General ⇒ Change chapter* layout

[profox]

Hi, currently I am working on a project report with the use of LaTeX. Therefore I am writing my own sty file. Now I am trying to redefine the chapter command, to alter the default layout.

This is my current code:

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\def\@makechapterhead#1{
    { 
    \renewcommand{\headrulewidth}{{0pt}}
    \begin{minipage}{1.0\textwidth}
        \begin{flushright}
            \fontsize{100}{140}\selectfont \color{karnemelkrood}\thechapter
        \end{flushright}
    \end{minipage}\\[0.25in]
    \color{karnemelkrood}\fontsize{35}{50}\selectfont#1 \\
    \par\nobreak
    \bigskip
    }
}

This gives me the following result (just the way I want it):



But when I am using \chapter*{} instead of \chapter{} it falls back into the default style, as seen below:



How can I define a rewrite for the \chapter*{} command?

[balf]

You can try the titlesec package : it lets you specify two versions of sectioning commands, a normal one and one using the numberless key.

B.A.

[Stefan Kottwitz]

Hi profox,

welcome to the board!
\@makeschapterhead is the corresponding macro for \chapter*, you could redefine it too.

Stefan

[profox]

Hi profox,

welcome to the board!
\@makeschapterhead is the corresponding macro for \chapter*, you could redefine it too.

Stefan

Thank you that did the trick

[bjorn victor]

maybe you can use the quotchap package?

just put \usepackage{quotchap} in the preamble.

Doesn't do exactly what you want, but if you like it anyway, you don't have to redefine everything.
just an idea...

bjorn