[Tex/LaTex] Add text to TOC without dotted-lines and line number

formattingspacingtable of contents

Despite following many suggestions on the net, I have the following issue. I am using TeXnicCenter and MiKTeX. [I have posted the same on Latex Community Forum]. I have not used/tried the tocloft package yet. I am currently using the thesis2 class.

Objective: In my table of contents, I want a text "Chapter" without the dotted lines and the page number. Eg.,

============================================

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments ................ ii

Abstract ........................ v

Chapter

1 Introduction .................. 1

1.1 Network Design .............. 1

1.1.1 Steiner Tree Problems ..... 2

============================================

Trial-1: When I do \addcontentsline{toc}{chapter}{\protect Chapter}, it adds the required text (Chapter) to toc. But, the dotted lines and page number is present.

Trial-2: The same happens when I do \addcontentsline{toc}{chapter}{\protect \numberline{}Chapter}.

Q1) Also, I want only one-line spacing between "Chapter" and "1 Introduction". Currently, I get 2 line-spacing (like between Acknowledgments and Abstract). How do I get rid of that 2 line spacing and make it 1-line spacing?

Best Answer

Use \addtocontents instead of \addcontentsline, and add positive and negative vertical space as appropriate. (Note: I used the thesis2 class file available here.)

\documentclass{thesis2}

\begin{document}

\tableofcontents

\frontmatter

\chapter{Acknowledgments}

\chapter{Abstract}

\mainmatter

\addtocontents{toc}{%
 \protect\vspace{1em}% 
 \protect\noindent Chapter\protect\par
 \protect\vspace{-1em}%
}

\chapter{Introduction}

\section{Network design}

\end{document}

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[Tex/LaTex] Line spacing in ToC, LoF, and LoT

This may or may not work for you in terms of convenience, because it is not automated. But I try to address both the actual question (about TOC, LOF, & LOT) as well as your comment follow-up about chapter & section titles. In both cases, I use stacks to try to resolve the issue.

First, I don't invoke \doublespacing until after the TOC, LOF, & LOT are printed.

Then, for the TOC, LOF, and LOT, I use the optional argument of \chapter, \section, and \caption to insert a \stackunder{}{} at the end of the optional text, which effectively provides a double spacing to the item below it. That process could be automated if you were willing to redefine those sectioning/captioning commands (which I don't do here).

Note: My answer at multiple spacing in TOC is related to this problem. And there, I show how to automate the process by redefining (in that example) \section.

To deal with the double spacing of headings in the report itself, I set an appropriate long-stacking gap when I go into double spaced mode, and then use left-aligned \Longunderstacks to build single-spaced headings. Note though that for sections and lower-level headings, the stack will be fully indented with respect to the section number, rather than wrapped to the left margin (as seen in section 1.1).

\documentclass[a4paper,12pt]{report}

\usepackage{setspace}
\usepackage{mwe} % just for dummy images
\usepackage[usestackEOL]{stackengine}
\setstackgap{L}{\baselineskip}
\def\stacktype{L}

\begin{document}

\addcontentsline{toc}{chapter}{Contents}
\tableofcontents 

\addcontentsline{toc}{chapter}{List of Figures}
\listoffigures

\listoftables
\addcontentsline{toc}{chapter}{List of Tables}

\doublespacing
\setstackgap{L}{.6\baselineskip}

\chapter
[Test Chapter with a very very very very long name which \\splits over multiple lines\stackunder{}{}]
{\Longunderstack[l]{Test Chapter with a very very\\ very very long name which \\splits over multiple lines}}

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\section
[This is a long section title which splits across multiple lines. Dummy Text Dummy Text Dummy Text Dummy Text\stackunder{}{}]
{\Longunderstack[l]{This is a long section title which splits\\ across multiple lines. Dummy Text\\ Dummy Text Dummy Text Dummy\\ Text}}

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\subsection{Another section title}

\begin{figure}[!htb]
\centering
\includegraphics[width=3cm]{example-image}
\caption
[This is a long figure caption which splits across multiple lines. Dummy Text Dummy Text Dummy Text Dummy Text\stackunder{}{}]
{This is a long figure caption which splits across multiple lines. Dummy Text Dummy Text Dummy Text Dummy Text}
\end{figure}

\begin{figure}[!htb]
\centering
\includegraphics[width=3cm]{example-image}
\caption{This is a short caption}
\end{figure}

\begin{table}[!htb]
\caption
[This is a long table caption which splits across multiple lines. Dummy Text Dummy Text Dummy Text Dummy Text\stackunder{}{}]
{This is a long table caption which splits across multiple lines. Dummy Text Dummy Text Dummy Text Dummy Text}
\centering
\begin{tabular}{ l | r }
\hline
  1 & 2 \\
  7 & 8 \\
\hline
\end{tabular}
\end{table}

\begin{table}[!htb]
\caption{This is a short caption.}
\centering
\begin{tabular}{ l | r }
\hline
  1 & 2 \\
  7 & 8 \\
\hline
\end{tabular}
\end{table}

\end{document}

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