reworking the cover: still broken

rudissertation.sty

@@ -85,6 +85,7 @@
   \enableindents{}\newpage}%
 
 \RequirePackage{calc}%arithmetic in commands like lengths
+%\RequirePackage{printlen}% display lengths in arbitrary units
 \RequirePackage[absolute, verbose]{textpos}
 % option: showboxes for placement
 \RequirePackage{xcolor}
@@ -95,8 +96,8 @@
 %% 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}{\paperwidth}
-\setlength{\TPVertModule}{\paperheight}
+\setlength{\TPHorizModule}{\stockwidth}
+\setlength{\TPVertModule}{\stockheight}
 %\setlength{\TPMargin}{2mm} %% margins inside the textblock*
 \textblockorigin{0mm}{0mm} % start everything near the top-left corner
 \newlength{\pagecenterx}%
@@ -111,51 +112,46 @@
 % \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\frontcovertitletext{\fontseries{m}\fontshape{n}\fontsize{14.4}{16}\phdcoverfont}
+\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}{
-  \begin{printcover}
+\newcommand{\printedcover}[2]{
+  \thispagestyle{empty}
   \setlength{\TPMargin}{0mm} %% margins inside the textblock*
   \sffamily    
-  \begin{textblock*}{\textwidth}[0.5,0.5](\pagecenterx,68mm)%
+  \begin{textblock*}{\textwidth}[0,0](30mm,30mm)%
     {\rulogo{}}%
   \end{textblock*}
     % 
   \setSingleSpace{1.8}\SingleSpacing%
-  \begin{textblock*}{\textwidth}[0,0](\covernowinmarginl,120mm)%
-    \textcolor{rugray}{\frontcovertitlefont\thetitle}\par%
-    \end{textblock*}%
-    % 
-    \setSingleSpace{1.5}\SingleSpacing%    
-    \begin{textblock*}{\textwidth}[0,0](\covernowinmarginl,222mm)%
-      \begin{minipage}{\textwidth}
-        \textcolor{rugray}{ 
-          \frontcovertitletext
-          \textbf{\theauthor}\\% 
-          Name of Degree\\% 
-           Whensigned\\%
-            School\\%
-            Institution%        
-          }\par
-          \vspace*{5mm}
-          \textcolor{rured}{
-            \frontcovertitlefont
-            DEgree abbrev.
-            %\ifbool{projectreport}{}{\degreeabbrv@ruthesis{}} \documenttype@ruthesis
-            }\par
-            \vspace*{3mm}
-            {\scriptsize\color{rugray}Book ID}%                 
-          \end{minipage}
-        \end{textblock*}        
-        \SingleSpacing{}
-        \end{printcover}
+  \begin{textblock*}{\textwidth}[0,0](30mm,110mm)%
+    \noindent\textcolor{rugray}{\frontcovertitlefont#1}\par%UPPERCASE
+  \end{textblock*}%
+  % 
+  \setSingleSpace{1.5}\SingleSpacing%    
+  \begin{textblock*}{\textwidth}[0,0](30mm,225mm)%
+    \noindent\textcolor{rugray}{
+      \frontcovertitletextfont\textbf{\theauthor}\\%
+      \theDegreeLong\\%
+      \thedate\\%
+      \theSchool\\%
+      \theInstitution
+    }\par
+    \vspace*{5mm}
+    \noindent\textcolor{rured}{
+      \frontcovertitlefont\theDocumentType{}
+    }\par
+    \vspace*{3mm}
+    {\noindent\scriptsize\color{rugray}#2}%                 
+    \end{textblock*}        
+    \setSingleSpace{1.0}
   \newpage\quad%% I am not sure why we must put this to ensure that the covers don't overlap
   \newpage  % without this, page numbers show up.  Weird.
+  %% TODO: isolate font and spacing changes from the rest of the document
 }