[Tex/LaTex] Costum references (from TU Delft dissertation template) to work with parts

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I am currently working on modifying the TU Delft (TUD) dissertation template (found here) to meet my needs. Instead of just chapters I will have parts as well. The referencing of the TUD template assumes it is a section within a chapter, however, I would like it to be a chapter (without a number) within a part.

The problem I am facing is the following:

\chapter{References}
\begingroup
%\renewcommand{\chapter}[2]{}
\renewcommand{\section}[2]{} 
% To remove the section title 
% that \references automatically makes
\bibliographystyle{unsrt}
\references{bibliography/dispReferences}
\endgroup

This give me the chapter '# Reference' and the title name will be on the upper right/left corner of the pages in that chapter. However, removing the chapter number by using

\chapter*{References}

will also remove the chapter title from the upper right/left of the pages in that chapter and replaces it with the chapter title of the previous chapter.

The corresponding \references part in the .cls file is listed below

%% Create an unnumbered reference section.
\addto\captionsenglish{\renewcommand*\bibname{\color{title}References}}
\newcommand*\references[1]{%
\bibliographystyle{dissertation}%
\bibliography{#1}%
}

In addition to all this, the TUD template makes a small thumb print of the chapter number on the pages of each chapter. When using the code above (thus chapter with numbering) the references chapter number is not printed accordingly. When having a references chapter number it jumps to '0' while it should be for example '5'.

The creation of these thump prints is listed below

%% The lthumb command prints the current chapter number in a thumb index on the
%% left (even) page.
\newcommand*\lthumb{%
\ifthumb%
   \begin{tikzpicture}[remember picture,overlay]
   \coordinate (top margin) at (0pt,1in+\topmargin+\headheight+\headsep);
   \coordinate (left margin) at (1in+\evensidemargin,0pt);
%% Calculate the corners of the thumb index based on the current
%% chapter number.
 \coordinate (top left) at ($(current page.north west)-(top margin)-(0pt,\value{chapter}\thumbvspace-\thumbvspace)$);
 \coordinate (bottom right) at ($(top left)+(left margin)-(\thumbhspace,\thumbheight)$);
 %% Shift the left edge to prevent the rounded corner from showing.
 \coordinate (top left) at ($(top left)-(\thumbedge,0pt)$);
 %% Draw the thumb index.
 \fill[fill=thumb,rounded corners=\thumbedge](top left) rectangle (bottom right);
 %% Print the chapter number at the center right in the thumb index.
 \coordinate (center right) at ($(bottom right)+(0pt,0.5\thumbheight)$);
 \node at (center right)[anchor=east,inner sep=2\thumbedge]{
 \titlefont\bfseries\color{usc-black}
 \fontsize{0.75\thumbheight}{0.75\thumbheight}\selectfont
 \thechapter
 };
 \end{tikzpicture}%
 \fi%
 }

I have quite some time on this issue, therefore all the help is appreciated!

Best Answer

Using a modern tool like biblatex i don't even see any of the reported problems. For a lack of a minimal working example, i cannot reproduce any of the issues and understand none of the statements made.

Following works perfectly. Unnumbered chapters that hold the bibliography for a part.

\RequirePackage{scrlfile}
\PreventPackageFromLoading{natbib}

\documentclass[whitelogo]{tudelft-report}
\usepackage[style=numeric-comp]{biblatex}
\addbibresource{biblatex-examples.bib}
\usepackage{changes}
\begin{document}

%% Use Roman numerals for the page numbers of the title pages and table of
%% contents.
\frontmatter

