USF LaTeX2e Manuscript Class

1. Get the usfmanus.dtx file, which includes the class file, documentation, and usfsampt.tex and usfasmpd.tex example files.

2. Get the usfmanus.ins batch file used by the docstrip package to extract the above files.

3. Make sure you have setspace.sty verion 6.4 or greater. If not, you can get it from CTAN.

4. Run latex usfmanus.ins

5. Run latex usfmanus.dtx

6. Read the produced documentation with xdvi usfmanus.

7. Enjoy!

The current version is 1999.6 released on November 12, 1999.

Special thanks to Himanshu Gohel for adding a dissertation option and having the format approved by the Graduate School's manuscript consultant. Also, he's been doing most of the maintenance as of late. <Update: Himanshu has graduated and moved on to better things. His employer's web page can be found at http://www.playsouth.com/.>

Documentation

You can also view the thesis (pdf) (ps) and dissertation (pdf) (ps) sample files.

Changes

FAQ

More to come...

 Lately we have been adding new features (as our time permits!) including a simple mechanism for the addition of lists (e.g., List of Programs) to the frontmatter, the capability to handle co-major professors, and automatic word counting of the abstract (with a warning if it exceeds 350). We'll try to keep the files updated, so be sure to download new versions as they become available, especially before you print your final copy.

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