From 6a63d639b549ecb034879bb6151aee73a04183d7 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: "Achim D. Brucker" Date: Mon, 20 Jun 2022 18:51:24 +0100 Subject: [PATCH] Improved documentation. --- README.md | 61 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++--- 1 file changed, 58 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-) diff --git a/README.md b/README.md index db1cb31..82ce5c4 100644 --- a/README.md +++ b/README.md @@ -1,4 +1,4 @@ -# EPSRC - A LaTeX Style Implementing the Layout of EPSRC Funding Proposal +# A LaTeX Style Implementing the Layout of EPSRC Funding Proposals This LaTeX class provides a layout for EPSRC funding applications in the UK. It focuses on the traditional proposal layout, that is summarized on the [EPSRC @@ -18,11 +18,66 @@ as follows: > Also, as Je-S does not support all Microsoft Office Word font types, unsupported > fonts will be replaced, possibly resulting in layout changes to the document. -*Warning:* While this class tries to follow this layout as closely as possible, -there is no guarantee that proposal written using this class are accepted for +**Disclaimer:** While this class tries to follow this layout as closely as possible, +there is no guarantee that proposal written using the EPSRC class are accepted for review (i.e., not desk rejected) and neither is there a guarantee of a positive funding outcome. +## Usage + +To ensure the consistency of common configurations across the various documents +that EPSRC requires, the class file uses a file `epsrc.config` that, if available, +is shared across all documents. A minimal example is: + +```latex +\author{Poor Researcher} +\projectitle[PGMM]{Please Give Me Money} + +``` + +Otherwise, the class file is loaded as usual: + +```latex +\documentclass{epsrc} +``` + +This ensures a document following the basic layout on a4 paper with 2 cm margins +and a base font that is metrially compatible with Arial (the current setup uses +[Arimo](https://fonts.google.com/specimen/Arimo)). Moreover, the font size is +scaled to use 11 pt in Postscript Points. + +### Package Options + +The `epsrc` class only has one option, called `hideinfo` that is `false` by +default. This options configures if additional information using the `\info{}` +command are shown or now. + +### Provided Commands + +The provides the following commands: + +* `\info{...}` for type-setting informative text for co-authors. In the final + submission, this text is usually hidden (using the class option `hideinfo`). +* `\projectitle[shorttitle]{longtitle}` for setting the project title (and, + optional, an acronym). +* `\project` for printing the full title of a project (long title and acronym) +* `\projectlong` for printing the long title of a project +* `\projectshort` for printing the short title of a project + +### Bibliography + +The package configures `biblatex` for type-setting bibliographies. All standard commands of the package `biblatex` can be used. Moreover, the class file provides +the following additional commands: + +* `\citeapplicant{...}` as a variation of the `\cite{...}`, marking the citation + a work of one of the applicants of the proposal. They are marked in the + bibliography. +* `\singlecolprintbibliography` as an alternative to `\printbibliography` with a + pre-configured single-column layout (this might be bending the EPSRC rules) +* `\twocolprintbibliography` as an alternative to `\printbibliography` with a + pre-configured two-column layout (this might be bending the EPSRC rules) + + ## Authors Main author: [Achim D. Brucker](http://www.brucker.ch/)