generator-latex-template 2026.6.13 → 2026.6.26

package/README.md

@@ -201,13 +201,14 @@ ejslint.cmd c:\git-repositories\latextemplates\generator-latex-template\generato
 
 ### Releasing a new version
 
-1. Ensure that branch `main` is checked out and up-to-date.
+1. Once the `refine-ltg` PR is green, **squash-merge** it into `main`; check `main` out and pull.
 2. Update `CHANGELOG.md` (change `h2` heading etc.)
 3. Update `package.json`, publish to [npmjs](https://www.npmjs.com/package/generator-latex-template), create GitHub release.
    Use [release-it](https://www.npmjs.com/package/release-it) (do not create a release on GitHub) and [github-release-from-changelog](https://www.npmjs.com/package/github-release-from-changelog).
 
    - `npx release-it`
    - `npx github-release-from-changelog`
+4. On `main`, run `scripts/end-new-cycle.sh`, then **squash-merge** each template's "Update LTG" PR once it is green.
 
 ## License
 

package/generators/app/index.js

@@ -110,8 +110,32 @@ export default class extends Generator {
       this.props.thesisvariant = "none";
     }
 
+    // The UML example is thesis-only and opt-in (see options.js). Default it to
+    // "none" for every case where it was not asked (papers, examples disabled).
+    if (!this.props.uml) {
+      this.props.uml = "none";
+    }
+
+    // `longtable` is a plain CLI flag (no prompt), so it never blocks
+    // non-interactive generation. It toggles the longtable package and its
+    // example; default on.
+    this.props.longtable =
+      this.options.longtable === undefined
+        ? true
+        : this.options.longtable === true || this.options.longtable === "true";
+
+    // Only minted and the PlantUML UML example need shell-escape; tikz-uml and the
+    // remaining thesis content do not.
     this.props.requiresShellEscape =
-      this.props.isThesis || this.props.listings == "minted";
+      this.props.listings == "minted" || this.props.uml == "plantuml";
+
+    // Two-column layouts (IEEE, and the ACM conference/journal formats) cannot use
+    // `longtable` ("longtable not in 1-column mode"), so the longtable example must
+    // be skipped there.
+    this.props.twocolumn =
+      this.props.documentclass === "ieee" ||
+      (this.props.documentclass === "acmart" &&
+        ["acmtog", "sigconf", "sigplan"].includes(this.props.acmformat));
 
     if (this.props.docker == "no") {
       // converts command-line "no" to the boolean equivalent

package/generators/app/options.js

@@ -430,4 +430,31 @@ export const options = [
     message: "Include minimal LaTeX examples?",
     default: true,
   },
+  {
+    type: "list",
+    name: "uml",
+    when(response) {
+      return (
+        (response.documentclass === "scientific-thesis" ||
+          response.documentclass === "ustutt") &&
+        (response.examples === true || response.examples === "true")
+      );
+    },
+    message: "Which package for the UML diagram example?",
+    choices: [
+      {
+        name: "None (no UML example)",
+        value: "none",
+      },
+      {
+        name: "tikz-uml (not in TeX Live; added as a git submodule)",
+        value: "tikz-uml",
+      },
+      {
+        name: "PlantUML (needs LuaLaTeX, --shell-escape, and a PlantUML/Java install)",
+        value: "plantuml",
+      },
+    ],
+    default: "none",
+  },
 ];

package/generators/app/templates/.github/workflows/check.yml

@@ -16,12 +16,22 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
       - name: Set up Git repository
-        uses: actions/checkout@v6
+        uses: actions/checkout@v7
+<% if (uml == "tikz-uml") { -%>
+        with:
+          # Recursive checkout brings in the tikz-uml submodule used by the UML example.
+          submodules: recursive
+<% } -%>
       - name: Install TeX Live
         uses: zauguin/install-texlive@v4
         with:
           package_file: '${{ github.workspace }}/Texlivefile'
           texlive_version: <%= texlive %>
+<% if (uml == "plantuml") { -%>
+      - name: Install PlantUML
+        # Renders the PlantUML UML example (needs Java + the plantuml tool; --shell-escape is set in latexmkrc).
+        run: sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get install -y plantuml
+<% } -%>
       - name: Prepare latexmk
         run: |
           updmap -sys
@@ -83,7 +93,7 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
       - name: Set up Git repository
-        uses: actions/checkout@v6
+        uses: actions/checkout@v7
       - name: Install TeX Live
         uses: zauguin/install-texlive@v4
         with:
@@ -122,7 +132,7 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
       - name: Set up Git repository
-        uses: actions/checkout@v6
+        uses: actions/checkout@v7
 
