Text Formatting ⇒ How to make chapter spacing smaller

[Whiteblooded]

Hi guys,
I've been trying to resolve this problem for about 3 hours now, and have gotten no where, so I thought I'd ask for someone else's input.

Basically, I'm using the report documentclass, and at the start of every chapter there is a HUGE space between the top of the page and the start of the chapter. I have tried using the

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\renewcommand*\chapterheadstartvskip{\vspace*{-10\baselineskip}}

command, but I get the error "\chapterheadstartvskip not defined". I was thinking I needed to include a specific package?

I'm currently using no packages other than graphicx and geometry:

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\documentclass[11pt, a4paper]{report}
\usepackage[top=80pt, bottom=80pt, left=80pt, right=80pt]{geometry}
\usepackage{graphicx}

\renewcommand*\chapterheadstartvskip{\vspace*{-10\baselineskip}}

\begin{document}
(document here)
\end{document}

I got the idea of using the \chapterheadstartvskip command from another page http://www.latex-community.org/forum/vi ... 691&p=6514, where Stefan_K suggested this method.

Any ideas?

Thanks

[jocom]

Hi, take a look in the titlesec package.
You can format all your sectioning commands with it.
For example, is use this:

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\usepackage{titlesec}
\titleformat{\chapter}[display]%
    {\relax}{\mbox{}\marginpar{\vspace*{-3\baselineskip}\color{webbrown!60}\chapterNumber\thechapter}}{0pt}%
    {\raggedright\color{webbrown}\spacedallcaps}[\normalsize\vspace*{.8\baselineskip}\titlerule]% 
\titleformat{\section}
    {\relax}{\color{webbrown!80}\textsc{\thesection}}{1em}{\color{webbrown}\normalsize\textsc}
\titleformat{\subsection}
    {\relax}{\color{webbrown!80}\textsc{\thesubsection}}{1em}{\color{webbrown}\normalsize\textsc}        
\titleformat{\paragraph}[runin]
    {\normalfont\small}{\theparagraph}{0pt}{\textit} 

\titlespacing*{\chapter}{0pt}{1\baselineskip}{1.2\baselineskip}
\titlespacing*{\section}{0pt}{\baselineskip}{0pt} 
\titlespacing*{\subsection}{0pt}{\baselineskip}{-.5\baselineskip}
\titlespacing*{\paragraph}{0pt}{\baselineskip}{2em}

\setcounter{secnumdepth}{1}

which actually is a customization of classicthesis.

jocom

[localghost]

[…] Basically, I'm using the report documentclass, and at the start of every chapter there is a HUGE space between the top of the page and the start of the chapter. I have tried using the

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\renewcommand*\chapterheadstartvskip{\vspace*{-10\baselineskip}}

command, but I get the error "\chapterheadstartvskip not defined". I was thinking I needed to include a specific package? […]

This suggestion is based on classes of the KOMA Script bundle. From the topic you referred to this is not clear at first sight. But the example file attached by the OP in that topic reveals that actually the »scrreprt« class is used whereas the first example he posted as code used the »report« class. So this has been misleading here. For the standard classes the suggestion of jocom to use the titlesec package is the way to go in this case.


Best regards and welcome to the board
Thorsten

[Whiteblooded]

Thanks a lot guys! Problem resolved