From charlesreid1

The main content of this list is located on the University_of_Utah_Dissertation_Class page.



University thesis typesetting requirements are notoriously absurd. The University of Utah is no exception (try Googling "inverted pyramid thesis" and you'll find several Utah people searching for a solution to this bizarre puzzle). As part of writing my thesis, I ended up rewriting the thesis class for my university, and during this process learned more than I wanted to about several advanced features of LaTeX. I'm documenting these here in case anyone writing a thesis needs them.

A list of some tricky standards I was required to meet, that are (will be?) documented on this page:

  • applying an inverted pyramid heading and subheading style
  • numbering subsubsections
  • no subheading listings for appendix (and only appendix) in table of contents
  • preventing line breaks from occurring in section headers
  • changing bibliography heading/TOC listing (how to do in LyX too)
  • create/eliminate standalone "Appendices" page
  • appendix numbering for sections, etc.
  • page numbering for one-sided vs. two-sided printing
  • consistent equation spacing (or, controlling equation spacing in general)
  • triple spacing between title heading and section heading, and section heading and "quotes"
  • 2 or more lines required beneath subheading listings if they are at the bottom of the page
  • abstract title N inches from the top
  • chapter title N inches from the top
  • no page number for chapter pages
  • making block quotes single-spaced (quotation environment)
  • list of figures
  • list of tables
  • copyright page
  • signature pages
  • title page
  • page number not on first abstract page, but on all subsequent abstract pages
  • all of the ridiculous image crap I ended up dealing with, and what package[s] w{as,ere} used to fix the problems