wits.cls

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%  @LaTeX-class-file{
%     filename        = "wits.cls",
%     version         = "1.0",
%     date            = "03 November 2014",
%     codetable       = "ISO/ASCII",
%     keywords        = "LaTeX, Dissertate",
%     docstring       = "Class for a dissertation."
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\NeedsTeXFormat{LaTeX2e}
\ProvidesClass{Wits}[2014/11/03 v1.0 Wits Class]
\LoadClass[11pt, oneside, a4paper]{report}

% some definitions
\def\degreeyear#1{\gdef\@degreeyear{#1}}
\def\degreemonth#1{\gdef\@degreemonth{#1}}
\def\degree#1{\gdef\@degree{#1}}
\def\advisor#1{\gdef\@advisor{#1}}
\def\school#1{\gdef\@school{#1}}
\def\faculty#1{\gdef\@faculty{#1}}
\def\university#1{\gdef\@university{#1}}
\def\universitycity#1{\gdef\@universitycity{#1}}
\def\universitycountry#1{\gdef\@universitycountry{#1}}
\def\documenttype#1{\gdef\@documenttype{#1}}
\def\partial#1{\gdef\@partial{#1}}

\RequirePackage{color}
\usepackage{hyperref}
\RequirePackage[tiny, md, sc]{titlesec}
\pagestyle{plain}
\RequirePackage{titling}
\RequirePackage[palatino]{quotchap}

\RequirePackage{kvoptions}
\DeclareStringOption{School}[]
\ProcessKeyvalOptions*
\RequirePackage{styles/wits}

\RequirePackage{url}
\usepackage{fixltx2e}

%\parindent 12pt
%\RequirePackage{mathspec}
%\setmathsfont(Digits,Latin,Greek)[Numbers={Proportional}]{EB Garamond}
%\setmathrm{EB Garamond}

% an environment for paragraph-style section
\providecommand\newthought[1]{%
   \addvspace{1.0\baselineskip plus 0.5ex minus 0.2ex}%
   \noindent\textsc{#1}%
}

% Align reference numbers so that they do not cause an indent
\newlength\mybibindent
\setlength\mybibindent{0pt}
\makeatletter
\renewenvironment{thebibliography}[1]
    {\chapter*{\bibname}%
     \@mkboth{\MakeUppercase\bibname}{\MakeUppercase\bibname}%
     \list{\@biblabel{\@arabic\c@enumiv}}
          {\settowidth\labelwidth{\@biblabel{999}}
           \leftmargin\labelwidth
            \advance\leftmargin\dimexpr\labelsep+\mybibindent\relax\itemindent-\mybibindent
           \@openbib@code
           \usecounter{enumiv}
           \let\p@enumiv\@empty
           \renewcommand\theenumiv{\@arabic\c@enumiv}}
     \sloppy
     \clubpenalty4000
     \@clubpenalty \clubpenalty
     \widowpenalty4000%
     \sfcode`\.\@m}
    {\def\@noitemerr
      {\@latex@warning{Empty `thebibliography' environment}}
     \endlist}
\makeatother