       # Original action does not work well - see https://github.com/awalsh128/cache-apt-pkgs-action/pull/136
       # The action is not updated - and thus the dictionaries are not updated
@@ -147,8 +157,15 @@ jobs:
             fi
             echo "Checking $tex..."
 
+            # Pick the dictionary that matches the file's language: the "-de"
+            # variants are German, everything else uses the document's language.
+            case "$tex" in
+              *-de.tex|*-de-*.tex) aspell_lang="-l de_DE --run-together"; aspell_pws=de ;;
+              *) aspell_lang="<% if (language == 'de') { %>-l de_DE --run-together<% } else { %>-l en_US<% } %>"; aspell_pws=<%= language %> ;;
+            esac
+
             # Words are output in the order they appear in the document
-            words=$(aspell --mode=tex <% if (language == 'de') { %>-l de_DE --run-together<% } else { %>-l en_US<% } %> --encoding=utf-8 --conf=./.aspell.conf -p ./.aspell.<%= language %>.pws list < $tex | tr '\n' ' ')
+            words=$(aspell --mode=tex $aspell_lang --encoding=utf-8 --conf=./.aspell.conf -p ./.aspell.$aspell_pws.pws list < $tex | tr '\n' ' ')
             if [ -z "$words" ]; then
               echo "| $tex | ✅ |" >> $GITHUB_STEP_SUMMARY
             else
@@ -167,7 +184,7 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
       - name: Set up Git repository
-        uses: actions/checkout@v6
+        uses: actions/checkout@v7
       - uses: awalsh128/cache-apt-pkgs-action@latest
         with:
           packages: libyaml-tiny-perl libfile-homedir-perl

package/generators/app/templates/README.en.md

@@ -386,6 +386,28 @@ To have minted running properly, you have to do following steps on Windows:
 3. When latexing, use `-shell-escape`: `pdflatex -shell-escape <%= filenames.main %>`.
    You can also just execute `latexmk <%= filenames.main %>`.
 <% } -%>
+<% if (uml != "none") { -%>
+
+### UML diagram example
+
+The "LaTeX Hints" chapter contains a UML example that needs extra setup.
+It is skipped automatically when its prerequisites are missing, so the document always compiles.
+<% if (uml == "tikz-uml") { -%>
+
+`tikz-uml` is not part of TeX Live.
+Add it as a git submodule and put it on the LaTeX search path via `TEXINPUTS`:
+
+```console
+git submodule add https://plmlab.math.cnrs.fr/tikzuml/tikzuml.git tikz-uml
+TEXINPUTS="./tikz-uml:$TEXINPUTS" latexmk <%= filenames.main %>
+```
+<% } -%>
+<% if (uml == "plantuml") { -%>
+
+PlantUML renders only with Lua​LaTeX, the `--shell-escape` flag, and a PlantUML installation (which needs Java).
+Install PlantUML (for example `choco install plantuml` on Windows) and compile with `lualatex --shell-escape`.
+<% } -%>
+<% } -%>
 
 ### VS Code configuration
 

package/generators/app/templates/Texlivefile

@@ -224,6 +224,10 @@ pdfpages
 <% } -%>
 <% if (githubpublish || examples) { -%>
 pgf
+pgfplots<%# used by the pgfplots example; also provides pgfplotstable %>
+<% } -%>
+<% if (githubpublish || (uml == "plantuml")) { -%>
+plantuml<%# plantuml.sty for the PlantUML UML example; the diagram also needs an external PlantUML install %>
 <% } -%>
 pict2e
 <% if (githubpublish || (documentclass == "ustutt")) { -%>

