Custom LaTeX template for theses

Custom LaTeX template – created for my thesis at the Berliner Hochschule für Technik.

This is not an official template of the Berliner Hochschule für Technik!

How to Typeset (build LaTeX & view PDF files)

• install LaTeX and an editor/previewer (comes often bundled) from e.g. the LaTeX Project
• clone this repo
• open the main.tex file with your installed LaTeX editor/previewer
• run the Typeset action or the equivalent in your editor/previewer
• (optionally run the Typeset action again if errors/warnings appear in the console on the first pass. They might disappear.)
• open the preview area of your editor/previewer or open the main.pdf file to see the typeset/generated result

How to navigate

• main.tex is your root entry point of your LaTeX document
• main.pdf is always the latest generated PDF file of your typeset document
• 1_frontmatter/ includes everything that comes before your actual content (see front matter)
• 2_bodymatter/ includes everything that is your personal content (see body matter)
• 3_backmatter/ includes everything that comes after your actual content (see back matter)
• images/ is where all images belong (I recommend vector-based .eps files for graphics and diagrams etc.)
• libraries/ is where the bibliography and glossary store their entries
• packages.tex is a list of all added LaTeX packages & some of their settings

Disclaimer

• This template still has bugs. Be aware.
  Like this workaround in the main.tex file, you need to know about:

% restore roman page numbering for secondary pages
\pagenumbering{roman}
\setcounter{page}{42} % WORKAROUND: update number manually depending on the glossary length!

• I have only tested it on UNIX-based operating systems and in a very small selection of editors.

• It is normal that LaTeX generates a lot of additional files. They should be ignored by Git.

• Please ask your educational institution if this template meets their standards before using it.

How to Support

You are very welcome to fix bugs within this project.

1. Create a pull request for this repo
2. Include an explanation of your changes (what, why & how)
3. Always make it nicer (not harder) for the next person

Thank you & keep studying!