%% Uncomment following 19 lines for a cover with a picture on the lower half only
%\title[tudelft-white]{Title}
%\subtitle[tudelft-cyan]{Optional subtitle}
%\author[tudelft-white]{J.\ Random Author}
%\affiliation{Technische Universiteit Delft}
%\coverimage{cover.jpg}
%\titleoffsetx{10cm}
%\titleoffsety{10cm}
%\afiloffsetx{1cm}
%\afiloffsety{18cm}
%\covertext[tudelft-white]{
%    \textbf{Cover Text} \\
%    possibly \\
%    spanning 
%    multiple 
%    lines
%    \vfill
%    ISBN 000-00-0000-000-0
%}
%\makecover

%% Uncomment following 16 lines for a cover with a picture on the lower half only
\title[tudelft-white]{The amazing journey of Walter Wombat in the
Land of Candy Sticks}
\subtitle[tudelft-black]{Optional subtitle}
\author[tudelft-white]{J.\ Random Author}
\affiliation{Technische Universiteit Delft}
\coverimage{tank.jpg}
\covertext[tudelft-white]{
    \textbf{Cover Text} \\
    possibly \\
    spanning 
    multiple 
    lines
    \vfill
    ISBN 000-00-0000-000-0
}
\setpagecolor{tudelft-cyan}
\makecover[split]


%% Include an optional title page.
\input{title}

\input{preface}

\tableofcontents

%% Use Arabic numerals for the page numbers of the chapters.
\mainmatter

\newrefsection
\part{I am a Wombat}
\chapter{A Wombat?}
No, i am just making fun, i am a
penguin.\cite{aristotle:physics,companion,westfahl:space}

\printbibliography
\newrefsection
\part{I am not a Walrus}
\chapter{Well, that is obvious}
Soy un peng\"uino.\cite{ctan,doody}
\printbibliography

%% Use letters for the chapter numbers of the appendices.
\appendix

%\input{appendix-a}


\end{document}

\RequirePackage{scrlfile}
\PreventPackageFromLoading{natbib,chapterbib}
\documentclass{dissertation}

%% Turn off page numbering for the propositions and make the margins on both
%% sides equal and symmetrical.
\geometry{twoside=false}
\pagestyle{empty}

\usepackage[style=numeric-comp]{biblatex}
\addbibresource{biblatex-examples.bib}
\begin{document}

%% Specify the title and author of the thesis. This information will be used on
%% both the English and Dutch side and in the metadata of the final PDF.
\title[Optional Subtitle]{Title}
\author{Albert}{Einstein}

\begin{center}

{\Large\titlefont\bfseries Propositions}

\bigskip

accompanying the dissertation

\bigskip

%% Print the title.
{\makeatletter
\titlestyle\bfseries\large\@title
\makeatother}

%% Print the optional subtitle.
{\makeatletter
\ifx\@subtitle\undefined\else
    \titlefont\titleshape\@subtitle
\fi
\makeatother}

\bigskip

by

\bigskip

%% Print the full name of the author.
\makeatletter
{\large\titlefont\bfseries\@firstname\ {\titleshape\@lastname}}
\makeatother

\end{center}



\bigskip
\bigskip

%% Apart from the name and title of the supervisor, the following text is
%% dictated by the promotieregelement.
\begin{center}
These propositions are regarded as opposable and defendable, and have been approved as such by the promotor prof.\ dr.\ A.\ Kleiner.
\end{center}

\clearpage
{\selectlanguage{dutch}

\begin{center}

{\Large\titlefont\bfseries Stellingen}

\bigskip

behorende bij het proefschrift

\bigskip

%% Print the title.
{\makeatletter
\titlestyle\bfseries\large\@title
\makeatother}

%% Print the optional subtitle.
{\makeatletter
\ifx\@subtitle\undefined\else
    \titlefont\titleshape\@subtitle
\fi
\makeatother}

\bigskip

door

\bigskip

%% Print the full name of the author.
\makeatletter
{\large\titlefont\bfseries\@firstname\ {\titleshape\@lastname}}
\makeatother

\end{center}


\newrefsection
\part{I am a Wombat}
\chapter{A Wombat?}
No, i am just making fun, i am a
penguin.\cite{aristotle:physics,companion,westfahl:space}