package/generators/app/templates/abbreviations.de.tex

@@ -1,6 +1,10 @@
 % Hier stehen alle Abkürzungen
-\newabbreviation{er}{ER}{error rate}
+% `fr` wird vom deutschen Beispiel verwendet, `er` vom englischen. Beide sind in
+% beiden Abkürzungslisten definiert, weil das Template eine einzige abbreviations.tex
+% ausliefert, die jede Hauptdatei (deutsch und englisch) lädt -- ein undefinierter
+% Eintrag bricht den Build ab.
 \newabbreviation{fr}{FR}{Fehlerrate}
+\newabbreviation{er}{ER}{error rate}
 \newabbreviation[shortplural={RDBMS},longplural={RDBMS}]{rdbms}{RDBMS}{Relational Database Management System}
 \newabbreviation[category=abbreviationdot]{dante}{DANTE e.V.}{Deutschsprachige Anwendervereinigung \TeX\ e.V.}
 \newabbreviation{gp}{G.P.}{General Practitioner}

package/generators/app/templates/abbreviations.en.tex

@@ -1,5 +1,8 @@
 % Note the difference between "acronym" and "abbreviation": https://english.stackexchange.com/q/3755/66058
 % We regard abbreviation as superset of acronym
+% `er` is used by the English example, `fr` by the German one. Both are defined in
+% both abbreviation lists because the template ships a single abbreviations.tex that
+% every main file (English and German) loads -- an undefined entry breaks the build.
 \newabbreviation{er}{ER}{error rate}
 \newabbreviation{fr}{FR}{Fehlerrate}
 \newabbreviation[shortplural={RDBMS},longplural={RDBMS}]{rdbms}{RDBMS}{Relational Database Management System}

package/generators/app/templates/abbreviations.example.de.tex

@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ Mehr Infos unter: \url{https://ctan.org/pkg/bib2gls}.
 <%- bexample %>
 Beim ersten Durchlauf betrug die \gls{fr} 5.
 Beim zweiten Durchlauf war die \gls{fr} 3.
-Die Pluralform sieht man hier: \glspl{er}.
+Die Pluralform sieht man hier: \glspl{fr}.
 Um zu demonstrieren, wie das Abkürzungsverzeichnis bei längeren Beschreibungstexten aussieht, muss hier noch \glspl{rdbms} erwähnt werden.
 
 \gls{dante} is a local \TeX\ user group.

package/generators/app/templates/abbreviations.example.en.tex

@@ -12,8 +12,8 @@ Abbreviations are defined in \verb+\content\ausarbeitung.tex+ by means of \verb+
 More information at: \url{https://ctan.org/pkg/bib2gls}.
 
 <%- bexample %>
-At the first pass the \gls{fr} was 5.
-At the second pass was \gls{fr} 3.
+At the first pass, the \gls{er} was 5.
+At the second pass was \gls{er} 3.
 The plural form can be seen here: \glspl{er}.
 To demonstrate what the list of abbreviations looks like for longer description texts, \glspl{rdbms} must be mentioned here.
 

package/generators/app/templates/babel.preamble.en.tex

@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
-% Set English as language and allow to write hyphenated"=words
+% Set English as the language and allow to write hyphenated"=words
 %
 % Even though `american`, `english` and `USenglish` are synonyms for babel package (according to https://tex.stackexchange.com/questions/12775/babel-english-american-usenglish), the llncs document class is prepared to avoid the overriding of certain names (such as "Abstract." -> "Abstract" or "Fig." -> "Figure") when using `english`, but not when using the other 2.
-% english has to go last to set it as default language
+% english has to go last to set it as the default language
 \usepackage[ngerman,main=english]{babel}
 <% if (tweakouterquote == "babel")  { -%>
 %

package/generators/app/templates/csquotes.preamble.en.tex

@@ -12,6 +12,6 @@
 \defineshorthand{"'}{\closeautoquote}
 <% if (documentclass == "ustutt") { -%>
 
-% Gegenstück zu \enquote
+% Counterpart to \enquote
 \newcommand{\enbracket}[1]{(#1)\xspace}
 <% } -%>

package/generators/app/templates/docs/latex-setup.md

@@ -108,6 +108,64 @@ If you installed MiKTeX other ways, you have to run "Update MiKTeX (Admin)" and
      8. Execute `initexmf --update-fndb` (ensure that no other MiKTeX tooling such as the [MiKTeX Console](https://miktex.org/howto/miktex-console) is run in parallel - see <https://github.com/MiKTeX/miktex/issues/98#issuecomment-375952270>)
      9. Execute `initexmf --mklinks --force`
 
