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`fncychap` is a LaTeX package that provides several alternative styles for document heads (chapters, sections, parts, etc.).

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Page numbering inconsistency fncychap package

I am using fncychap package to align my chapters for my dissertation as per university requirements. But the challenge I am facing now is inconsistent page numbering. I want page numbering to be on ...
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fncychap and pythontex compatibility

I'm trying to use pythontex and fncychap packages in the same document but, apparently, there is some sort of incompatibility. If I try to compile this file: \documentclass[11pt]{book}% \usepackage{...
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How can I get a color gradient of the rectangle on my chapter style in fncychap? (\usepackage[Bjornstrup]{fncychap})?

I followed this link to change the color of the background on the chapter style in fncychap : How do I change the color of the background on my chapter style in fncychap? (\usepackage[Bjornstrup]{...
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I want ToC, LoF, LoT and bibligraphy to have default style while using fncychap

I'm using fncychap for having beautiful chapters style but the problem is the the chosen style is applied on ToC, LoF, LoT and bibligraphy which I want them to be in default style. Is there a way to ...
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How do I change the color of the background on my chapter style in fncychap? (\usepackage[Bjornstrup]{fncychap})

I'm working on a university project, where I would like to change the color of the box obtained by the chapterstyle Bjornstrup in the fncychap package. I have following now: I would really like the ...
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How can i get this chapter page style?

that's my first post here. Can anyone help me to understand how to get this? Thanks <3
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Remove redundant "appendix" header in report [duplicate]

I would like to remove the redundant double "Appendix" header that appears in my document: while keeping the entry in the table of contents: I am using the \documentclass[a4paper,oneside,...
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Is it able to justify fancychap?

Hi to many LaTeX experts! I am using fncychap (Bjornstrup). I would like to know if it is possible to align (justify) the title name inside of the square (explanatory photo attached. Since I have ...
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How to reduce space between Chapter Name and Chapter Title in fncychap

I am using the \documentclass[12pt]{report} with \usepackage[Lenny]{fncychap}. How can I reduce the space between the line which says "Chapter 1" and the title for that chapter, say "...
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Gap between header and content too large with fncychap

I am using the fncychap package for my book. The gap between the title and the content of a chapter is too large. I want to reduce it, so I read those two solutions : fncychap package - vertical gap/...
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fncychap style not being used

I want to change the display style of chapters in my document. I use the fncychap package. Here are the settings : \usepackage[glenn]{fncychap} % Pour changer les chapitres \ChNameVar{\bfseries\Large\...
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Contents chapter change color using fncychap

How can I change the contents chapter to get the same color as my other chapters? \documentclass[a4paper,12pt]{book} \usepackage{geometry,tikz,caption} \usetikzlibrary{arrows,tikzmark} \usepackage{...
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Latex with fncychap

I am using the fncychap package to format my document with the Rejne option. However, the boxes' size differ when using the commands chapter* and chapter. The box is slightly wider with the chapter ...
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TOC link to figures/tables does not work

There are quite a bit of related questions: hyperref not working. It goes to wrong page. Use \usepackage{tocbibind}. Link of “List of figures” leads to Table of Contents. Use \usepackage{tocbibind}. ...
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Customize fncychap head

I am currently formating my Phd thesis for book publication and using the Lenny style from fncychap package for my chapter headings. However, I am struggling with the customization of the heads of the ...
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How to remove the chapter box for chapter*{} in fncychap?

I am using fncychap with the following configuration in a document: \usepackage[Bjornstrup]{fncychap} \ChTitleVar{\raggedleft\Large\rm\bfseries} When I create a new chapter without a title, e.g. ...
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fancychap Glenn: box lines don't connect

In the fancychap preset Glenn, the unnumbered chapters (eg contents, bibliography) don't have any text in the top left corner of the box, and so the corner is visible. The thing is, the lines don't ...
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"! Illegal parameter number in definition of \reserved@a" working with fncychap

I'm trying to compile a document, but when I launch pdflatex mydocument I get these output: ! Illegal parameter number in definition of \reserved@a <to be read again> l.14 \tableofcontents ...
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Right align just one chapter title with `fncychap` package loaded

I want to right align just one unnumbered chapter in my report class document. Normally it can be accomplished in a very simple manner, \chapter*{\raggedleft <chapter title>}. But I suspect it ...
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Fancy Chapter Headings Style

I would like make a fancy chapter like the figure. However, i made this code \documentclass[12pt,a4paper]{book} \usepackage{lmodern} \usepackage{titlesec} \usepackage{microtype} \usepackage{tikz} \...
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Change page number color in fncychap

I'm using fncychap Glenn option. My problem is that in the other pages when there is a header and footer i can change the color of the page number by using this code: \usepackage[Glenn]{fncychap} \...
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Conflict between fncychap and \tableofcontents

I could not find something similar, but please tell me if this is a dupliquate. It seems that for some styles of the package fncychap do not allow one to use \tableofcontents (I am using book as ...
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Problem in using fncychap and xepersian packages

I want to use a different style for the book document class. I found out that I have to use fncychap package with an option. Since I'm using the xepersian package, it did not work. How can I have a ...
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Package fncychap: how do you make the title boxes smaller

I'm new to LaTeX and wanted to write my dissertation in report mode. I am trying to use the package fncychapbut I noticed that my typeset version has a massive box that stretches to halfway down the ...
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Making a chapter header with tikz horizontal rules 2

