dissertation.cls

\NeedsTeXFormat{LaTeX2e}
\ProvidesClass{puthesis}
         [2008/05/02 v1.4 Princeton University Thesis class]
\RequirePackage{setspace}
\newcounter{subyear}
\setcounter{subyear}{\number\year}
\def\submitted#1{\gdef\@submitted{#1}}
\def\@submittedyear{\ifnum\month>10 \stepcounter{subyear}\thesubyear
  \else\thesubyear\fi}
\def\@submittedmonth{\ifnum\month>10 January\else\ifnum\month>5 November
  \else June\fi\fi}
\def\copyrightyear#1{\gdef\@copyrightyear{#1}}
\def\@copyrightyear{\number\year}
\def\adviser#1{\gdef\@adviser{#1}}
\long\def\@abstract{\@latex@error{No \noexpand\abstract given}\@ehc}
\newcommand*{\frontmatter}{
  \pagenumbering{roman}
  }
\newcommand*{\mainmatter}{\pagenumbering{arabic}}
\newcommand*{\makelot}{}
\newcommand*{\makelof}{}
\newcommand*{\makelos}{}
\newcommand*{\maketoc}{
  % Add ToC to the pdfbookmarks as a section, but not to the ToC itself.
  % only if we have the hyperref command that is necessary
  \ifdefined\pdfbookmark
     \phantomsection
     \pdfbookmark[1]{\contentsname}{Contents}
  \else
  \fi

  \tableofcontents
  \clearpage
}
%% Setup a command to add extra space only if in singlespacing mode
\newcommand*{\extravspace}[1]{\vspace{0in}}
%% Setup a command to set spacing for body text; also used to restore spacing after long tables in document
\newcommand*{\bodyspacing}{
  \doublespacing
}
%% Setup a command to set spacing for long tables, to be used manually in document
\newcommand*{\tablespacing}{
  \singlespacing
}
%% Command inserted into the document immediately after \begin{document} to place all frontmatter
%%   This was formerly named 'begincmd' and called below in \AtBeginDocument{}
%%   However, that is not compatible with package 'hyperref'. \tableofcontents needs
%%   to be declared from within the document itself. 
\newcommand*{\makefrontmatter}{
\bodyspacing
\frontmatter\maketitlepage\makecopyrightpage\makeabstract
\makeacknowledgements\makededication\maketoc
\makelot\clearpage\makelof\clearpage\makelos
\clearpage\mainmatter
}
\def\@submitted{\@submittedmonth~\@submittedyear}
\def\@dept{English}
\def\@deptpref{Department of}
\def\departmentprefix#1{\gdef\@deptpref{#1}}
\def\department#1{\gdef\@dept{#1}}
\long\def\acknowledgements#1{\gdef\@acknowledgements{#1}}
\def\dedication#1{\gdef\@dedication{#1}}
\newcommand{\maketitlepage}{{
  \thispagestyle{empty}
  \sc
  \vspace*{0in}
  \begin{center}
    \@title
  \end{center}
  \vspace{.3in}
  \begin{center}
  By
  \end{center}
  \vspace{.3in}
  \begin{center}
    STEVEN JOSEPH SYREK
  \end{center}
  \vspace{.3in}
  \extravspace{.3in}
  \begin{center}
    A Dissertation submitted to the \\
Graduate School--New Brunswick \\
Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey \\
in partial fulfillment of the requirements \\
for the degree of \\
Doctor of Philosophy \\
Graduate Program in Literatures in English \\
written under the direction of \\
Professor Ronald Levao \\
and approved by \\
\vspace{.15in}
\line(1,0){150} \\
\vspace{.15in}
\line(1,0){150} \\
\vspace{.15in}
\line(1,0){150} \\
\vspace{.15in}
\line(1,0){150} \\
\vspace{.3in}
New Brunswick, NJ \\
%  \end{center}
%  \vspace{.3in}
%  \extravspace{.3in}
%  \begin{center}
%    Recommended for Acceptance \\
%    by the \@deptpref \\
%    \@dept \\
%    Adviser: \@adviser
%  \end{center}
%  \vspace{.3in}
%  \extravspace{.3in}
%  \begin{center}
    \@submitted
  \end{center}
  \clearpage
  }}
\newcommand*{\makecopyrightpage}{
  \thispagestyle{empty}
  \vspace*{0in}
  \begin{center}
    \copyright\ Copyright by \@author, \@copyrightyear. \\
    All rights reserved.
  \end{center}
  \vspace*{\fill}
  \begin{center}
  Designed in \LaTeX{}
  \end{center}
  \clearpage}
\newcommand*{\makeabstract}{
  \newpage
  \addcontentsline{toc}{section}{Abstract}
  \begin{center}
  \Large \textbf{Abstract}
  \end{center}
  \@abstract
  \clearpage
  }
\def\makeacknowledgements{
  \ifx\@acknowledgements\undefined
  \else
    \ifdefined\phantomsection
     % makes hyperref recognize this section properly for pdf links
     \phantomsection
    \else
    \fi

