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UCThesis

UC Thesis - A LyX layout with sample template based on the UCThesis LaTeX Class

1.  Description

UCThesis is a LyX layout and LaTeX class for creating thesis documents. As of April 2013 this layout complies with dissertation formatting requirements of the Graduate Division at UC Berkeley.

2.  Download and Installation

1. Download UCThesisForLyx.zip v2.4
2. Unpack the zip file. It will contain two folders, the configuration files in ..\Configuration Files and an example thesis in ..\example

2.1  Windows Installation

1. Add LaTeX class files to MiKTEX.
   • Copy the ..\Configuration Files\ucthesisLyx folder to the MiKTEX program directory ..\MiKTEX x.x\tex\latex where x.x is the MiKTEX version installed.
   • Copy the ucthesisBibStyle folder to the MiKTEX program directory ..\MiKTEX x.x\bibtex\bst where x.x is the MiKTEX version installed.
   • Open the MiKTEX Settings Manager located at Start>Programs>MiKTEX x.x>Maintenance (Admin). Under the General Tab select Refresh FNDB. This will add the ucthesisLyx folder to MiKTEX.
2. Add the ucthesisLyx.layout file to LyX
   • Copy ucthesisLyx.layout to ..\LyXx.x\Resources\layouts where x.x is the version of LyX installed.
   • Open LyX
   • Reconfigure the application by selecting Tools > Reconfigure
   • Restart LyX

2.2  GNU/Linux Installation

1. Copy the ucthesisLyx folder to ~/texmf/tex/latex
   • Note: If the ~/texmf/tex/latex directory does not exist, it can be created by entering the following command in a terminal mkdir -p ~/texmf/tex/latex
2. Copy the ucthesisBibStyle folder to ~/texmf/bibtex/bst
   • Note: If the ~/texmf/bibtex/bst directory does not exist, it can be created by entering the following command at terminal mkdir -p ~/texmf/bibtex/bst
3. Add the ucthesisLyx.layout file to LyX.
   • Copy ucthesisLyx.layout to ~/.lyx/layouts
   • Open LYX
   • Reconfigure the application by selecting Tools > Reconfigure
   • Restart LYX

2.3  Mac OS Installation

1. Copy the ucthesisLyx folder to ~/Library/texmf/tex/latex
   • Note: In Mac OS Lion the Library folder is hidden by default. It can be accessed by holding down the Option key when clicking the Go menu in Finder- the Library icon will appear as a menu option.
   • Note: If the ~/Library/texmf/tex/latex directory does not exist, it can be created by entering the following command at terminal mkdir -p ~/Library/texmf/tex/latex
2. Copy the ucthesisBibStyle folder to ~/Library/texmf/bibtex/bst
   • Note: If the ~/Library/texmf/bibtex/bst directory does not exist, it can be created by entering the following command at terminal mkdir -p ~/Library/texmf/bibtex/bst
3. Add the ucthesisLyx.layout file to LyX.
   • Copy ucthesisLyx.layout to /Applications/LYX.app/Contents/Resources/layouts
   • Open LYX
   • Reconfigure the application by selecting LyX > Reconfigure
   • Restart LYX

2.4  Upgrading from Previous Version

1. If you are upgrading from a previous version of UCThesisForLyx, follow the instructions above, replacing the existing files in ucthesisLyx and ucthesisBibStyle folders with those from the latest version.
2. Upgrading UCThesisForLyx on Windows
   • Open the MiKTEX Settings Manager located at Start>Programs>MiKTEX x.x>Maintenance (Admin). Under the General Tab select Refresh FNDB.
   • Reconfigure LyX by selecting Tools > Reconfigure and restarting
3. Upgrading UCThesisForLyx on Mac OS
   • Reconfigure LyX by selecting LyX > Reconfigure and restarting

2.5  Open the Example Thesis

1. After installing/upgrading UCThesisForLyx, open ..\example\Thesis.lyx. Confirm that the Thesis (University of California Thesis Class) is available as a Document Class by selecting Document > Settings and selecting Thesis (University of California Thesis Class) from the drop-down menu.
2. In LyX, select View >> View [PDF (pdflatex)]. If the document compiles the installation of UCThesisForLyx has been successful.

3.  Example Thesis

The ..\example folder contains an example thesis which can be used as a template for writing.

The files included in this template are:

Thesis.lyx

frontmatter.tex

preface.tex

acknowledge.tex

ListOfAcronyms.tex

NotationAndSymbols.tex

abstract.tex

macros.tex

Folder - Appendices

Folder - Bibliography

Folder - Chapters

4.  LyX Thesis Options

Three options can be set under the Document > Settings > Documents Settings panel. If not specified the thesis defaults are 12pt, single spaced, with chapter titles having a separate page. The following options can be entered in the "Class options" box

Font Size: Text size for body of document.

Line Spacing: Select either single or double spaced lines.

Chapter title: Chapter title appears on separate page from main text

Bibliography style: Set appearance of citations and presentation of references.

For example, a 11pt, double spaced thesis with the chapter titles on a separate page and references listed alphabetically would be 11pt, DoubleSpaced, ChapterTitleNewPage, LyXBibliographyStyle=UCThesisBibStyleUnsrt

5.  References

• uploads:/Layouts/UC_Thesis/

6.  Contributors

Jonathan Dreyer - http://www.jdreyer.com/projects/LyX/

7.  Categories

Category: Layouts