+## Using VSCode to Edit, Compile, and Preview PDFs
+
+***Note: The configuration of LaTeX Workshop on [Fast Guide on Writing LaTeX with LaTeX Workshop in VS Code](https://mathjiajia.github.io/vscode-and-latex/) may require some modifications to work with this template.***
+
+### Prerequisites
+
+1. Install [VSCode](https://code.visualstudio.com/).
+2. Install [LaTeX Workshop](https://marketplace.visualstudio.com/items?itemName=James-Yu.latex-workshop).
+3. Install a LaTeX distribution (e.g., [MiKTeX](https://miktex.org/download) or [TeX Live](https://www.tug.org/texlive/)).
+
+### Recommended Setup of VSCode
+
+1. Open VSCode.
+2. Press <kbd>Shift</kbd>+<kbd>Ctrl</kbd>+<kbd>P</kbd> to open the command palette. Then type "JSON" and select "Preferences: Open Settings (JSON)" to open `settings.json`.
+3. Now copy and paste the following snippet into your `settings.json` file (inside the brackets `{}` of your file).
+
+```json
+"latex-workshop.latex.tools": [
+  {
+    "name": "pdflatex",
+    "command": "pdflatex",
+    "args": [
+      "-synctex=1",
+      "-interaction=nonstopmode",
+      "-file-line-error",
+      "%DOC%"
+    ],
+    "env": {}
+  },
+  {
+    "name": "biber",
+    "command": "biber",
+    "args": [
+      "%DOCFILE%"
+    ],
+    "env": {}
+  }
+],
+
+"latex-workshop.latex.recipes": [
+  {
+    "name": "pdflatex ➞ biber ➞ pdflatexX2",
+    "tools": [
+      "pdflatex",
+      "biber",
+      "pdflatex",
+      "pdflatex"
+    ]
+  }
+],
+```
+
+4. (optional) If you add the following line into your `settings.json`, the LaTeX Workshop extension will not automatically compile the code after any changes. You can manually trigger compilation by hitting the green button in the extension or using other methods provided by LaTeX Workshop.
+
+```json
+"latex-workshop.latex.autoBuild.run": "never",
+```
+
 [chocolatey]: https://chocolatey.org/
 [JabRef]: https://www.jabref.org
 [LanguageTool]: https://languagetool.org/

package/generators/app/templates/dot.aspell.en.pws

@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-personal_ws-1.1 en 122 utf-8
+personal_ws-1.1 en 128 utf-8
 ACM
 Atlantic
 BPEL
@@ -50,6 +50,7 @@ breaklines
 category
 cls
 commentstyle
+compat
 cref
 da
 dante
@@ -72,6 +73,7 @@ fr
 funktioniert
 für
 geändert
+gnuplot
 gp
 html
 hypertext
@@ -85,6 +87,7 @@ lastname
 letzten
 linenos
 longplural
+longtable
 lst
 lstlisting
 markup
@@ -100,8 +103,10 @@ numberstyle
 nur
 oldstyle
 paralist
+pgfplots
 powerset
 produziert
+programmatically
 pygments
 rdbms
 seit
@@ -114,6 +119,7 @@ subcaption
 subfig
 subfigure
 subfigures
+tikz
 tion
 tt
 werden

package/generators/app/templates/floatflt.preamble.en.tex

@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
 \usepackage{wrapfig}	        % defines wrapfigure and wrapfloat
 %\setlength{\wrapoverhang}{\marginparwidth} % aeerlapp des Bildes ...
 %\addtolength{\wrapoverhang}{\marginparsep} % ... in den margin
-\setlength{\intextsep}{0.5\baselineskip} % Platz ober- und unterhalb des Bildes
+\setlength{\intextsep}{0.5\baselineskip} % Space above and below the image
 % \intextsep ignoiert bei draft ???
 %\setlength{\columnsep}{1em} % Abstand zum Text
 -%>

package/generators/app/templates/floats.preamble.en.tex

@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 % figures and placement
 % ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
 
-%% Bilder und Graphiken ==================================================
+%% Images and graphics ==================================================
 
