[Tex/LaTex] Create a titlepage: package .sty

packagestitles

I would like to create a package (.sty) for a titlepage. I followed this guide https://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/LaTeX/Title_Creation from which I took the following two codes: the first code is the package called columbidaeTitle.sty, the second code is the document where the package, earlier created, is loaded.

columbidaeTitle.sty

% Copyright note: This package defines how titles should
% be typeset at the columbidae University
% Please check for updates
\ProvidesPackage{columbidaeTitle}[2015/08/10 v.01 an
example package^^J for wikibooks]
\RequirePackage{graphicx}
\newcommand*{\project}[1]{\gdef\@project{#1}%
}
\newcommand*{\@project}{Final Year Project}
\newcommand*{\supervisor}[1]{\gdef\@supervisor{#1}%
}
\newcommand*{\@supervisor}{\texttt{\string\supervisor} currently
not set. Please fix this.}
\renewcommand*{\maketitle}{%
\begin{titlepage}
{\raggedleft%
    \includegraphics[width=3cm]{example-image-16x9}\par
}\vspace{1cm}
    \centering
{\scshape\LARGE Columbidae University \par}
\vspace{1cm}
{\scshape\Large\@project\unskip\strut\par}
\vspace{1.5cm}
{\huge\bfseries\@title\unskip\strut\par}
\vspace{2cm}
{\Large\itshape\@author\unskip\strut\par}
\vfill
supervised by\par
\@supervisor\unskip\strut\par

\vfill

{\large \@date\par}
\end{titlepage}
}
\endinput

Document:

\documentclass{book}
\usepackage{columbidaeTitle}
\supervisor{Dr. James Miller}
\project{Bachelor Thesis}
\author{A LaTeX enthusiast}
\title{Why i want to be a duck}

\begin{document}
\maketitle
\tableofcontents
\chapter{Ducks are awesome}
\end{document}

I have an issue. I would like the whole document to have this margin:

\usepackage[bindingoffset=1.5cm, left=3cm, right=3cm, top=3cm, bottom=3cm]{geometry}

except for the titlepage, for which I would like to have

\newgeometry{left=3cm,right=3cm,bottom=2cm,top=3cm}

I tried to insert \RequirePackage{geometry} in the columbidaeTitle.sty file and then

\newgeometry{left=3cm,right=3cm,bottom=2cm,top=3cm}
\begin{titlepage}
...
\end{titlepage}
\restoregeometry

but it didn't work. How can I make?

Best Answer

Just load geometry conditionally. Of course the documentation should make it clear that the package must be loaded after geometry, if this package is used. A test for this could be added.

`columbidaeTitle.sty`

% Copyright note: This package defines how titles should
% be typeset at the columbidae University
% Please check for updates

\ProvidesPackage{columbidaeTitle}[2015/08/10 v.01 an example package^^J for wikibooks]
\RequirePackage{graphicx}

\@ifpackageloaded{geometry}{}{\RequirePackage[pass]{geometry}}

\newcommand*{\project}[1]{\gdef\@project{#1}}
\newcommand*{\@project}{Final Year Project}
\newcommand*{\supervisor}[1]{\gdef\@supervisor{#1}}
\newcommand*{\@supervisor}{\texttt{\string\supervisor} currently not set. Please fix this.}
\renewcommand*{\maketitle}{%
  \begin{titlepage}
  \newgeometry{left=3cm,right=3cm,bottom=2cm,top=3cm}
  {\raggedleft\includegraphics[width=3cm]{example-image-16x9}\par}
  \vspace{1cm}
  \centering
  {\scshape\LARGE Columbidae University \par}
  \vspace{1cm}
  {\scshape\Large\@project\unskip\strut\par}
  \vspace{1.5cm}
  {\huge\bfseries\@title\unskip\strut\par}
  \vspace{2cm}
  {\Large\itshape\@author\unskip\strut\par}
  \vfill
  supervised by\par
  \@supervisor\unskip\strut\par
  \vfill
  {\large \@date\par}
  \end{titlepage}
}
\endinput

`test.tex`

\documentclass{book}

\usepackage[bindingoffset=1.5cm, left=3cm, right=3cm, top=3cm, bottom=3cm,showframe]{geometry}

\usepackage{columbidaeTitle}
\supervisor{Dr. James Miller}
\project{Bachelor Thesis}
\author{A LaTeX enthusiast}
\title{Why i want to be a duck}

\begin{document}
\maketitle
\tableofcontents
\chapter{Ducks are awesome}
\end{document}

Output

Output if the call of `geometry` in `test.tex` is removed

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This is what I manage to do using runartrollet comment and this other answer. I've used geometry package and authblk.

This is for point a), only odd pages with margin zero and first page with custom margins.

This is for point b), one author share address and affiliation with the others.

\documentclass[12pt,twoside]{article} %use twoside so geometry knows left/right pages

\usepackage{amssymb}
\usepackage{amsmath}
\usepackage{todonotes}
\usepackage{lipsum}
\usepackage[top=0cm,bottom=0cm,lmargin=0cm]{geometry} % only odd pages get margin zero

\renewcommand{\baselinestretch}{1.2}
%\setlength{\topmargin}{0cm}
%\setlength{\oddsidemargin}{0cm}
%\setlength{\leftmargin}{0cm}
\setlength{\textwidth}{16cm}
\setlength{\textheight}{23cm}
%\renewcommand{\hoffset}{1cm}
%\renewcommand{\voffset}{1cm}
\usepackage{authblk}


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\newgeometry{margin=2cm,top=2cm,bottom=2cm} %new settings for first page only
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\date{}
\author[1,2]{First Author }
\author[2]{Second Author }
\author[2]{Third Author }
\affil[1]{University of No Place \thanks{Adress of No Place}}
\affil[2]{University of Another Place \thanks{Adress of Another Place}}
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\vspace{-1ex}
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First version: First version 01 June 2016 \\ This version: 20/06/2016
\end{center}
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\noindent \lipsum[3-4] \bigskip

Keywords: First keyword, second keyword, third keyword

JEL Classification: XXX, XXX

\pagebreak
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\restoregeometry % goes back to original geoemtry settings

\lipsum[1-6]
\end{document}