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# A slightly improved bachelor thesis template
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- modern packages
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- modern fonts
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- less confusing directory structure
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- slightly more useful examples (figures, diagrams, tables, code listings)
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- Czech version has correctly named references
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- builds abstracts
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See the [pre-built version](build/thesis.pdf) for details
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## How-to
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1. Type `make`, check that everything compiles. You should get a `thesis.pdf` that passes PDF-A validation. If not, complain.
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2. Fill in `metadata.tex` and all `xmpdata` files.
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3. Look at the example code (there are several hints), remember it, erase it.
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4. Write the thesis.
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5. Submit and defend the thesis.
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## PDF/A
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With a bit of luck, you should get PDF/A right out of LaTeX.
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A working PDF/A validator that can point out exact problems is here: https://github.com/mff-cuni-cz/cuni-thesis-validator
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Common PDF/A problems include:
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- imported PDF pictures that are not PDF/A.
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- the used font does not support PDF/A (including the fonts in imported pictures). See https://martin.hoppenheit.info/blog/2018/pdfa-validation-and-inconsistent-glyph-width-information/ for a very ugly case.
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Solutions:
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- use `pdfa.sh` to convert PDFs to PDF/A-compatible form the "hard way" (although this does _not_ retain the PDF/A metadata mark, see comments in the script).
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- read the commentary by Martin Mareš (that describes most of the common problems) here: https://mj.ucw.cz/vyuka/bc/pdfaq.html
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- use `pdfa.sh` as a last resort for `thesis.pdf` if everything other fails
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## Ideas/improvements/more examples?
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Pull requests welcome.
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## License?
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Everything in this repository is released into the public domain, not encumbered by any kind of copyright at all.
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Parts of the code (esp. the title page) are based on the original template (available from the faculty website) by Martin Mareš, Arnošt Komárek, and Michal Kulich. (Thanks!)
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