I changed code from \thickhrulefill to \myrule[line width = 2.5mm]{fast cap reversed}{fast cap reversed} ; The chapter header looks good but the table of content doesn't match it. the line length is ...
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Making a chapter header with tikz horizontal rules

I'm trying to customize this chapter header by changing the \thickhrulefill to \myrule[line width = 2mm]{fast cap reversed}{fast cap reversed}. Although the placement of the \myrule[line width = ...
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Alternate chapter style

I wonder how to make this chapter style. Currently, I am using this style. \usepackage{titlesec} \titleformat{\chapter} {\normalfont\LARGE\bfseries\color{Cerulean}}{\thechapter.}{1em}{}
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Fncychap with Conny option cannot produce table of contents

I am writing a thesis using the fncychap package with the option Conny. When trying to add a table of contents, I get the following error ! Undefined control sequence. \label@name {#1}\label@hook \...
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How to minimize a space between a chapter title and a top page

I would minimize a space between a chapter title and a top of page. there is what i have(black line) and what i will do(red line). A red line is a space wich i would to use instead of the space in ...
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What package used in this image?

I am trying to find the package used in this image to style the chapters of report. I tried all the options in fncychap with no luck. Can you tell what package is this ?
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Why am I getting undefined control sequence when using fncychap Glenn style?

Hi everyone and thank you for reading me, I am playing around with a phd thesis latex template and I am trying to set the Glenn chapter style from the fncychap package. The problem is that when I try ...
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How set same fonts style of chapter in "Glenn" "fncychap"

How set same fonts style of chapter in "Glenn" "fncychap" code : \renewcommand{\thechapter}{\Roman{chapter}} \ChTitleVar{\bf\centering} \setlength{\headsep}{1cm}
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Change fncychap language and "Chapter"

When I create a chapter heading using fncychap, it writes the word "chapter" in Hebrew (פרק), which makes sense given that Hebrew is the default language in this file. How can I change it to say ...
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Glenn fncychap + color of the box

I'm using fncychap Glenn and I would like to have the chaptername, chapternumber as well as the title in the same color and only the box should have another color. It tried with: \documentclass[...
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Adjusting rule lengths in fncychap with [Rejne] option

I am using the fncychap package, option Rejne, which sets a box chapter title. I just want to reduce the size of the created box? Does there exist any way to do this? The MWE: \documentclass[12pt,...
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Chapter's name in the middle of the page without numbering page

I want to have the name of each chapter (Only chapters, not chapter* , not TOC,..., jsut the chapters) in the middle of the page using the package Conny and without a page numbering in this page. ...
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fncychap and polyglossia

I would like to use Glenn from fncychap with polyglossia to looks like the following picture but it doesn't work at all here's my MNW \documentclass[12pt,a4paper]{extbook} %Options: Sonny, Lenny, ...
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\usepackage[Lenny]{fncychap} \usepackage{fancyhdr}

Can I change "Chapter" with "Year"?
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'fncychap' accidentally converts ToC bibliography entry from chapter to section [duplicate]

I formatted my heading using the fncychap package. However, once applied it changes the format of my bibliography ToC entry from chapter to section (check the outline of the left image). Compiling ...
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fncychap, book with different table of contents' heading

I have a problem with my book. I'm studying LaTex since 3 months, so I'm not an expert. Anyway, I'm using the fncychap package but I'd like to have a different table of contents' heading. In detail, I ...
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How to format Chapter Heading appearance on pages

I want to have only the chapter heading showing on top of each page without the the section headings. Below is a MWE. How do I modify it to get rid of the section heading appearing so as to avoid the ...
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Geometry and fncychap packages create an ugly header - How do I correct that?

I am trying to use the geometry package for a oneside layout. However it apparently does something unpleasant with my headers. The bottom right part has a rectangle cut out. Without the binding offset,...
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Adjusting rule lengths in fncychap

I'm using the fncychap package, option Sonny, which sets rules above and below the chapter title. Because of the way I set section headings, I'd like to extend the rules 1in to the left to align with ...
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fncychap: Remove vertical space between heading and first element in toF and toT

I'm trying to remove the vertical spacing that occurs when using the fncychap package, but how to do this? I've already done it in the toc by writing the following: \renewcommand\contentsname{Table ...
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Do I need titlesec or is fncychap enough for doing the following?

i would like to change the "chapter" style of the documentclass "report" to read something like 1. Introduction in stead of Chapter 1 Introduction Can anyone help me with this? Do I need titlesec ...
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Font Inconsistency in fncychap

I am using the Sonny style for chapter headings in fncychap package. I noted that the font for chapter headings and the one for section headings are different. This seems very odd. Preferably, I would ...
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Double spacing in chapter heading on some front matter pages

I am using the Masters template from latextemplates.com and have made some modifications to it for writing in a humanities style. I have noticed though in the front matter that the chapter heading of ...
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use fncychap for only some chapters

I am going to use fncychap package. Since I am creating each chapter separately and then put them together, this package works on table of contents too. Is there any way to do not work for this part?
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\chapter* chapter name customisation in fncychap glenn

I'm currently writing a book and I've decided to use the fncychap glenn style for my chapter headings. It's working great, but I was wondering if there's a way I could change the chapter name (eg. ...
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Modifying a template fancy chapter

I am using roughly the following setup \documentclass[11pt]{book} \usepackage{hyperref} \usepackage[bf]{caption} \usepackage{subcaption} \usepackage{amssymb} \usepackage[fleqn]{...
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