Katherine
I can help you out on a couple of things.
> * Being able to keep chapters as separate documents, and yet have the
> numbering continue from chapter to chapter. The Table of Contents and Index
> should still be able to produce correct page information automatically.
You can use the include feature (Inset, then Include File). I did this for my
thesis. Had a seperate file for each chapter.
> * Word count. Remember, dissertations and their specific sections are required
> to have certain word counts. I have simply turned my file into text on a
> regular basis to make such a count, but it seems wasteful.
I used the spell checker to count the number of words. You get a count at the
end.
> * Markup for sub-titles. Title and sub-title need to be separate if
> someone wants to use headings at the top of their pages. My numbers have
> frequently been run off the side of the page.
This can all be done with raw latex (but don't ask me how).
> * Top corner numbering without a heading. I see no option for this that I can
> find.
You have full control over your headers. Please take a look at the attached
layout file which I used for my thesis (it's a piece of crap but it did the
job), specifically the preamble section.
> * Formats set up for CD-ROMs, URLs and computer programs in GBib.
You can try tkbibtex. This has these options (I think)
http://www.cat.csiro.au/dmt/programs/autom/pic/tkbibtex.html
> * Automatic alphabetical ordering by key, author or title in GBib.
Try tkbibtex.
I think if you plan to get full control over the formatting of your doc then you
need access to a latex manual. I eventually got myself one when writing my
thesis and was a great help.
Hope the suggestion help.
Ciao
Ben
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#% Do not delete he line below; configure depends on this
# \DeclareLaTeXClass[book]{PhD Thesis}
# Report textclass definition file. Taken from initial LyX source code
# Author : Matthias Ettrich <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
# Transposed by Pascal Andr� <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
# Heavily modifed and enhanced by serveral developers.
#This is to keep styles in a logical order
Style Standard
End
Style Chapter
End
Style Section
End
Style Subsection
End
Style Subsubsection
End
Style List
End
Style Description
End
Style Itemize
End
Style Enumerate
End
Style TitlePage
End
Style Bibliography
End
Style Definition
End
Style Lemma
End
Style Theorem
End
Style Proof
End
Style Note
End
Style Paragraph
End
Style Subparagraph
End
Style LaTeX
End
Style Example
End
Style Appendix
End
# Input general definitions
Input stdclass.inc
# Global parameters.
Sides 2
PageStyle Fancy
# I had to comment these out cause they fucked up the numbering style
# SecNumDepth 3
# TocDepth 2
# a few changes to the bibliography
Style Bibliography
TopSep 4
LabelString Bibliography
# label font definition
LabelFont
Series Bold
Size Huge
EndFont
End
Style TitlePage
LatexType Environment
LatexName mytitlepage
End
Style Chapter
LatexType Command
LatexName chapter
TopSep 4
# label font definition
Font
Series Bold
Size Huge
EndFont
End
Style Appendix
LatexType Command
LatexName appendix
TopSep 4
# label font definition
LabelType Counter_Chapter
LabelString "Appendix "
LabelStringAppendix "Appendix "
Font
Series Bold
Size Huge
EndFont
End
# Including the maths stuff
#Input phd-maths.inc
Preamble
\usepackage{amsmath,amsthm}
\usepackage{amsfonts}
\theoremstyle{plain}
\newtheorem{thm}{Theorem}[chapter] %% Comment out for sequentially-numbered
%\numberwithin{equation}{section} %% Comment out for sequentially-numbered
%\numberwithin{figure}{section} %% Comment out for sequentially-numbered
% This line makes the Figure title use Fig.
