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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!