ElegantThesisLaTeX

A thesis template based on KOMA-Script (scrbook).
Includes ideas and snippets inspired by Konrad Muehler (kfiles.de/latex.php).

Quickstart

1. Install a TeX distribution with LuaLaTeX, BibTeX, MakeIndex, MakeGlossaries, and latexmk.
2. Build the PDF.
3. Clean build artifacts when needed.

Build commands:

• Windows full build (includes equation export):

compile.bat

• Cross-platform (fast, deterministic build via latexmk):

./compile.ps1

./compile.sh

On macOS/Linux, run chmod +x compile.sh clean.sh once.

Clean commands:

clean.bat

./clean.sh

Customize In 5 Files

1. config.tex - project metadata and font toggle.
2. title.tex - title page layout.
3. abstract.tex - abstract content.
4. thesis.tex - document structure, chapter order, lists, bibliography.
5. 1_chapter.tex - start your content here and follow the pattern for other chapters.

Related files:

• header.tex controls style and layout.
• glossaries.tex contains glossary and acronym definitions.

Fonts

Default fonts are free and included with common TeX distributions.

• Serif: XCharter-Roman
• Sans: TeX Gyre Heros

Fallback option:

• Set \UseFallbackFontstrue in config.tex to switch to Latin Modern.

Build Tools

• latexmkrc configures a deterministic multi-pass build.
• equations.bat exports equations and requires pdfcrop, Ghostscript, and pdf2svg.

Citation Style

Switch citation style in header.tex.

• For a numbered bibliography, use the "Numbered Bibliography" block.
• For APA style, use the "APA Style" block and replace \citep{} with \cite{}.

Maintainer Notes

Template repository:

• In GitHub, open repository settings and enable "Template repository".

Release tags:

• git tag -a vX.Y.Z -m "Release vX.Y.Z"
• git push --tags
• Create the release in GitHub for the tag.

Features