diff --git a/instructions.tex b/instructions.tex index 1e50217..db965e5 100644 --- a/instructions.tex +++ b/instructions.tex @@ -31,15 +31,15 @@ Critical information: The current version of the template uses Lua\LaTeX{} for {\em It will not work on PDF\LaTeX{} nor classic \LaTeX.} On debian based systems, you will need to install the \verb|texlive-luatex| package. -\begin{itemize} +\begin{description} \item [Overleaf Template:] \url{https://www.overleaf.com/latex/templates/reykjavik-university-project-report-and-thesis-template/fcwvcgnstrjs} \item [Actively developed code:] \url{https://github.com/foleyj2/ru-thesis} \item Current maintainers: Joseph Timothy Foley and Marcel Kyas. Questions, comments, complaints should be submitted at \url{https://github.com/foleyj2/ru-thesis/issues} -\end{itemize} +\end{description} \subsection{Frequently Asked Questions} -\begin{itemize} +\begin{itemize} \item {\em How do I use APA citations?} The template is setup to use IEEE citations by default. For those who want to use APA, you will need to adjust lines at the top of \path{main.tex} @@ -51,23 +51,26 @@ On debian based systems, you will need to install the \verb|texlive-luatex| pack \item {\em Why isn't there the RU logo on the front of the template on Overleaf/Git?} The official cover for these documents is generated by the Reykjavik University department. - Putting the RU logo on GitHub or Overleaf's templates is incompatible with their licensing rules, so we cannot legally include it. + Putting the RU logo on GitHub or Overleaf's templates is incompatible with their licensing rules due to the font surrounding it, so we cannot legally include it. + The official source of the logo for print can be found at \url{https://hr.kreatives.is/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/HR_Logo_Colors_2017.pdf} + See Section~\ref{sec:coverpage} about how to integrate the cover with the RU logo into your document. \item {\em My advisor doesn't like this format and asked me to change it. - What should I do?} - Please contact the head of Graduate Affairs in your Department about what is required in the thesis format and who determines the formatting. + What should I do?} + Please contact the head of Graduate Affairs in your Department about what is required in the thesis format and who determines the formatting. + The Reykjavik University library is officially in charge of the outside of the thesis and suggested templates. \item {\em Why are there all these blank pages?} In printed books, content in the main body of the book traditionally starts on the Right i.e. ``Recto'' side. The template puts blank pages so that the Abstract, Table of Contents, and Chapters always start on the right side which may involve putting blank pages. \item {\em I've been told to use a Word Template. Where is it?} - There is no officially supported MS Word Template as of 2024-10-23 as far as the authors know. - - The template authors tested MS Word to see if could properly typeset according to standard practice and found it had insufficient enforcement of formatting and margins. - In addition, MS Word is unable to hyphenate Icelandic properly which results in very ugly typesetting. - If you need a WYSIWYG editor to generate an Icelandic document, we recommend OpenOffice or LibreOffice with the extension developed at University of Iceland: \url{https://extensions.openoffice.org/fr/project/icelandic-hyphenation-dictionary} + As of 2025-10-15, the RU Library has been working on an Word template for non-technical users. + + The template authors tested MS Word to see if could properly typeset according to standard practice and found it had insufficient enforcement of formatting and margins. + In addition, MS Word is unable to hyphenate Icelandic properly which results in very ugly typesetting. + If you need a WYSIWYG editor to generate an Icelandic document, we recommend OpenOffice or LibreOffice with the extension developed at University of Iceland: \url{https://extensions.openoffice.org/fr/project/icelandic-hyphenation-dictionary} The authors do not recommend using MS Word for any document that must be printed as a book\footnote{Publishers accept MS Word documents then pay people in Asia to extract the content and convert it into XML or LaTeX.}.