Cover now adjusts based upon papersize. Looks good.

main-dissertation.tex

@@ -72,7 +72,9 @@
 
 \begin{document}
 \printedcover{\thetitle}{ISSN XXXX-XXXX}%Cover title and ISSN number
+\printedcover{\thetitle}{ISSN XXXX-XXXX}%Cover title and ISSN number
 \maketitle{}
+
 \disableindents{}%frontmatter material mostly doesn't need indents
 \copyrightpage{\thetitle}{0000-0000-0000-0000}{100}{ISBN 978-XXXX-XXXX-X-X (print version)\\
 ISBN 978-XXXX-XXXX-X-X (electronic version)}{Printing: RU Printing osf.}{Printed on 900g Cardboard paper}

rudissertation.sty

@@ -74,16 +74,6 @@
 
 %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%
 %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%% COVER %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%
-\newenvironment{printcover}%Never put a number
-{\thispagestyle{empty}%
-  \pagestyle{empty}%
-  \thispagestyle{empty}%
-  \clearforchapter% clear to chapter setting  
-  \disableindents%
-  \titletextfont\SingleSpacing}%
-{\setlength{\TPMargin}{0mm} %% margins inside the textblock
-  \enableindents{}\newpage}%
-
 \RequirePackage{calc}%arithmetic in commands like lengths
 %\RequirePackage{printlen}% display lengths in arbitrary units
 \RequirePackage[absolute, verbose]{textpos}%option: showboxes
@@ -95,62 +85,52 @@
 %% These commands set the units in \begin{textblock} when not 
 %%  directly specified
 %% We set them to the page sizes so we can align from them
-\setlength{\TPHorizModule}{\stockwidth}
+\setlength{\TPHorizModule}{\paperwidth}
-\setlength{\TPVertModule}{\stockheight}
+\setlength{\TPVertModule}{\paperheight}
-%\setlength{\TPMargin}{2mm} %% margins inside the textblock*
 \textblockorigin{0mm}{0mm} % start everything near the top-left corner
 \newlength{\pagecenterx}%
-\setlength{\pagecenterx}{\stockwidth/2}
+\setlength{\pagecenterx}{\paperwidth/2}
 \newlength{\pagecentery}
-\setlength{\pagecentery}{\stockheight/2}
+\setlength{\pagecentery}{\paperheight/2}
 \newlength{\printcoverlmargin}
 \setlength{\printcoverlmargin}{25mm}
 %% Helvetics in package helvet, family code phv
 \RequirePackage{helvet}
 \newfontfamily\phdcoverfont{Nimbus Sans}
-% \def\frontcovertitlefont{\fontfamily{phv}\fontseries{b}\fontshape{n}\fontsize{20.74}{24}\selectfont}
 \def\frontcovertitlefont{\fontseries{b}\fontshape{n}\fontsize{20.74}{24}\phdcoverfont}
-% \def\frontcovertitletext{\fontfamily{phv}\fontseries{m}\fontshape{n}\fontsize{14.4}{16}\selectfont}
+\def\frontcovertitletextfont{\fontseries{m}\fontshape{n}\fontsize{14}{18}\phdcoverfont}%extra line space
-\def\frontcovertitletextfont{\fontseries{m}\fontshape{n}\fontsize{14.4}{16}\phdcoverfont}
 \def\titletitlefont{\fontseries{b}\fontsize{17pt}{20pt}\phdcoverfont}
 \def\titletextfont{\fontsize{14pt}{16pt}\phdcoverfont}
 \def\titleinfofont{\fontsize{12}{14}\phdcoverfont}
 
 %% ----- PRINTED FRONT COVER ----------------------------------------------------------
 %% This cover will be on the outside (not with window)
-\newcommand{\printedcover}[2]{
+\newcommand{\printedcover}[2]{%
-  \thispagestyle{empty}
+  \pagestyle{empty}\thispagestyle{empty}\SingleSpacing%
-  \setlength{\TPMargin}{0mm} %% margins inside the textblock*
+  \sffamily%
-  \sffamily    
+  \disableindents\titletextfont\SingleSpacing%
-  \begin{textblock*}{\textwidth}[0,0](\printcoverlmargin,30mm)%
+  \begin{textblock*}{\textwidth}[0.5,0.5](\pagecenterx,60mm)%%% Place logo in center of paper
-    {\center\rulogo{}\par}%
+    \begin{center}\rulogo{}\end{center}%
-  \end{textblock*}
-  %
-  
-  \setSingleSpace{1.8}\SingleSpacing%
-  \begin{textblock*}{\textwidth}[0,0](\printcoverlmargin,110mm)%
-    \noindent\raggedright\textcolor{rugray}{\frontcovertitlefont#1}\par
   \end{textblock*}%
-  % 
+  \begin{textblock*}{\textwidth}[0.5,0.5](\pagecenterx,140mm)%
-  \setSingleSpace{1.5}\SingleSpacing%    
+    \raggedright\textcolor{rugray}{\frontcovertitlefont#1}%title
-  \begin{textblock*}{\textwidth}[0,1](\printcoverlmargin,225mm)%
+  \end{textblock*}%
-    \noindent\textcolor{rugray}{
+  \begin{textblock*}{\textwidth}[0,1](\printcoverlmargin,\paperheight+\trimtop-15mm)%
-      \frontcovertitletextfont\textbf{\theauthor}\\%
+    {\color{rugray}%
-      \theDegreeLong\\%
+      \setlength{\parskip}{0pt}%
-      \thedate\\%
+      \frontcovertitletextfont\textbf{\theauthor}\par
-      \theSchool\\%
+      \theDegreeLong\par
-      \theInstitution
+      \thedate\par
-    }\par
+      \theSchool\par
-    \vspace*{5mm}
+      \theInstitution\par}%
-    \noindent\textcolor{rured}{
+    \vspace*{\baselineskip}%
-      \frontcovertitlefont\theDocumentType{}
+    {\color{rured}\frontcovertitlefont\theDegreeAbbrv{}~\theDocumentType}\par%
-    }\par
+    \vspace*{\baselineskip}%
-    \vspace*{3mm}
+    \color{rugray}\frontcovertitletextfont\scriptsize#2\par%ISSN    
-    {\noindent\frontcovertitletextfont\scriptsize\color{rugray}#2}%                 
   \end{textblock*}
-    \setSingleSpace{1.0}
+  \rmfamily\quad%need empty text show that it is a page
-  \newpage\quad%% I am not sure why we must put this to ensure that the covers don't overlap
+  \enableindents{}
-  \newpage  % without this, page numbers show up.  Weird.
+  \newpage
   %% TODO: isolate font and spacing changes from the rest of the document
 }
 

rulogo.sty

@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@
 \RequirePackage{tgheros}
 \newfontfamily\rufont{TeX Gyre Heros}
 
-\newcommand\rulogo{\drawrulogo{0.5}}%most documents only need the half-size logo
+\newcommand\rulogo{\drawrulogo{0.4}}%most documents need a smaller logo
 \newcommand{\drawrulogo}[1]{
   %ARG:  scale based upon 6cm = 1
   \phantom{bla}