Local LaTeX 2e Classes at dcs.ed.ac.uk

This page contains a list of all of the LaTeX 2e class and package files that have been developed at the Department of Computer Science of the Unversity of Edinburgh. For each of these, a short description is provided for the facility and, where appropriate, links are provided to the local documentation, sample document, and source LaTeX 2e files.

Headed Letters (csletter / lfcsletter)

Classes for producing CS department or LFCS headed letters which conform to the University of Edinburgh's corporate visual identity. Users can customise the address, telephone and fax numbers, and also supply a URL for a World Wide Web home page.

• Documentation: the local documentation for csletter - also applies to lfcsletter (DVI)
• Example Letter: an example letter to illustrate the csletter format (PS)
• The euletter Class: the LaTeX2e class for the University's letter style
• The csletter Class: the LaTeX2e class for the Department's letter style (built on euletter)
• The lfcsletter Class: the LaTeX2e class for the LFCS letter style (built on euletter)

Presentation Slides (csslides)

A class for designing overhead slides for presentations, seminars, lectures, etc. The resulting slides exhibit a consistent departmental image and could be used for both internal and external presentations. Features include: mixing of portrait / landscape, colour, notes, etc.

• Documentation: the local documentation for csslides (DVI)
• Example Slides: an example set of slides to illustrate the format (PS)
• The csslides Class: the LaTeX2e class for the local slides style (built on FoilTeX)

Posters (csposter)

A class for producing posters in the University of Edinburgh corporate style. The resultant posters could be used for conference presentations, departmental posters, open day information, lecture course details, etc.

• Documentation: the local documentation for csposter (DVI)
• Example Slides: an example poster in Encapsulated PostScript format (EPS)
• The csposter Class: the LaTeX2e class for the local poster style

Facsimile Cover Sheets (csfax)

This class provides a generic facsimile transmission sheet for use in the Department of Computer Science. Users can specify various details for the sender and recipient of the fax. A shell utility is also provided to ease the generation of fax cover sheets.

• Documentation: the local documentation for csfax (DVI)
• Example Fax: an example fax cover sheet to illustrate the format (PS)
• The csfax Class: the LaTeX2e class for the local fax style

Memorandums (csmemo)

A class that defines a style for internal memorandum sheets for use in the Department of Computer Science. Users can customise the memo headers (e.g. To, From, CC, Subject, Date, etc.) as well as the address header.

• Documentation: the local documentation for csmemo (DVI)
• Example Memo: an example memo sheet to illustrate the format (PS)
• The csmemo Class: the LaTeX2e class for the local memo style

Technical Reports (cstechrep)

A class that provides a general style for writing LFCS (Laboratory for Foundations of Computer Science) and CSG (Computer Systems Group) technical reports in the Department of Computer Science.

• Documentation: the local documentation for cstechrep (DVI)
• Example Report: an example (CSG) technical report to illustrate the format (PS)
• The cstechrep Class: the LaTeX2e class for the local technical report style
• The cstechrep-covers Package: the LaTeX2e class for the technical report covers

Technical Notes (cstn)

A general style for writing technical notes in the Department of Computer Science. By default, these documents are created on A5 sized pages, ready for printing in "book" format.

• Documentation: the local documentation, written using cstn (PS)
• The cstn Class: the LaTeX2e class for the local technical note style

Theses (csthesis)

This class offers a generic style for producing undergraduate or postgraduate theses in the Department of Computer Science. The resulting documents are in line with the official University of Edinburgh regulations for theses.

• Documentation: the local documentation for csthesis (DVI)
• Example Thesis: an short example thesis to illustrate the format (PS)
• The csthesis Class: the LaTeX2e class for the local thesis style

CS4 Project Reports (cs4rep)

A document style for presenting final year undergraduate project reports in the Department of Computer Science.

• Documentation: the local documentation for cs4rep (DVI)
• The cs4rep Class: the LaTeX2e class for the local project report style

MSc Project Reports (mscrep)

A document style for presenting M.Sc. project reports in the Department of Computer Science.

• Documentation: the local documentation for mscrep (DVI)
• The mscrep Class: the LaTeX2e class for the local project report style

Driver-Specific Code (localdriver)

A small package that provides a simple interface to writing LaTeX code that is conditional for a particular driver (e.g. dvips, oztex, etc.).

• Documentation: the local documentation for localdriver (DVI)
• The localdriver Package: the LaTeX2e source for the package