A LateX template for PhD/MS thesis of College of Computer Science, National Chiao Tung University, Hsinchu, Taiwan.

Required Packages:

• TexLive:

  OS	Command
  Windows	Download
  Debian/Ubuntu	sudo apt-get install texlive-full
  ArchLinux	sudo pacman -S texlive-most

• Fonts

  Windows users can skip this step, since Arial/Times New Roman/標楷體 are Microsoft system fonts.

  [Arial/Times New Roman]:

  Debian/Ubuntu:

  sudo apt-get --reinstall install ttf-mscorefonts-installer  
  

  ArchLinux:

  yaourt -S ttf-ms-fonts   
  

  [標楷體]:

  [ ! -d ~/.local/share/fonts ] && mkdir -p ~/.local/share/fonts  
  curl -sSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/alex81527/latex-nctu-thesis/master/latex-src/fonts/kaiu.ttf > ~/.local/share/fonts/kaiu.ttf  
  fc-cache -fv ~/.local/share/fonts  
  

• LaTex Editor: Anything will do, e.g., TeXmaker/TeXstudio/TeXShop/etc. I prefer TeXstudio.

  OS	Command
  Windows	Download
  Debian/Ubuntu	sudo apt-get install texstudio
  ArchLinux	sudo pacman -S texstudio

  Go to Options->Configure TeXstudio->Build->Default Compiler, and choose XeLateX. It natively supports Unicode and can use your system font without having to mess with the TeX font system.

• Bibtex Manager:

  OS	Command
  Windows	Download
  Debian/Ubuntu	sudo apt-get install jabref
  ArchLinux	sudo pacman -S jabref

How to use this template:

LateX source files are placed in latex-src. First, you should fill in the required fields in main.tex. Then complete the following steps:

• Cover Page
  There is a .docx template in cover_page. Modify and save it as cover.pdf in this folder.
• Thesis Title Page
  There is a .docx template in title_page. Modify and save it as title.pdf in this folder.
• Abstract
  Modify and fill in the required fields in chinese_abstract/ab_zh.tex and abstract/ab.tex.
• Acknowlegdement
  Write your acknowledgement in acknowledgement/ack.tex.
• Body
  Wrtie the main content of your thesis in body/sample-body.
• References
  Maintain your bibtex file in sample-bibliography.

Compile main.tex either using make or your Latex editor to generate your thesis.
Good luck and have fun!

FAQ

• Why is the .bbl not generated when I compile from my LateX editor?

Sometimes they don't get things right. In this case, use make clean and make instead.