\printbibliography
\newrefsection
\part{I am not a Walrus}
\chapter{Well, that is obvious}
Soy un peng\"uino.\cite{ctan,doody}
\printbibliography


\end{document}

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[Tex/LaTex] Custom chapter title protruding in left margin

Here's one possible solution; the basic idea is to capture the title (#1 in the explicit option for titlesec), to box it inside a varwidth environment and decide the length of the rule to be used (\ftitlewd+2pc) , by using a conditional test comparing the actual width of the title (\titlewd) and the width that was initially reserved to typeset it (\titleboxwd=\textwidth-\mylen=\textwidth-3pc):

\documentclass{book}
\usepackage[T1]{fontenc}
\usepackage[utf8]{inputenc}
\usepackage{xcolor}
\usepackage{varwidth}
\usepackage[calcwidth,explicit]{titlesec}
\usepackage{lipsum}

\newlength\mylen
\newsavebox\mybox
\newlength\titlewd
\newlength\ftitlewd
\newlength\titleboxwd
\setlength\mylen{3pc}
\setlength\titleboxwd{\dimexpr\textwidth-\mylen\relax}
\setlength\ftitlewd{\titleboxwd}

\newcommand\chapfont{\Huge\bfseries\raggedleft}

\titleformat{\chapter}[hang]
  {\chapfont\filleft}
  {}{0pc}
  {\parbox[t]{\mylen}{\textcolor{gray}{\thechapter}\hfill}%
    \begin{lrbox}{\mybox}%
    \begin{varwidth}[t]{\titleboxwd}%
      \chapfont#1%
    \end{varwidth}%
    \end{lrbox}%
    \settowidth\titlewd{\usebox\mybox}%
    \ifdim\titlewd<\titleboxwd%
          \global\setlength\ftitlewd{\titlewd}%
    \fi%
    \parbox[t]{\ftitlewd}{\usebox\mybox}%
  }
  [\vskip-1.4ex{\makebox[0pt][l]{%
    \hspace*{-\ftitlewd}\rule{\dimexpr\ftitlewd+2pc\relax}{1.5pt}}}%
  ]
\titleformat{name=\chapter,numberless}[hang]
  {\chapfont\filleft}
  {}{0pc}
  {%
    \begin{lrbox}{\mybox}%
    \begin{varwidth}[t]{\titleboxwd}%
      \chapfont#1%
    \end{varwidth}%
    \end{lrbox}%
    \settowidth\titlewd{\usebox\mybox}%
    \ifdim\titlewd<\titleboxwd%
          \global\setlength\ftitlewd{\titlewd}%
    \fi%
    \parbox[t]{\ftitlewd}{\usebox\mybox}%
  }
  [\vskip-1.4ex{\makebox[0pt][l]{%
    \hspace*{-\ftitlewd}\rule{\dimexpr\ftitlewd+2pc\relax}{1.5pt}}}%
  ]
\titlespacing*{\chapter}
  {1\mylen}{50pt}{40pt}

\begin{document}

\chapter*{An Unnumbered Chapter}
\lipsum[4]
\chapter{A tremendously Long Chapter Title Showing a Solution}
\lipsum[4]
\chapter{Short Chapter Title}
\lipsum[4]

\end{document}

Some images of the resulting chapter headings: first, an unnumbered chapter (this will be the formatting fot the ToC, LoF, LoT and bibliography):

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A numbered chapter with a long title:

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and a numbered chapter with a short title:

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Feel free to change the lengths to suit your needs.

As a personal note (of course, not more than a suggestion), with the requested layout, the position of the chapter number will vary from chapter to chapter and I am not sure that this is a good choice. Perhaps you could reconsider this.

