[Tex/LaTex] How to change font and font size of title in a class file

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I'm newbie in making LaTeX classes and this is my first attempt. I'm trying to create a class where I select the font type (Roboto) and its size for different sections of the file. I've tried the following:

    \NeedsTeXFormat{LaTeX2e}
    \ProvidesClass{idletechs}[some text]

    \newcommand{\headlinecolor}{\normalcolor}

    \DeclareOption*{\PassOptionsToClass{\CurrentOption}{report}}
    \ProcessOptions\relax

    \LoadClass[12pt]{report}

    \renewcommand{\maketitle}{ \fontsize{72}{80}\fontfamily{phv}\fontseries{b}%
    \fontshape{sl}\selectfont\headlinecolor
    \@title ]
    }

However, this applies the font size on the whole document and not just on the title. Could anyone give me some hints?

Best Answer

Here's a complete example using the article class.

\documentclass{article}
\newcommand\headlinecolor{\normalcolor}

\makeatletter
\renewcommand*\maketitle{%
    \begingroup
    \centering
    \fontsize{72}{80}% 72pt on 80pt leading
    \fontfamily{phv}% Helvetica
    \fontseries{b}% Bold
    \fontshape{sl}% Slanted
    \selectfont
    \headlinecolor
    \@title
    \par
    \vskip1in
    \endgroup
}
\makeatother

\title{Foo Bar}

\begin{document}
\maketitle

Some other text.
\end{document}

If you want the Roboto font instead, then the easiest way is to \usepackage{roboto} (or \RequirePackage{roboto} inside a class definition) and just use standard font commands.

\documentclass{article}
\usepackage{roboto}
\newcommand\headlinecolor{\normalcolor}

\makeatletter
\renewcommand*\maketitle{%
    \begingroup
    \centering
    \fontsize{72}{80}% 72pt on 80pt leading
    \roboto % Roboto
    \bfseries % Bold
    \slshape % Slanted
    \headlinecolor
    \@title
    \par
    \vskip1in
    \endgroup
}
\makeatother

\title{Foo Bar}

\begin{document}
\maketitle

Some other text.
\end{document}

I really wouldn't do it this way. See this question for some suggestions.

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Third paragraph \blah
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[Tex/LaTex] How to change title font size in moderncv

It is controlled by \namefont, so you just need to redefine that. As an example, the standard definition for the casual style is:

\renewcommand*{\namefont}{\fontsize{38}{40}\mdseries\upshape}

Similarly, the following macros control the fonts of other elements (the macro names should speak for themselves): \titlefont, \addressfont, \quotefont, \sectionfont, \subsectionfont, \hintfont and \pagenumberfont.

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