dissertation_packages.sty

% custom list of packages to load
% this is the standard list of packages to use. Can customize and rename this for specific use/templates
\ProvidesPackage{dissertation_packages}

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% DEFINE USEFUL PACKAGES
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% OBSOLETE PACKAGE CHECK
\RequirePackage[l2tabu,orthodox]{nag}

%------------------------FONTS-------------------------------------------------
\usepackage[utf8]{inputenc}
\usepackage[T1]{fontenc}
\usepackage{lmodern}
\usepackage{microtype} % better fonts/apperance
\usepackage{bm} % boldface
% -------------------MATH PACKAGES --------------------------------------
\usepackage[binary-units=true]{siunitx} % SI units
\usepackage{amssymb}  
\usepackage{amsmath}
\usepackage{amsfonts}
\usepackage{amsthm}
\usepackage{mathtools}

\usepackage{booktabs}
\usepackage[shortlabels]{enumitem}
%----------------------------- GRAPHICS PACKAGES--------------------------

\usepackage[]{geometry}
\usepackage{graphicx} % for pdf, bitmapped graphics files
\usepackage{subcaption} % make it possible to include more than one captioned figure/table in a single float
\graphicspath{{./figures/}}% path to images

% TIKZ
\usepackage{pgfplots}
\pgfplotsset{compat=newest}
\usepgfplotslibrary{groupplots,external}
\usepackage{tikz-3dplot}
\usetikzlibrary{decorations.markings,decorations.pathreplacing,calc}
\usetikzlibrary{decorations.shapes}
\usetikzlibrary{plotmarks,positioning}
\usetikzlibrary{arrows.meta,shapes,decorations.pathmorphing,fit}
\usetikzlibrary{shadows.blur}
% externalize tikz plots for speed
\tikzexternalize[
prefix=build/,
mode=list and make,
% optimize=false,
]
\usepackage{environ}
%------------- CITATION PACKAGES------------------------------
\usepackage[style=numeric,backend=bibtex8]{biblatex}
\ExecuteBibliographyOptions{}
\AtEveryBibitem{%
    \clearfield{url}%
    \clearfield{doi}%
    \clearfield{issn}%
    \clearfield{isbn}%
}
\usepackage{color}
\usepackage[]{hyperref} % links to stuff
\hypersetup{
  colorlinks   = false, %Colours links instead of ugly boxes
  urlcolor     = blue, %Colour for external hyperlinks
  linkcolor    = red, %Colour of internal links
  citecolor   = green %Colour of citations
}

% --------------------------------------
% MUST BE AFTER HYPERREF!!!!!!!!!
%------------------------------------------
\usepackage[noabbrev,capitalize]{cleveref} % get fancy referencing

% \tikzexternaldisable

% \tikzset{help lines/.style={very thin,color=gray!50}} % modify the help lines style

% \tikzset{->-/.style={decoration={
%   markings,
%   mark=at position .5 with {\arrow{>}}},postaction={decorate}}}
  
% \tikzset{decorate sep/.style 2 args=
% {decorate,decoration={shape backgrounds,shape=circle,shape size=#1,shape sep=#2}}}

% \tikzset{>={Latex[width=3mm,length=3mm]}}

\makeatletter
\newsavebox{\measure@tikzpicture}
\NewEnviron{scaletikzpicturetowidth}[1]{%
  \def\tikz@width{#1}%
  \def\tikzscale{1}\begin{lrbox}{\measure@tikzpicture}%
  \BODY
  \end{lrbox}%
  \pgfmathparse{#1/\wd\measure@tikzpicture}%
  \edef\tikzscale{\pgfmathresult}%
  \BODY
}
\makeatother
% Tikz macros
% Draw an arc denoting an angle using start and delta angles
\newcommand{\drawarcdelta}[4]{
  \draw ($#1+(#2:#4)$) arc[start angle=#2, delta angle=#3, radius=#4];
}

% Draw an arc with label denoting an angle using start and delta angles
\newcommand{\drawlabeledarcdelta}[6]{
  \drawarcdelta{#1}{#2}{#3}{#4}
  \node at ($#1+(#2+#3/2:#6)$) {#5};
}

% These packages should come last for real
% \usepackage{refcheck} % check for unused references/labels
% \usepackage[]{showlabels} % show labels for referencing

% Get refcheck to work with cleveref
% \makeatletter
% \newcommand{\refcheckize}[1]{%
%   \expandafter\let\csname @@\string#1\endcsname#1%
%   \expandafter\DeclareRobustCommand\csname relax\string#1\endcsname[1]{%
%     \csname @@\string#1\endcsname{##1}\@for\@temp:=##1\do{\wrtusdrf{\@temp}\wrtusdrf{{\@temp}}}}%
%   \expandafter\let\expandafter#1\csname relax\string#1\endcsname
% }
% \newcommand{\refcheckizetwo}[1]{%
%   \expandafter\let\csname @@\string#1\endcsname#1%
%   \expandafter\DeclareRobustCommand\csname relax\string#1\endcsname[2]{%
%     \csname @@\string#1\endcsname{##1}{##2}\wrtusdrf{##1}\wrtusdrf{{##1}}\wrtusdrf{##2}\wrtusdrf{{##2}}}%
%   \expandafter\let\expandafter#1\csname relax\string#1\endcsname
% }
% \makeatother

% \refcheckize{\cref}
% \refcheckize{\Cref}
% \refcheckizetwo{\crefrange}
% \refcheckizetwo{\Crefrange}