phdthesis.sty

%%
%% This is file `phdthesis.sty`,
%%
%% This style file changes the appearance of the pages to improve
%% the aesthetics of PhD theses (in my opinion =)
%%
%% Copyright (C) 2007  Jamie Stevens
%%
%%
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%%
\NeedsTeXFormat{LaTeX2e}[1994/06/01]
\ProvidesPackage{phdthesis}[2007/09/11 v1.0 PhD Thesis Style]

%% change the equation number appearance
%% load up the AMS math package
\RequirePackage{amsmath}
%% load up the fancy box making package
\setcounter{secnumdepth}{4}
\RequirePackage{fancybox}

%% make the equation numbers have little ovals around them
\def\tagform@#1{\maketag@@@{\cornersize{0.8}\ovalbox{\ignorespaces\sffamily{#1}\unskip\@@italiccorr}}}

%% Load up PS insertion package
\RequirePackage{psboxit}
\PScommands
%% Load up fancy headers and footers package
\RequirePackage{fancyhdr}

%% now reset the headers and footers
\fancyhead{}
\fancyfoot{}
%% make the odd pages have the section name on the top right
\fancyhead[RO]{\sffamily\bfseries \rightmark}
%% make the even pages have the chapter name on the top left
\fancyhead[LE]{\sffamily\bfseries \leftmark}

%% put the page numbers on the bottom in a nice box
%% even side pages
\fancyfoot[LE]{\psboxit{box 0.8 setgray fill}
{\framebox[10mm][c]{\rule{0cm}{4mm}\color{black}{\bfseries \thepage}}}}
%% odd side pages
\fancyfoot[RO]{\psboxit{box 1 setgray fill}
{\hspace{\textwidth}\psboxit{box 0.8 setgray fill}
{\framebox[10mm][c]{\rule{0cm}{4mm}\color{black}{\bfseries \thepage}}}}}

%% make the bottom line above the page number box
\renewcommand{\footrulewidth}{0pt}
\renewcommand{\footruleskip}{0mm}

%% bring the style into effect
\pagestyle{fancy}
\addtolength{\headwidth}{22mm}
%\setlength{\headwidth}{\textwidth}
%% now redefine the plain style pages (chapter pages, contents pages)
%% to have the same page number stuff on the bottom
\fancypagestyle{plain}{
\fancyhf{}
\fancyfoot[RO]{\psboxit{box 1 setgray fill}
{\hspace{\textwidth}\psboxit{box 0.8 setgray fill}
{\framebox[10mm][c]{\rule{0cm}{4mm}\color{black}{\bfseries \thepage}}}}}
\renewcommand{\headrulewidth}{0pt}
\renewcommand{\footrulewidth}{0pt}
}

%% this next section (till \makeatother) makes sure that blank pages
%% are actually completely blank, cause they're not usually
\makeatletter
\def\cleardoublepage{\clearpage\if@twoside \ifodd\c@page\else
	\hbox{}
	\vspace*{\fill}
	\thispagestyle{empty}
	\newpage
	\if@twocolumn\hbox{}\newpage\fi\fi\fi}
\makeatother


%% now change the chapter style
%% load up the quotchap package
\RequirePackage[avantgarde]{quotchap}

%% make the quotation appear next to the chapter number
\renewcommand\chapterheadstartvskip{\vspace*{-5\baselineskip}}

%% now change the section heading to have a line beneath it
%% load up the fancy title-style package
\RequirePackage[calcwidth]{titlesec}

\titleformat{\section}[hang]{\sffamily\bfseries}
{\Large\thesection}{12pt}{\Large}[{\titlerule[0.5pt]}]

\titleformat{\subsection}[hang]{\sffamily\bfseries}
{\thesubsection}{12pt}{}[{\titlerule[0.5pt]}]

%%
%% End of file `phdthesis.sty`