Unofficial uOttawa Thesis LaTeX Template
Maintainer: Wail Gueaieb
Table of Contents
First, make sure to edit the following key fields at the top of the master file uo-thesis.tex: \thesisauthor, \thesistitlecoverpage, \thesisdegree, \nameofprogram and \graduationyear.
To process a thesis based on this template, run:
pdflatex uo-thesis -- first pass of the pdflatex processor
bibtex uo-thesis -- generates bibliography from .bib data file(s)
pdflatex uo-thesis -- fixes numbering in cross-references, bibliographic references, glossaries, index, etc.
pdflatex uo-thesis-- fixes numbering in cross-references, bibliographic references, glossaries, index, etc.
pdflatex uo-thesis-- a third time may or may not be necessary, depending on the type of cross-references included in the thesis
By default, the latex output is geared toward generating a PDF version optimized for viewing on an electronic display, including hyperlinks within the PDF. To create a PDF output that is optimized for double-sided printing:
- comment-out the first
\documentclassstatement in the preamble below, and un-comment the second\documentclassline. - change the value assigned below to the boolean variable
PrintVersionfromfalsetotrue.
With this template it is easy to include abbreviations, list of symbols, nomenclature, etc. by typing them in the file glossary.tex as illustrated in the file. To learn more, please refer to the documentation of the latex package glossaries-extra.
The pdftex program allows graphics in the following formats to be
included with the \includegraphics command: PNG, PDF, JPEG, TIFF
Tip 1: Generate your figures and photos in the size you want them to appear
% in your thesis, rather than scaling them with \includegraphics options.
Tip 2: Any drawings you do should be in scalable vector graphic formats:
SVG, PNG, WMF, EPS and then converted to PNG or PDF, so they are scalable in
the final PDF as well. Inkscape is a great graphics tool with the ability to generate such formats.
Tip 3: Photographs should be cropped and compressed so as not to be too large.
Maintaining reference databases can be overwhelming especially for large documents like theses. To that end, it might be a good idea to use a dedicated software to edit and maintain such databases. JabRef is one of the excellent tools for this purpose (among others).
All the credit goes to the University of Waterloo. This is mainly a repackaging of their thesis template.
To the best of my knowledge, this template satisfies the current uOttawa thesis requirements. However, it is your responsibility to assure that you have met all requirements of the university and your particular department.