How to contribute to our report using latex

Installation

Install (La)Tex:

• Linux: Tex Live

• Mac: Mac Tex

• Windows: MiKTeX

Just google or have a look here.

Generate a pdf output

Run latexmk -pdf in the report folder.

The blank pages in the output pdf are correct, as the reported will be printed one-sided.

Tutorial

I do not find the Tutorial that I used to learn LaTex, but this seems to give a good overview.

Spaces

Use ~ to produce non-breakable space.

Citations

Use ~\citep{BIBKEY} to add a citation to the report. Make sure that you added the source with the corresponding BIBKEY to the bibliography.bib file.

It is mandatory that all bib entries are complete. Especially make sure that you include a doi!

Figures

Add figures (make sure that the quality of the picture is good; .svg is preferable) to the Figures folders. In the report add:

\begin{figure}[ht]
	\centering
	\includegraphics[scale=0.4]{Figures/compare_raw_signal}
	\decoRule
	\caption[Signal of both eye-trackers]{The experiment consisted of six identical blocks. Each block starts with calibration phase and is followed by a fixed sequence of the ten conditions. Thus, each participant took part in six calibration procedures and a total of 60 conditions.}
	\label{fig:RawSignal}
\end{figure}

Write something meaningful as the label. You can reference it with Figure~\ref{fig:RawSignal}.

Pushing to github

Run latexmk -c to clean up (delete auxiliary files).

Do not push the pdf to github (also no .aux files etc.). This is not necessary! Everyone can create a local pdf.

main.tex

You probably do not need to change anything in the main.tex file except adding a new section file (that you put into the Chapters folder) to it:

% Include the chapters of the thesis as separate files from the Chapters folder

\include{Chapters/Introduction}
\include{Chapters/YourNewChapter}