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author | Karl Berry <karl@freefriends.org> | 2007-04-03 00:17:50 +0000 |
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committer | Karl Berry <karl@freefriends.org> | 2007-04-03 00:17:50 +0000 |
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diff --git a/Master/texmf-dist/doc/latex/classicthesis/Chapters/Chapter01.tex b/Master/texmf-dist/doc/latex/classicthesis/Chapters/Chapter01.tex new file mode 100644 index 00000000000..09968c67435 --- /dev/null +++ b/Master/texmf-dist/doc/latex/classicthesis/Chapters/Chapter01.tex @@ -0,0 +1,195 @@ +%************************************************ +\myChapter{Introduction}\label{ch:introduction} +%************************************************ +This bundle for \LaTeX\ has two goals: +\begin{enumerate} + \item Provide students with an easy-to-use template for their + Master's + or PhD thesis. (Though it might also be used by other types of + authors + for reports, books, etc.) + \item Provide a classic, high quality typographic style which is + inspired by \cauthor{bringhurst:2002}'s ``\emph{The Elements of + Typographic Style}'' \citep{bringhurst:2002}. + \graffito{\myTitle Version 1.4.2} +\end{enumerate} +The bundle is configured to run with a \emph{full} +MiK\TeX\footnote{MiK\TeX\ 2.4 or above. Furthermore, +\texttt{classicthesis} +works with most other \LaTeX\ distributions and, thus, with most +operating systems \LaTeX\ is available for. Just give it a try.} +installation right away and, therefore, it uses only freely available +fonts. (Minion fans can easily adjust the style to their needs.) + +People interested only in the nice style and not the whole bundle can +now use the style stand-alone via the file \texttt{classicthesis.sty}. +This works now also with ``plain'' \LaTeX. + +This should enable anyone with a basic knowledge of \LaTeXe\ to +produce beautiful documents without too much effort. In the end, this +is my overall goal: more beautiful documents, especially theses, as I +am tired of seeing so many ugly ones. + +The whole template and the used style is released under the +\textsmaller{GNU} General Public License. + +If you like the style then I would appreciate a postcard: +\begin{center} + André Miede \\ + Detmolder Straße 32 \\ + 31737 Rinteln \\ + Germany +\end{center} +The postcards I got so far are available at \url{http://postcards.miede.de}. + +Hopefully, this thesis template is done well enough for your needs and +does not have too many flaws. So far, a couple of theses have been +typeset successfully with it. If you are interested in some +typographic details behind it, enjoy Robert Bringhurst's wonderful book. + +\graffito{A well-balanced line width improves the legibility of +the text. That's what typography is all about, right?} +\paragraph{Important Note:} Some things of this style might look +unusual at first glance, many people feel so in the beginning. +However, all things are intentionally designed to be as they are, +especially these: +\begin{itemize} + \item No bold fonts are used. Italics or spaced small caps do the + job quite well. + \item The size of the text body is intentionally shaped like it + is. It supports both legibility and allows a reasonable amount of + information to be on a page. And, no: the lines are not too short. + \item The tables intentionally do not use vertical or double + rules. See the documentation for the \texttt{booktabs} package for + a nice discussion of this topic. + \item And last but not least, to provide the reader with a way + easier access to page numbers in the table of contents, the page + numbers are right behind the titles. Yes, they are \emph{not} + neatly aligned at the right side and they are \emph{not} connected + with dots that help the eye to bridge a distance that is not + necessary. If you are still not convinced: is your reader + interested in the page number or does she want to sum the numbers + up? +\end{itemize} +Therefore, please do not break the beauty of the style by changing +these things unless you really know what you are doing! Please. + + +\section{Organization} +A very important factor for successful thesis writing is the +organization of the material. This template suggests a structure as +the following: +\begin{itemize} + \graffito{You can use these margins for summaries of the text + body\dots} + \item\texttt{Chapters/} is where all the ``real'' content goes in + separate files such as \texttt{Chapter01.tex} etc. + \item\texttt{FrontBackMatter/} is where all the stuff goes that + surrounds the ``real'' content, such as the acknowledgments, + dedication, etc. + \item\texttt{gfx/} is where you put all the graphics you use in + the thesis. Maybe they should be organized into subfolders + depending on the chapter they are used in, if you have a lot of + graphics. + \item\texttt{Bibliography.bib}: the Bib\TeX\ database to organize + all the references you might want to cite. + \item\texttt{classicthesis.sty}: the style definition to get this + awesome look and feel. + \item\texttt{ClassicThesis.tcp} a \TeX nicCenter project file. + Great tool and it's free! + \item\texttt{ClassicThesis.tex}: the main file of your thesis + where all gets bundled together. + \item\texttt{loadpackages.sty}: a central place to load all nifty + packages that are used. +\end{itemize} +This should get you started in no time. + + +\section{Style Options} +There are a couple of options for \texttt{classicthesis.sty} that +allow for a bit of freedom concerning the layout: +\begin{itemize} + \graffito{\dots or your supervisor might use the margins for some + comments of her own while reading.} + \item\texttt{drafting}: prints the date and time at the bottom of + each page, so you always know which version you are dealing with. + Might come in handy not to give your Prof. that old draft. + \item\texttt{eulerchapternumbers}: use figures from Hermann Zapf's + Euler math font for the chapter numbers. By default, old style + figures from the Palatino font are used. + \item\texttt{linedheaders}: changes the look of the chapter + headings a bit by adding a horizontal line above the chapter + title. The chapter number will also be moved to the top of the + page, above the chapter title. + \item\texttt{listsseparated}: will add extra space between table + and figure entries of different chapters in the list of tables or + figures, respectively. + \item\texttt{tocaligned}: aligns the whole table of contents on + the left side. Some people like that, some don't. + \item\texttt{subfigure}: is passed to the \texttt{tocloft} package + to enable compatibility with the \texttt{subfigure} package. + \item\texttt{nochapters}: allows to use the look-and-feel with + classes that do not use chapters. + \item\texttt{beramono}: loads Bera Mono as typewriter font. + (Default setting is using no typewriter font.) + \item\texttt{eulermath}: loads the awesome Euler fonts for math. + (Palatino is used as default font.) + \item\texttt{parts}: if you use Part divisions for your document, + you should choose this option. It provides you with the command + \verb|\myPart{}| which takes care of the style and the entry + into the Table of Contents. + \item\texttt{a5paper}: adjusts the page layout according to the + global \texttt{a5paper} option (\emph{experimental} feature). +\end{itemize} +The best way to figure these options out is to try the different +possibilities and see, what you and your supervisor like best. + +To make things in general easier, \texttt{loadpackages.sty} contains +some useful commands that might help you. + + +\section{Future Work} +So far, this is a quite stable version that served a couple of people +well during their thesis time. However, some things are still not as +they should be. Proper documentation in the standard format is still +missing. In the long run, the style should probably be published +separately, with the template bundle being only an application of the +style. Alas, there is no time for that at the moment\dots it could be +a nice task for a small group of \LaTeX nicians. + +Please do not send me email with questions concerning \LaTeX\ or the +template, as I do not have time for an answer. But if you have +comments, suggestions, or improvements for the style or the template +in general, do not hesitate to write them on that postcard of yours. + +%\longpage +\section{License} +\paragraph{GNU General Public License:} This program is free software; +you can redistribute it and/or modify + it under the terms of the \textsmaller{GNU} General Public License as + published by + the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of the License, or + (at your option) any later version. + + This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, + but \emph{without any warranty}; without even the implied warranty of + \emph{merchantability} or \emph{fitness for a particular purpose}. + See the + \textsmaller{GNU} General Public License for more details. + + You should have received a copy of the \textsmaller{GNU} General + Public License + along with this program; see the file \texttt{COPYING}. If not, + write to + the Free Software Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place - Suite 330, + Boston, \textsmaller{MA} 02111-1307, \textsmaller{USA}. + +%***************************************** +%***************************************** +%***************************************** +%***************************************** +%***************************************** + + + + |