The following variation places the chapter number outside the right margin, at the same distance that the rule protusion:

\documentclass{book}
\usepackage[T1]{fontenc}
\usepackage[utf8]{inputenc}
\usepackage{xcolor}
\usepackage{varwidth}
\usepackage[calcwidth,explicit]{titlesec}
\usepackage{lipsum}

\newsavebox\mybox

\newlength\mylen
\newlength\titlewd
\newlength\ftitlewd
\newlength\titleboxwd
\setlength\mylen{3pc}
\setlength\titleboxwd{\dimexpr\textwidth-\mylen\relax}
\setlength\ftitlewd{\titleboxwd}

\newcommand\chapfont{\Huge\bfseries\raggedleft}

\titleformat{\chapter}[hang]
  {\chapfont\filleft}
  {}{0pc}
  {%
    \begin{lrbox}{\mybox}%
    \begin{varwidth}[t]{\titleboxwd}%
      \chapfont#1%
    \end{varwidth}%
    \end{lrbox}%
    \settowidth\titlewd{\usebox\mybox}%
    \ifdim\titlewd<\titleboxwd%
          \global\setlength\ftitlewd{\titlewd}%
    \fi%
    \parbox[t]{\ftitlewd}{\usebox\mybox}%
    \makebox[0pt][l]{\parbox[t]{4pc}{\hfill\textcolor{gray}{\thechapter}}}%
  }
  [\vskip-1.4ex{\makebox[0pt][l]{%
    \hspace*{-\ftitlewd}\rule{\dimexpr\ftitlewd+4pc\relax}{1.5pt}}}%
  ]
\titleformat{name=\chapter,numberless}[hang]
  {\chapfont\filleft}
  {}{0pc}
  {%
    \begin{lrbox}{\mybox}%
    \begin{varwidth}[t]{\titleboxwd}%
      \chapfont#1%
    \end{varwidth}%
    \end{lrbox}%
    \settowidth\titlewd{\usebox\mybox}%
    \ifdim\titlewd<\titleboxwd%
          \global\setlength\ftitlewd{\titlewd}%
    \fi%
    \parbox[t]{\ftitlewd}{\usebox\mybox}%
  }
  [\vskip-1.4ex{\makebox[0pt][l]{%
    \hspace*{-\ftitlewd}\rule{\dimexpr\ftitlewd+4pc\relax}{1.5pt}}}%
  ]
\titlespacing*{\chapter}
  {1\mylen}{50pt}{40pt}

\begin{document}

\chapter*{An Unnumbered Chapter}
\lipsum[4]
\chapter{A tremendously Long Chapter Title Showing a Solution}
\lipsum[4]
\chapter{Short Chapter Title}
\lipsum[4]

\end{document}

The corresponding images:

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[Tex/LaTex] Right/left align chapter number and center the chapter title on the next page

To have the header/footer in the first page of every chapter, you can patch (with the help of, for example, etoolbox package) the \chapter command to change the default plain style for fancy.

To have the chapter name+chapter number right (left aligned) you can use \filright (\filleft, respectively) in the second argument for \titleformat and then \filcenter in the fifth argument to have the title centered;

\documentclass{report}
\usepackage[a5paper,showframe]{geometry}% just for the example
\usepackage{fancyhdr}
\usepackage{titlesec}
\usepackage{etoolbox}
\usepackage{lipsum}% just to generate text for the example

\titleformat{\chapter}[display]
  {\normalfont\Large\bfseries}{\filleft\chaptertitlename\ \thechapter}
  {20pt}{\Large\filcenter}

\pagestyle{fancy}
\fancyhf{}
\fancyhead[R]{XYZ}
\fancyhead[L]{year}
\fancyfoot[L]{Blah}
\fancyfoot[R]{\thepage}

\patchcmd{\chapter}{\thispagestyle{plain}}{\thispagestyle{fancy}}{}{}

\begin{document}

\chapter{Test Title}
\lipsum[1-5]

\end{document}

enter image description here

I used the geometry package with its showframe option just to have a visual guideline.

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