provide both possible CIACO-compatible formats and write a little doc about this

Author: qdeconinck

.github/workflows/build-pdf.yml

@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ name: Build LaTeX document
 on: [push, pull_request]
 env:
   FINAL_FILENAME: thesis_final.pdf
-  MAIN_LATEX: thesis.tex
+  MAIN_LATEX: thesis_elec.tex
   DATE_TIMEZONE: Europe/Brussels
 
 jobs:

README.md

@@ -1,18 +1,23 @@
 # Template for EPL's UCLouvain Ph.D. Theses
 
 This repository contains a template to write your thesis with the CIACO's requirements.
-Just look at thesis.tex and start writing :-)
+Just look at either thesis_a4.tex or thesis_elec.tex and start writing :-)
 
 NB: For the bibliography, use Biber instead of BibTex.
 
+## Thesis format
+
+Two main files are proposed: either writing on A4 format (thesis_a4.tex) or on the CIACO specific one (thesis_elec.tex).
+Both formats should work for the CIACO, but make sure you mention the format you use when sending your PDF for printing!
+
 ## Continuous Integration with GitHub
 
 If you use GitHub to host your repository, you can leverage the GitHub Actions to auto-generate the thesis PDF.
 For this, you have a few environment variables to configure this workflow:
 
 | env variable  | purpose   |
 |---|---|
-| **MAIN_LATEX**  | The entry point of your thesis (here it is thesis.tex)  |
+| **MAIN_LATEX**  | The entry point of your thesis (here it is thesis_elec.tex)  |
 | **FINAL_FILENAME**   | The final name of the file, which follows the naming conventions of the UCLouvain (for example :  Yakoub_13861700_2020.pdf )   |
 | **DATE_TIMEZONE**  | The timezone for release (by default, Github uses GMT timezone)  |
 

thesis.tex

@@ -1,7 +1,4 @@
-\documentclass[11pt,twoside,a4paper,openright]{these-ucl}
-
-% Margins required by the CIACO
-\usepackage[left=4.5cm,right=4.5cm,top=4.8cm,bottom=4.8cm]{geometry}
+% Do not compile this file directly, but instead the thesis_a4 or the thesis_elec one.
 
 % For encoding
 \usepackage[T1]{fontenc}

thesis_a4.tex

@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+\documentclass[11pt,twoside,a4paper,openright]{these-ucl}
+
+% This is the master file to compile your thesis for the format expected by the CIACO.
+
+% Margins required by the CIACO
+\usepackage[left=4.5cm,right=4.5cm,top=4.8cm,bottom=4.8cm]{geometry}
+\input{thesis.tex}

thesis_elec.tex

@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+\documentclass[11pt,twoside,onecolumn,openright]{these-ucl}
+
+% This is the master file to compile your thesis in a more reader-friendly format.
+% Note that the output is equivalent to the thesis_a4 one, and it should generate the same print format in the end if you warn them (/!\ untested).
+
+\setlength\paperheight{240mm}
+\setlength\paperwidth{160mm}
+
+% Margins required by the CIACO
+\usepackage[left=2cm,right=2cm,top=1.95cm,bottom=1.95cm]{geometry}
+\input{thesis.tex}