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en:posts:thesis_formatting [2024/01/31 11:14] – created Piet Swinkelsen:posts:thesis_formatting [2025/11/18 09:26] (current) – [Empty pages and where they live] Piet Swinkels
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 You can of course pay someone to do it, but, if you want to do everything to do with your thesis yourself due to a misplaced feeling of pride, or because you have a do-it-yourself attitude, you will need to put some work in. You can of course pay someone to do it, but, if you want to do everything to do with your thesis yourself due to a misplaced feeling of pride, or because you have a do-it-yourself attitude, you will need to put some work in.
  
-But fear not, for in this post I will discuss the [[https://github.com/WetenSchaap/latex-imitatie|LaTeX template I made]] for my thesis, which you can use! That way, you don't have to worry about the boring detail (too) much! Using the template you will still need to make executive decisions, but at least you have a cheat-sheet to check. The template is specifically intended for creating a thesis according to the rules of the university of Amsterdam, but should be easy to adapt to your own needs. If you don't know %%LaTeX%%, you can still use the template, but I am not going to lie, it is going to be a bit harder to get started. Find a different guide to installing latex first, and you can begin.+But fear not, for in this post I will discuss the [[https://github.com/WetenSchaap/latex-imitatie|LaTeX template I made]] for my thesis, which you can use! That way, you don't have to worry about the boring details (too) much! Using the template you will still need to make executive decisions, but at least you have a cheat-sheet to check. The template is specifically intended for creating a thesis according to the rules of the university of Amsterdam, but should be easy to adapt to your own needs. If you don't know %%LaTeX%%, you can still use the template, but I am not going to lie, it is going to be a bit harder to get started. Find a different guide to installing latex first, and you can begin.
  
 You will also still need to find or make a nice image for the cover; mine was drawn by my mother (see below). You will also still need to find or make a nice image for the cover; mine was drawn by my mother (see below).
  
 <row> <row>
-<card image=":research:thesiscover.jpg" footer="Yes, this is just an excuse to show of this picture again." no-body>+<card image=":en:research:thesiscover.jpg" footer="Yes, this is just an excuse to show of this picture again." no-body>
 </card> </card>
 </row> </row>
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 Please note that changes in the ''%%\cleardoubleevenemptypage%%'' and ''%%\KOMAoptions{open=right}%%'' commands can have pretty weird effects that are not always easy to sort out, so be a bit careful if you want to change those things. Please note that changes in the ''%%\cleardoubleevenemptypage%%'' and ''%%\KOMAoptions{open=right}%%'' commands can have pretty weird effects that are not always easy to sort out, so be a bit careful if you want to change those things.
  
-If you (like me) want to add a picture on the left empty page, which might be nice, insert before the beginning of the rest of the chapter the following:+If you (like me) want to add a picture on the left empty page, which might be nice, insert the following  before the rest of the chapter:
  
 <code latex> <code latex>