Allow UCL Banner, Allow extra declaration, Signature on Declaration, …

.gitignore

@@ -119,4 +119,7 @@ sympy-plots-for-*.tex/
 *.tdo
 
 # xindy
-*.xdy
+*.xdy
+
+# Don't store PDF in git
+Main.pdf

Appendices.tex

@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ \chapter{Colophon}
 \label{appendixlabel3}
 \textit{This is a description of the tools you used to make your thesis. It helps people make future documents, reminds you, and looks good.}
 
-\textit{(example)} This document was set in the Times Roman typeface using \LaTeX\ and Bib\TeX , composed with a text editor. 
+\textit{(example)} This document was set in the Helvetica typeface using \LaTeX\ and Bib\TeX , composed with a text editor. 
  % description of document, e.g. type faces, TeX used, TeXmaker, packages and things used for figures. Like a computational details section.
 % e.g. http://tex.stackexchange.com/questions/63468/what-is-best-way-to-mention-that-a-document-has-been-typeset-with-tex#63503
 

Main.tex

@@ -76,6 +76,8 @@
 \setcounter{secnumdepth}{3}
 \setcounter{tocdepth}{3}
 
+% Ensure Helvetica
+\renewcommand\familydefault{\sfdefault}
 
 \begin{document}
 

Preamble.tex

@@ -6,10 +6,21 @@
 % \renewcommand {\@degree@string} {Master of Things}
 % \makeatother
 
+% Flags for content selection; 
+% They should be before calls to \maketitle, \makedeclaration etc.
+% If set to true, download EPS file from: https://imagestore.ucl.ac.uk/imagestore/start/ucl-banners/For%20PRINT?authrequest=1&https=1
+\setbool{useuclbanner}{false}
+\uclbannerlocation{images/ucl-banner-a4.eps}
+
 \title{A Thesis Title}
 \author{Author Name}
 \department{Department of Something}
 
+% You can use this for extra information after the boilerplate declaration.
+% Use the \\ macro for new lines. Can be useful if you have to declare
+% contributions on papers.
+\extradeclaration{}
+
 \maketitle
 \makedeclaration
 

ucl_thesis.cls

@@ -163,13 +163,19 @@
 \DeclareOption*{\PassOptionsToClass{\CurrentOption}{book}}
 \ProcessOptions
 \LoadClass{book}
-% This is the package that sets the fonts up as Times New Roman.
+% This is the package that sets the fonts up as Helvetica/Arial per UCL requirement
+\RequirePackage[scaled]{helvet}
 \RequirePackage{mathptmx}
 % The mathptmx package makes a subset of the math glyphs (mathcal) extremely calligraphically loopy.
 % This sets sets the "alphabet" for \mathcal for the OMS encoding block, to the cmsy font, 
 %  m series (medium, I think), n weight, which is the ordinary default.
 % See issue #19 for some reference links and examples.
 \DeclareMathAlphabet{\mathcal}{OMS}{cmsy}{m}{n}
+% Used to select content
+\RequirePackage{ifthen}
+% Used for the text over the UCL Banner
+\RequirePackage{xcolor}
+\RequirePackage[pscoord]{eso-pic}
 %    \end{macrocode}
 %
 %  \subsection{Page Layout}
@@ -202,9 +208,9 @@
 %  \begin{macro}{\ps@headings}
 %  Define a new style so that all the standard styles are available.
 %    \begin{macrocode}
-\def \ps@headings{%
-    \def \@oddhead{\normalfont \rmfamily \slshape \hfill \rightmark \hfill \thepage}%
-    \def \@evenhead{\normalfont \rmfamily \slshape \thepage \hfill \leftmark \hfill}%
+    \def \ps@headings{%
+    \def \@oddhead{\normalfont \sffamily \slshape \hfill \rightmark \hfill \thepage}%
+    \def \@evenhead{\normalfont \sffamily \slshape \thepage \hfill \leftmark \hfill}%
     \let \@oddfoot = \@empty%
     \let \@evenfoot = \@empty%
     \let \@mkboth = \markboth%
@@ -413,6 +419,22 @@
 %    \begin{macrocode}
 \def\department#1{\gdef\@department{#1}}
 \def\@department{\@latex@warning@no@line{No \noexpand\department given}}
+%   Allows extra text after the boiler-plate declaration
+\def\extradeclaration#1{\gdef\@extradeclaration{#1}}
+%   Allows using the UCL eps A4 banners on the title page
+\def\uclbannerlocation#1{\gdef\@uclbannerlocation{#1}}
+\newboolean{useuclbanner}
+\setboolean{useuclbanner}{false}
+\ifthenelse{\boolean{useuclbanner}}%
+{\def\@uclbannerlocation{\@latex@warning@no@line{No \noexpand\uclbannerlocation given}}}{}
+%   Used to place the department and UCL over the UCL eps banner
+\newcommand{\placetextbox}[3]{% \placetextbox{<horizontal pos>}{<vertical pos>}{<stuff>}
+  \setbox0=\hbox{#3}% Put <stuff> in a box
+  \AddToShipoutPictureFG*{% Add <stuff> to current page foreground
+    \put(\LenToUnit{#1\paperwidth},\LenToUnit{#2\paperheight}){\vtop{{\null}\makebox[0pt][l]{\begin{tabular}{l}#3\end{tabular}}}}%
+  }%
+}
+%
 \renewcommand \maketitle{%
     \setcounter{page}{1}%
     \thispagestyle{empty}%
@@ -422,7 +444,8 @@
     \gdef \@address{}%
     \gdef \@thanks{}%
     %\gdef \@author{}%
-    \gdef \@department{}%
+    \ifthenelse{\boolean{useuclbanner}}{}{%
+    \gdef \@department{}}%
     \gdef \@title{}%
     \let \maketitle = \relax%
 }
@@ -434,6 +457,17 @@
 \newcommand \@maketitle{%
     \newpage%
     \null%
+    \ifthenelse{\boolean{useuclbanner}}{%
+        % The magic numbers here assume the standard UCL A4 Header EPS file
+        \vspace*{-100pt}%
+        \hspace*{-134.5pt}%
+        \includegraphics{\@uclbannerlocation}%
+        \placetextbox{0.14}{0.899}{%
+            \textcolor{white}{\large \bfseries \@department}\\%
+            \textcolor{white}{\large \bfseries University College London}%
+        }%
+    }{}%
+    \null%
     \vspace*{5em}%
 %%%
 %%%  Julia Schnabel wanted the following added.
@@ -476,9 +510,19 @@
 %    \begin{macrocode}
        \newcommand \makedeclaration {%
          \clearpage%
+         \thispagestyle{empty}%
          I, \@author , confirm that the work presented in this thesis is my own.
-         Where information has been derived from other sources, I confirm that this has been indicated in the work.
+         Where information has been derived from other sources, I confirm that
+         this has been indicated in the work. \@extradeclaration
+
+         \null
+         \vspace*{2em}
+         \noindent Date: \@date\\
+         Name: \@author\\
+         Signature: 
          \gdef \@author{}%
+         \ifthenelse{\boolean{useuclbanner}}{%
+         \gdef \@department{}}{}%
          \clearpage%
        }%
 %    \end{macrocode}