%\def\figurename{Fig.}
\newenvironment{mytitlepage}
{
\thispagestyle{empty}
\center
}
%\newcommand\mychapternum
% {
% \if@openright\cleardoublepage\else\clearpage\fi
% \ifnum \c@chapter<1 \pagenumbering{arabic}\fi
% \thispagestyle{plain}%
% \global\@topnum\z@
% \@afterindentfalse
% \secdef\@chapter\@schapter
% }
%\newcommand\mychapter[1]
% {
% \chapter*
% {
% #1
% \@mkboth{\MakeUppercase{#1}}{\MakeUppercase{#1}}
% }
% \addcontentsline{toc}{chapter}{#1}
% }
%\renewcommand\listoffigures{%
% \if@twocolumn
% \@restonecoltrue\onecolumn
% \else
% \@restonecolfalse
% \fi
% \chapter*{\listfigurename
% \@mkboth{\MakeUppercase\listfigurename}%
% {\MakeUppercase\listfigurename}}%
% \addcontentsline{toc}{chapter}\listfigurename
% \@starttoc{lof}%
% \if@restonecol\twocolumn\fi
% }
%\renewcommand\listoftables{%
% \if@twocolumn
% \@restonecoltrue\onecolumn
% \else
% \@restonecolfalse
% \fi
% \chapter*{\listtablename
% \@mkboth{%
% \MakeUppercase\listtablename}{\MakeUppercase\listtablename}}%
% \addcontentsline{toc}{chapter}\listtablename
% \@starttoc{lot}%
% \if@restonecol\twocolumn\fi
% }
%\renewenvironment{thebibliography}[1]
% {\chapter*{\bibname}
%% \@mkboth{\MakeUppercase\bibname}{\MakeUppercase\bibname}}%
% \addcontentsline{toc}{chapter}\bibname
% \list{\@biblabel{\@arabic\c@enumiv}}%
% {\settowidth\labelwidth{\@biblabel{#1}}%
% \leftmargin\labelwidth
% \advance\leftmargin\labelsep
% \@openbib@code
% \usecounter{enumiv}%
% \let\p@enumiv\@empty
% \renewcommand\theenumiv{\@arabic\c@enumiv}}%
% \sloppy
% \clubpenalty4000
% \@clubpenalty \clubpenalty
% \widowpenalty4000%
% \sfcode`\.\@m}
% {\def\@noitemerr
% {\@latex@warning{Empty `thebibliography' environment}}%
% \endlist}
\pagenumbering{roman}
%**********************************************************
% The stuff below here is all formatting
%**********************************************************
% Use the table of contents package
\usepackage[nottoc]{tocbibind}
% Rename the Bibliography to References
\renewcommand{\tocbibname}{References}
% This is to enable me to make an index
\usepackage{makeidx}
\makeindex
% This is so I can use Harvard style citations
\usepackage{harvard}
%\usepackage{natbib}
%\renewcommand{\cite}{\citep}
%\newcommand{\citeasnoun}{\citet}
%\renewcommand{\citename}{\citeauthor}
% This is to force duplex printing on the HP5Si
\special{header=/home/bscazz/latex/printing/dup_on.ps}
% The following line allows the tables to expand to accomodate sub and superscripts
\usepackage{tabls}
% This allows user to define font type for Chapter/Section labels
\usepackage{sectsty}
\allsectionsfont{\fontfamily{phv}\selectfont}
% The line below defines a font type (Helvetica)
\newcommand{\helv}{%
\fontfamily{phv}\fontsize{10}{11}\selectfont}
% These two lines change the header style, ie lowecase
\lhead{\nouppercase{\rightmark}}
\rhead{\nouppercase{\leftmark}}
% The following line removes the ruler line in the header
\renewcommand{\headrule}{}
% The follwing lines define where the stuff goes in the headers
\fancyhf{}
\fancyhead[LE,RO]{\helv \bfseries \thepage}
\fancyhead[LO]{\rightmark}
\fancyhead[RE]{\leftmark}
% This is an attempt to remove the page no from the footer
\fancyfoot{}
% Definition for the Thumb index - Size of blob
\setlength{\unitlength}{18mm}
\newcommand{\blob}{\rule[-.2\unitlength]{2\unitlength}{.5\unitlength}}
% Define right blob
\newcommand\rblob{
\begin{picture}(0,0)
\put(1.0,-\value{chapter}){\blob}
\end{picture}}
% This line allows two types of header definitions: one for the chapter pages and one for normal
\pagestyle{fancyplain}
% The [] indicates the even pages.
%The first term in \fancyplain is the plain style (for chapters) and the second is for the normal pages
\cfoot[\fancyplain{}{}]{\fancyplain{\helv \bfseries \thepage}{}}
\rhead[\fancyplain{}{\helv \nouppercase \leftmark}]{\fancyplain{}{\helv \bfseries \thepage}}
% Put this line at the begining of Chapter 1 if you want thumb marks
%\rhead[\fancyplain{}{\helv \nouppercase \leftmark}]{\fancyplain{\rblob}{\helv \bfseries \thepage \rblob}}
\lhead[\fancyplain{}{\helv \bfseries \thepage}]{\fancyplain{}{\helv \nouppercase \rightmark}}
%
% The following line is to remove headers/footer for the blank pages
%++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
%
% This part puts a sentence on a blank page
%
\makeatletter
\def\cleardoublepage{\clearpage\if@twoside \ifodd\c@page\else
\hbox{}
\vspace*{\fill}
\begin{center}
% \fbox{This page intentionally contains only this
% sentence.}
\end{center}
\vspace{\fill}
\thispagestyle{empty}
\newpage
\if@twocolumn\hbox{}\newpage\fi\fi\fi}
\makeatother
%++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
EndPreamble
