papon_thesis.cls

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%  @LaTeX-class-file{
%     filename        = "papon_thesis.cls",
%     version         = "0.1",
%     date            = "6 January 2013",
%     codetable       = "ISO/ASCII",
%     keywords        = "LaTeX, papon_thesis",
%     supported       = "send email to jpapon@gmail.com",
%     docstring       = "A thesis class for PhD dissertations."
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\NeedsTeXFormat{LaTeX2e}
\ProvidesClass{papon_thesis}[2014/05/06 v0.2 Jeremie Papon Thesis Class - based off Harvard Thesis Class]
\LoadClass[12pt, twoside, a4paper]{book}

% Required packages
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\RequirePackage[bookmarks, 
                colorlinks=true, 
                citecolor=Crimson,
                filecolor=black,
                linkcolor=DarkBlue,
                urlcolor=Crimson,
                pdfdisplaydoctitle=true,
                pdftitle={Perceptual Segmentation of Visual Streams by Tracking of Objects and Parts}, pdfauthor={J\'{e}r\'{e}mie Papon}, pdfsubject={Dissertation},
                pdfkeywords={Visual Tracking, Object Segmentation, Video Segmentation, Pointclouds}
                ]{hyperref} 



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}
%\preto\figure{%
%  \ifnum\value{figure}=0\addtocontents{lof}{{\bfseries Chapter \thechapter\vskip10pt}}\fi
%}

\renewcommand{\cftchapfont}{\normalsize \scshape}



\RequirePackage{pdfsync} %do pdf synchronization [andy]

%\usepackage[closeFloats, noSeparatorLine]{fltpage} %use the custom modified fltpage package
\RequirePackage{afterpage}








\synctex=1 % turn synctex on automatically to sync between pdf viewer [andy]

%   list an entire bibliography entry inline. Useful for acknowledging when my paper was previously published
\RequirePackage{bibentry}
\nobibliography*

\RequirePackage{lettrine} % big letter at start of chapter
\RequirePackage[inner=40mm, outer=25mm, top=25mm, bottom=25mm, a4paper]{geometry}

\RequirePackage{fancyhdr}
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\parindent 12pt
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% use Arno Pro instead of standard LaTeX fonts
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%Set fonts for Mac Specific (Comment out on Windows XP)
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% some definitions
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\def\degreemonth#1{\gdef\@degreemonth{#1}}
\def\degree#1{\gdef\@degree{#1}}
\def\advisor#1{\gdef\@advisor{#1}}
\def\department#1{\gdef\@department{#1}}
\def\field#1{\gdef\@field{#1}}
\def\university#1{\gdef\@university{#1}}
\def\universitycity#1{\gdef\@universitycity{#1}}
\def\universitystate#1{\gdef\@universitystate{#1}}


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  \normalsize \sc Dissertation \\ 
  \vspace{6pt}
  in order to obtain the doctoral degree in Mathematics and Natural Sciences\\ 
  "Doctor rerum naturalium" \\
  \vspace{6pt}
  of the Georg-August-Universit\"{a}t G\"{o}ttingen \\
  \vspace{6pt}
  in the Doctoral program of \\
  the Georg-August University School of Science (GAUSS) \\
  \vspace{24pt}
  submitted by\\
  \theauthor
  \vspace{12pt} 
  of Summit, NJ, USA \\
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  \normalsize \sc Dissertation \\ 
  \vspace{6pt}
  zur Erlangung des mathematisch-naturwissenschaftlichen Doktorgrades \\ 
  "Doctor rerum naturalium" \\
  \vspace{6pt}
  der Georg-August-Universit\"{a}t G\"{o}ttingen \\
  \vspace{6pt}
  im Promotionsprogramm \\
  der Georg-August University School of Science (GAUSS) \\
  \vspace{24pt}
  vorgelegt von\\
  \theauthor
  \vspace{12pt} 
  aus Summit, NJ, USA \\
  \vspace{100pt}
  \includegraphics[width=30mm]{figures/UniLogo1} \\
  \vspace{12pt}
  G\"{o}ttingen, 2014 \\
  \vspace*{\fill}
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\newcommand{\referentpage}{
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  \begin{flushleft}
  \vspace*{150mm}
  Referentin/Referent: Prof. Dr. Florentin W\"org\"otter \\
  Koreferentin/Koreferent: Prof. Dr. Dieter Hogrefe \\
  Tag der m\"undlichen Pr\"ufung: 
  \end{flushleft}
}

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% the list of authors
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  \newpage
  \thispagestyle{fancy}
  \chapter*{Author List}
  \noindent \input{frontmatter/authorlist}
  \newpage \rm
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% the acknowledgments page
\newcommand{\acknowledgments}{
  \input{frontmatter/thanks}
  \vspace*{\fill}
  \newpage
  \setcounter{page}{1}
  \pagenumbering{arabic}}

% An environment for paragraph-style section
\providecommand\newthought[1]{%
   \addvspace{1.0\baselineskip plus 0.5ex minus 0.2ex}%
   \noindent\textsc{#1}}

   
%This adds chapter names to list of figures
\usepackage{etoolbox}
\makeatletter
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\newcounter{chapter@last}
\renewcommand{\chaptermark}[1]
             {%
               \markboth{#1}{}%
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\pretocmd{\caption}
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                 \setcounter{chapter@last}{\value{chapter}}%
               }%
         }
         {}
         {}%  failed, could put some error message here...
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