    \addcontentsline{toc}{section}{Acknowledgements}
    \begin{center}
      \Large \textbf{Acknowledgements}
    \end{center}
    \@acknowledgements
    \clearpage
  \fi
  }
\def\makededication{
  \ifx\@dedication\undefined
  \else
    \vspace*{1.5in}
    \begin{flushright}
      \@dedication
    \end{flushright}
    \clearpage
  \fi
  }
\DeclareOption{lot}{\renewcommand*{\makelot}{
  \ifdefined\phantomsection
    % makes hyperref recognize this section properly for pdf links
    \phantomsection
  \else
  \fi
  \addcontentsline{toc}{section}{List of Tables}\listoftables}}
\DeclareOption{lof}{\renewcommand*{\makelof}{
  \ifdefined\phantomsection
    % makes hyperref recognize this section properly for pdf links
    \phantomsection
  \else
  \fi
  \addcontentsline{toc}{section}{List of Figures}\listoffigures}}
\DeclareOption{los}{
  \renewcommand*{\makelos}{
    \RequirePackage{losymbol}
    \section*{List of Symbols\@mkboth {LIST OF SYMBOLS}{LIST OF SYMBOLS}}
    \@starttoc{los}
  \ifdefined\phantomsection
    % makes hyperref recognize this section properly for pdf links
    \phantomsection
  \else
  \fi
    \addcontentsline{toc}{section}{List of Symbols}
  }
}
\DeclareOption{singlespace}{
  \renewcommand*{\bodyspacing}{
  \singlespacing
  }
  %% Add extra space only if in singlespacing mode
  \renewcommand*{\extravspace}[1]{\vspace{#1}}
}
%% Doublespacing is the default for the thesis -- need not be declared.
\DeclareOption{doublespacing}{
  \renewcommand*{\bodyspacing}{
  \doublespacing
  }
}
\DeclareOption*{\PassOptionsToClass{\CurrentOption}{report}}
\ProcessOptions
%% Not necessary to specify the point size - we inherit it from above
%% \LoadClass[12pt]{report}
\LoadClass{report}
\setlength{\oddsidemargin}{.5in}   %{.4375in}
\setlength{\evensidemargin}{.5in} %{.4375in}
\setlength{\topmargin}{-.5in}  %{-.5625in}
\setlength{\footskip}{.5in} % to put page number 1/2" from the bottom of the page (1/2" from bottom of body text)
\setlength{\textheight}{9in}
\setlength{\textwidth}{6in}

%%% Alter LaTeX defaults to try to eliminate all widows and orphans
\clubpenalty=10000
\widowpenalty=10000

%%% try to avoid overfull lines by limiting how far it is okay to exceed the margins
%%% http://www.tex.ac.uk/cgi-bin/texfaq2html?label=overfull
\setlength{\emergencystretch}{2em}

\long\def\abstract#1{\gdef\@abstract{#1}}
%% 'begincmd' no longer used -- insert \makefrontmatter in the document instead. See above. 
%\AtBeginDocument{\begincmd}
\endinput
%% 
%% End of file `puthesis.cls'.