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by sman
Mon Aug 31, 2009 5:14 pm
Forum: Text Formatting
Topic: Left border for Definitions, Examples, Proofs, etc
Replies: 2
Views: 4322

Left border for Definitions, Examples, Proofs, etc

Hello,

I am using \newtheorem{mdef}[equation]{Definition} for definitions, examples and proofs. To emphasise these text blocks in a large text document, I am trying to implement a thick border on the left side of this text block. Is there any possibility to simply draw a gray thick line vertically ...
by sman
Thu May 14, 2009 12:23 am
Forum: Text Formatting
Topic: Formatting the index page
Replies: 5
Views: 7887

Re: Formatting the index page

Thank you for searching,

I wrote that I am happy with any kind of solution, it don't has to fulfil all tasks I listed, even one of them is enough :D The reason is, that I merely need examples to understand how things work. And my feeling is that there are too few examples in the internet than ...
by sman
Wed May 13, 2009 3:59 pm
Forum: Text Formatting
Topic: Formatting the index page
Replies: 5
Views: 7887

Formatting the index page

Hi,

I can't believe that noone in this worldwide Latex knowledge Community has ever made a style-file for its index page to change simple formats like fontsize or lettergroups and likes to share it !? :( :cry:
by sman
Mon May 11, 2009 11:55 pm
Forum: Text Formatting
Topic: Formatting the index page
Replies: 5
Views: 7887

Formatting the index page

Hello,

I am looking for a method to design the default index page layout. By default, the page title is "Index" in my {scrreprt} document, followed by two collumns of the form

Abla, 45
Abra, 12

Bla, 8
Bra, 78

Cbla, 99
cbra, 2
...

This looks very sad and uninspiring. I do like to know how to ...
by sman
Tue May 05, 2009 1:02 am
Forum: Text Formatting
Topic: Spacing sections with horizontal thick lines
Replies: 2
Views: 4998

Spacing sections with horizontal thick lines

Thank you,

:!: I managed to find a solution for the issue with the titlesec and color packages
\usepackage{titlesec}
\usepackage{color}

The Section in my document are now spaced by the following definition in the preamble:
\titleformat{\section}
{ \vspace{1em}
\color{gray}{0.8}\titlerule[2pt ...
by sman
Mon May 04, 2009 8:13 pm
Forum: Text Formatting
Topic: Spacing sections with horizontal thick lines
Replies: 2
Views: 4998

Spacing sections with horizontal thick lines

Hallo,

I do like to have my sections formatted with a foregoing thick horizontal line, let's say color grey, thickness 2mm. It should appear about 2cm after the text of the last section ended. The section Name should appear as usual, in this case 1cm below my grey line. The line width should be ...
by sman
Mon May 04, 2009 12:41 am
Forum: Page Layout
Topic: Complete LaTex example file for a novel
Replies: 4
Views: 13768

Re: Complete LaTex example file for a novel

Thank you very much for your opinion and links. I'm going to try my best to get started, I am not completly new in Latex so I will create something useful but ugly :mrgreen:
As soon as I have finished concrete ideas about special layouts and element designs I will post them here.
by sman
Wed Apr 29, 2009 10:58 pm
Forum: Page Layout
Topic: Complete LaTex example file for a novel
Replies: 4
Views: 13768

Complete LaTex example file for a novel

Hi,

thanks for reply. I actually already found the memoir class a half day ago and began to read the manual. My impression is that memoir perhaps is able to fulfil my wishes of layouting a novel, for sure it offers all I dream of, but by scanning the manual I did not find any complete example or ...
by sman
Wed Apr 29, 2009 9:21 pm
Forum: Page Layout
Topic: Complete LaTex example file for a novel
Replies: 4
Views: 13768

Complete LaTex example file for a novel

Hello,

I am trying to write a novel book, A5 in LaTex. My search in the internet for finished and complete example tex-files was not succesful.
I am a decent LaTex writer but do not know very much packages, definitions or layouts.I don't want thausand links to command references or various types ...