% Pre-lim % by Eric Benedict \chapter{Introducing the {\tt withesis} \LaTeX{} Style Guide} This manual is was written to test the {\tt withesis} style file and to provide documentation for this style file. \section{History} The idea for this came from a similar manual written by James Darrell McCauley and Scott Hucker in 1993 for the Purdue University thesis style file. Content ideas were liberally borrowed from this document. The {\tt withesis} style file is based on the Purdue thesis file written by Dave Kraynie and edited by Darrell McCauley. This base was edited to meet the format requirements of the University of Wisconsin--Madison and several additional new commands were created. In addition, environments from the UW Mathematics Department were also incorporated. \section{Producing Your Thesis or Dissertation} The {\tt withesis} style file will take care of most of the formatting requirements for submitting your thesis or dissertation at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. There are some requirements on the printing of your document. From the Graduate School's {\em UW-Madison Guide To Preparing Your Doctoral Dissertation}, \begin{quote}\singlespace Print your dissertation on a laser printer. (Some high quality dot-matrix printers may be acceptable.) The printer must produce output that meets all format and legibility requirements. A professional copy shop can produce an acceptable copy to be submitted to the Graduate School. Some copiers enlarge the original between one and two percent. To avoid problems with margins, produce the original copy with margins larger than the required minimum. Look carefully at the copy before paying for the services and ask for pages to be recopied if necessary. Common flaws are: smudges, copy lines, specks, missing pages, margin shifts, slanting of the printed image on the page, and poor paper quality. \end{quote} \subsection{Required Paper} The paper which is used for PhD Dissertations should be: \begin{itemize} \item 8-1/2 x 11 inches \item High-quality, white \item 20 pound weight, bond \end{itemize} While for Masters Theses, the paper should be: \begin{itemize} \item 8-1/2 x 11 inches \item White \item Acid-free or pH neutral \item 20 pound weight \item 25\% cotton bond minimum \end{itemize} Paper that meets these requirements can be purchased at book and stationery stores. \subsection{Copyright Page} \label{copyright} If you choose to retain and register copyright of the dissertation, prepare a copyright page using the {\tt withesis} {\tt \verb|\copyrightpage|} command. Center the text in the bottom third of the page within the dissertation margins. This page is not numbered. There is an additional fee for copyrighting your dissertation which is payable at the bursars office along with the microfilming and binding fee. \subsection{Prechecks} The Graduate School has reserved 9:00-9:30 each morning to answer specific formatting questions (for example: use of tables, graphs and charts). You may bring in 8-10 pages to be reviewed. No appointment is necessary. \subsection{Final Checks} \sloppypar For information about the final Graduate School review and about depositing your dissertation in the library, see {\em The Three D's: Deadlines, Defending, Depositing Your Doctoral Dissertation} or look at the web site \begin{quote} {\tt http://www.wisc.edu/grad/gs/degrees/ddd.html} \end{quote} \section{Disclaimer} This software and documentation is provided ``as is'' without any express or implied warranty. While care has been taken by the authors of this style file such that the final product will probably meet the University of Wisconsin's formatting requirements this is not guaranteed.