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Martijn
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Front page with specific box location

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Hi all,

I'm using LyX to write my Master's thesis and really like it so far. However, my university has set a very specific demand for the front page lay-out and I'm just not able to create it using LyX. Among others, the title of my thesis has to be put in a box that is fixed in it's position The specs are given in the pdf file below;

http://onderwijs.ieis.tue.nl/sites/onde ... 0a4.en.pdf

I tried using a fixed vertical space, but then I cannot put the place and date at the proper place anymore. Furthermore, this fixed space does not seem to be the correct distance, maybe due to page margins?
For this purpose, I created a parkbox, since I can give it the proper dimensions, is this indeed the way to go?

I could really use your help for putting the box in the right place, while still being able to insert the place and date.

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Martijn
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Re: Front page with specific box location

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Johannes_B
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Front page with specific box location

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You can use the titlepage-environment and put everything by hand. Packages like textpos can help you to place things on the page.

How to do it using LyX only? No idea.
The smart way: Calm down and take a deep breath, read posts and provided links attentively, try to understand and ask if necessary.
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