Document Classes ⇒ ToC Formatting of custom Document Class

[davidfall]

Hi,

I'm currently struggling with a modification of a custom class, created for thesis on my university. I have been able to modify the ToC so that I obtain indentations for section etc. But would like to develop this further so that each chapter is bold and that content of each chapter is separated by a blank line.

Got:

Abstract
1. Introduction
1.1 Background
2. The main things
2.1 Something else
2.1.1 Something very specific
3. Conclusions

Want it like:

Abstract

1. Introduction
1.1 Background

2. The main things
2.1 Something else
2.1.1 Something very specific

3. Conclusions

I think you get it...

My addition so far:

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\renewcommand\tableofcontents{% \ev is used for temporary storage of \parskip
\newlength\ev
\setlength{\ev}{\parskip}
\parskip0pt 

     \clearpage  \global\@topnum\z@
      \presectiontitle{\contentsname}
    \@afterindenttrue
     \begin{center}
      { \normalfont
       \interlinepenalty\@M
       \vskip21pt \vskip0.8\baselineskip
      }\end{center}
     \@afterheading
    \vskip 1em
     \@starttoc{toc}%
\parskip\ev}

\renewcommand\l@chapter[2]{%
  \ifnum \c@tocdepth >\m@ne
    \addpenalty{-\@highpenalty}
    \setlength\@tempdima{1.5em}%
    \begingroup
      \parindent \z@ \rightskip \@pnumwidth
      \parfillskip -\@pnumwidth
      \leavevmode
      \advance\leftskip@tempdima
      \hskip -\leftskip
      \nobreak\leaders\hbox{$\m@th \mkern \@dotsep mu.\mkern \@dotsep 
       mu$}\hfil  \nobreak\hb@xt@\@pnumwidth{\hss #2}\par
      \penalty\@highpenalty
    \endgroup
  \fi}

\renewcommand*\l@chapter{\@dottedtocline{1}{1.5em}{2.em}}
\renewcommand*\l@section{\@dottedtocline{2}{3.8em}{2.9em}}
\renewcommand*\l@subsection{\@dottedtocline{3}{7em}{3.8em}}
\renewcommand*\l@paragraph{\@dottedtocline{4}{11.1em}{4.7em}}
\renewcommand*\l@subparagraph{\@dottedtocline{5}{16.1em}{5.7em}}

Simply put: Where to put the \textbf and \vspace{}? (or what other commandos to use?)

Thanks in advance!

[davidfall]

Hi again,
Sorry for bumping, but can anyone help me?
Let me know if you latex-oracales need something more from me!

/D

[davidfall]

Hi again,
After extensive trial and error, I have been able to produce a semi-good solution! Boldface on chapters, proper indention and vertical spacing between blocks of chapter are now working. However, now I get dotted lines on all tocline. As the chapters is boldfaced this doesn't come out very nicely...
Any idea on how to make dotted lines only on sections and subsections?

As you can see in the code below I have tried to modify the dot seperation (@dotsep) but obviously Iäm doing it wrong because these addition doesn't have any effect...

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\renewcommand\tableofcontents{% \ev is used for temporary storage of \parskip
\newlength\ev
\setlength{\ev}{\parskip}
\parskip0pt %Controls space between heading and toc
% A line as 'TABLE OF CONTENTS' must not appear in the
% Table of Contents. Hence we reproduce the \chapter* here except that
% no entry is put into the toc file.
     \clearpage  \global\@topnum\z@
      \presectiontitle{\contentsname}

    \@afterindenttrue
     \begin{center}
      { \normalfont
       \interlinepenalty\@M
       %\large \bfseries  \contentsname\par\nobreak
       \vskip21pt \vskip0.8\baselineskip
      }\end{center}
     \@afterheading
    \vskip 1em
     \@starttoc{toc}%
\parskip\ev}

\renewcommand\l@chapter[2]{%
  \ifnum \c@tocdepth >\m@ne
    \addpenalty{-\@highpenalty}
    \setlength\@tempdima{1.5em}%
    \begingroup
      \parindent \z@ \rightskip \@pnumwidth
      \parfillskip -\@pnumwidth
      \leavevmode
      \advance\leftskip@tempdima
      \hskip -\leftskip
      \nobreak\leaders\hbox{$\m@th \mkern \@dotsep mu.\mkern \@dotsep %Add textbf here somewhere
       mu$}\hfil  \nobreak\hb@xt@\@pnumwidth{\hss #2}\par
      \penalty\@highpenalty
    \endgroup
  \fi}

\renewcommand\@dotsep{100000}
\renewcommand*\l@chapter{\bfseries\vspace{5pt}\@dottedtocline{1}{1.5em}{2.em}}
\renewcommand\@dotsep{1}
\renewcommand*\l@section{\normalfont\@dottedtocline{2}{3.8em}{2.9em}}
\renewcommand*\l@subsection{\normalfont\@dottedtocline{3}{7em}{3.8em}}
\renewcommand*\l@paragraph{\normalfont\@dottedtocline{4}{11.1em}{4.7em}}
\renewcommand*\l@subparagraph{\normalfont\@dottedtocline{5}{16.1em}{5.7em}}