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A modern thesis template for the University of Basel, Department of Mathematics and Computer Science, built with Typst.

Features

  • Fast compilation: Near-instant preview updates
  • Clean design: Based on the official LaTeX template
  • Multi-language: Supports English and German
  • Draft mode: Built-in TODO markers and draft indicators
  • Rich formatting: Custom environments for definitions, theorems, algorithms
  • Flexible typography: Full control over fonts, sizes, and weights

Quick Start

Using the Typst Package

#import "@preview/dmi-basilea-thesis:0.1.1": *

#show: thesis.with(
  title: "Your Thesis Title",
  author: "Your Name",
  supervisor: "Prof. Dr. Supervisor",
  examiner: "Prof. Dr. Examiner",
  thesis-type: "Bachelor Thesis",  // or "Master Thesis"

  abstract: [
    Your abstract here...
  ],

  chapters: (
    include "introduction.typ",
    include "methodology.typ",
    include "conclusion.typ",
  ),

  bibliography-content: bibliography("references.bib"),
)

Local Development

  1. Clone this repository
  2. Import from the local path:
    #import "src/main.typ": *

Configuration Options

Basic Settings

  • title: Your thesis title
  • author: Your name
  • email: Your email address
  • supervisor: Name of your supervisor
  • examiner: Name of your examiner
  • thesis-type: “Bachelor Thesis” or “Master Thesis”
  • language: “en” or “de”
  • date: Defaults to today

Optional Typography Control

Font Families

  • body-font: Main text font (default: “Times New Roman”)
  • sans-font: Headings font (default: “Arial”)
  • mono-font: Code font (default: “Courier New”)

Font Sizes

  • body-size: Main text size (default: 10pt)
  • mono-size: Code text size (default: 10pt)
  • footnote-size: Footnote size (default: 9pt)
  • header-size: Page header size (default: 9pt)

Heading Sizes

  • chapter-number-size: Chapter number size (default: 100pt)
  • chapter-title-size: Chapter title size (default: 24pt)
  • section-size: Section heading size (default: 14pt)
  • subsection-size: Subsection size (default: 11pt)
  • subsubsection-size: Subsubsection size (default: 11pt)

Font Weights

  • chapter-number-weight: Weight for chapter numbers (default: “bold”)
  • chapter-title-weight: Weight for chapter titles (default: “bold”)
  • section-weight: Section heading weight (default: “bold”)
  • subsection-weight: Subsection weight (default: “bold”)
  • subsubsection-weight: Subsubsection weight (default: “bold”)

Advanced Styling

For complete control, you can provide custom styling functions:

#show: thesis.with(
  // Rainbow gradient chapter titles
  chapter-title-style: (content) => text(
    size: 30pt,
    fill: gradient.linear(..color.map.rainbow),
    content
  ),

  // Custom body text
  body-text-style: (body) => {
    set text(font: "Minion Pro", size: 11pt)
    body
  },
)

Available style functions:

  • body-text-style: Override body text styling
  • mono-text-style: Override code text styling
  • chapter-number-style: Override chapter number styling
  • chapter-title-style: Override chapter title styling
  • section-style: Override section styling
  • subsection-style: Override subsection styling
  • subsubsection-style: Override subsubsection styling

Compilation Modes

  • draft: Show/hide TODO markers (default: true)
  • colored: Enable/disable colors for definitions and theorems (default: false)

Template Features

TODO Markers (Draft Mode)

#todo[General TODO]
#todo-missing[Missing content]
#todo-check[Needs verification]
#todo-revise[Needs revision]
#todo-citation[Add citation]
#todo-language[Check language]
#todo-question[Open question]
#todo-note[Note to self]

Custom Environments

#definition(title: "Definition")[
  Your definition here...
]

#theorem(title: "Theorem")[
  Your theorem here...
]

#algorithm(caption: "My Algorithm")[
  Your algorithm here...
]

Contributing

Contributions are welcome! Please open an issue or submit a pull request on GitHub.