Document Classes ⇒ Thesis.cls

[bolle]

Hi,

I tried to use the thesis.cls documentclass and add all the necessary files, however he does not recognize the control sequences included in this documentclass.

Thus, probably my installation is not correct.
How do you install the thesis.cls documentclass correctly?

[localghost]

Give more details about your LaTeX distribution and provide a minimal working example (MWE). Attach a log file if necessary.

Looking at the thesis manual (dated to 1995/25/01) I would consider this class a outdated. Using memoir or a class from the KOMA Script bundle could be good alternatives.


Best regards
Thorsten

[bolle]

This is the code:

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\documentclass[a4paper]{thesis}
\usepackage{indentfirst}
\usepackage{ulem}
\usepackage{rotating}


\title{ ... } 
\author{ first middle }{ last } 
\advisor{ title }{ name } 
\reader{ full name } 
\degree{ long description }{ short description } 
\dept{ designation }{ name } 
\otherdegrees{ ... } 
\abstract{ ... } 

\begin{document}

Chapters..

\end{document}

I mainly need something like this, with a titlepage, abstract, acknowledgement,... I searched the web, but I mainly found this class. There is also a 'thesis.sty' package, however that also did not work.

[localghost]

It goes without saying that you can only use control sequences which are defined by the class. Your MWE doesn't. Refer to the thesis manual to learn how to use this class.

I repeat my recommendation for an alternative document class. Title pages can be done manually very easy inside the titlepage environment of the classes I already mentioned. These classes also support an abstract environment. Acknowledgments are usually done as a simple chapter (at the end of the document).

[bolle]

Isn't there just any package that offers a title page for a thesis? I don't need a whole new layout...

[localghost]

I don't see any problem in creating a simple title page manually with the titlepage environment. Take a look at the titlepages document. Pay special attention to the explanations in Appendix A (p. 29ff).