manuals to be used inside my company. This class holds e.g. the company logo and defines some macros for e.g. specific Corporate Identity styling of code ...
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Increasing the font size makes the font smaller instead
I screen capped my workspace in overleaf below:
The font size was initially at 12 pts as is in the command \documentclass[titlepage,12 pt]{article}. When I tried increasing the font size to 14 by ...
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Change font in my document-class [closed]
I created a new documentclass that is based on the \documentclass{article} . I would like to use the font Barlow that I just downloaded. I use the package fontspec and the compiler XeLaTeX.
When I ...
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Spacing in a lined document
I have the following document:
\documentclass[12pt,a4paper,fleqn]{article}
\usepackage[utf8]{inputenc}
\usepackage{tikz,amsmath}
\usepackage{amsfonts}
\usepackage[left=2cm,right=1.7cm,top=2cm,bottom=...
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Undefined control seqeunece.\ documentclass
may u help me with this error When I write this simple command in texstudio?when I type \ documnet class the error will apppear but when I typ doc.. and then the software propose default the phrase \...
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Use babel's `main` key in global options
In one of my templates, I need to load babel in the .cls file, as some functionalities in the .cls file depend on babel. I would, however, like to keep the flexibility for the user to set whatever ...
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Options not working if custom class is in subfolder
I have created my own LaTeX template and use a custom class for this purpose. I developed the template on a Windows machine using TeX Live 2020 and recently compiled a copy of the project on my Mac. ...
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How to set footnotes in ‘small’ size
Footnotes are set is \footnotesize. For some conference paper style, essentially \footnotesize is redefined to be \small. The choice to set footnotes in ‘small’ size is fine. The fact that in the way ...
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define different font depending on the compiler [duplicate]
I am writing a class file and want to use fontspec and unicode-math if the compiler is luatex or xetex. If the compiler is pdftex I would like to define default fonts like cmr and phv instead. I am ...
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Writing own LaTeX templates with relative paths, difference between include, input, class
I'm working on a Windows environment with Miktex. Most my documents are created with XeLaTeX but I think my problem is not compiler-specific.
I would like to create a template with all my package ...
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Is it possible to modify the article class file?
I would like to write a new class file, preferably from scratch (if that is not way too time consuming). I do not want it to take too long to compile an empty document. The one I have written now uses ...
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Robust command not expanding as \input argument
I could really use some help - I've been using LaTeX casually for several years, but have rarely had to dive into the details or problems, and I can't figure this out.
Problem
I am working with a .cls ...
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How to achieve local class options?
I am writing a custom class and want to use some option keywords (such as draft) that are also shared by some packages that I need to import, which leads to unintended results. This is because, by ...
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