 %%% Doc: float.div
 %floatrow is the successor of float
@@ -13,8 +13,8 @@
 %--> use predecessor float
 \usepackage{float}
 
-% EN: See http://www.tex.ac.uk/cgi-bin/texfaq2html?label=floats
-% DE: floats IMMER nach einer Referenzierung platzieren
+% See http://www.tex.ac.uk/cgi-bin/texfaq2html?label=floats
+% Always place floats AFTER a reference to them
 %\usepackage{flafter}
 
 % Defines a \FloatBarrier command, beyond which floats may not
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@
 
 %%% Doc: http://mirror.ctan.org/tex-archive/macros/latex/contrib/subfig/subfig.pdf
 % Incompatible: loads package capt-of. Loading of 'capt-of' afterwards will fail therefor
-%\usepackage{subfig} % Layout wird weiter unten festgelegt !
+%\usepackage{subfig} % Layout is configured further below!
 
 % Make float placement easier
 % See also http://dcwww.camd.dtu.dk/~schiotz/comp/LatexTips/LatexTips.html#figplacement
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@
 \setcounter{totalnumber}{5}            % vorher: 3
 
 %%% Doc: http://mirror.ctan.org/tex-archive/macros/latex/contrib/psfrag/pfgguide.pdf
-% \usepackage{psfrag}	% Ersetzen von Zeichen in eps Bildern
+% \usepackage{psfrag}	% Replacing characters in eps images
 
 %%% Doc: http://www.ctan.org/tex-archive/macros/latex/contrib/sidecap/sidecap.pdf
 \usepackage[%
@@ -63,9 +63,16 @@
 <% if (isThesis) { -%>
 
 %%%
-% Ermoeglicht es, Abbildungen um 90 Grad zu drehen
-% Alternatives Paket: rotating Allerdings wird hier nur das Bild gedreht, während bei lscape auch die PDF-Seite gedreht wird.
-%Das Paket lscape dreht die Seite auch nicht
+% Allows rotating figures by 90 degrees
+% Alternative package: rotating. However, that only rotates the image, whereas lscape also rotates the PDF page.
+% The lscape package does not rotate the page either
 \usepackage{pdflscape}
 
+% Align floats to the top on float-only pages instead of vertically centering them.
+%     See http://tex.stackexchange.com/a/28565/9075
+\makeatletter
+\setlength{\@fptop}{0pt}
+\setlength{\@fpbot}{0pt plus 1fil}
+\makeatother
+
 <% } -%>

package/generators/app/templates/font.preamble.en.tex

@@ -230,16 +230,15 @@ In addition, we make the code appear more nice -%>
 <% } -%>
 
 <% if (isThesis) { -%>
-% DE: Noch mehr Symbole
-%\usepackage{stmaryrd} %fuer \ovee, \owedge, \otimes
-%\usepackage{marvosym} %fuer \Writinghand %patched to not redefine \Rightarrow
-%\usepackage{mathrsfs} %mittels \mathscr{} schoenen geschwungenen Buchstaben erzeugen
-%\usepackage{calrsfs} %\mathcal{} ein bisserl dickeren buchstaben erzeugen - sieht net so gut aus.
+% Even more symbols
+%\usepackage{stmaryrd} % for \ovee, \owedge, \otimes
+%\usepackage{marvosym} % for \Writinghand %patched to not redefine \Rightarrow
+%\usepackage{mathrsfs} % nice cursive letters via \mathscr{}
+%\usepackage{calrsfs} % slightly bolder \mathcal{} letters - does not look that good.
 
-% EN: Fallback font - if the subsequent font packages do not define a font (e.g., monospaced)
+% Fallback font - if the subsequent font packages do not define a font (e.g., monospaced)
 %     This is the modern package for "Computer Modern".
 %     In case this gets activated, one has to switch from cmap package to glyphtounicode (in the case of pdflatex)
-% DE: Fallback-Schriftart
 %\usepackage[%
 %    rm={oldstyle=false,proportional=true},%
 %    sf={oldstyle=false,proportional=true},%
@@ -247,51 +246,50 @@ In addition, we make the code appear more nice -%>
 %    qt=false%
 %]{cfr-lm}
 
-% EN: Headings are typeset in Helvetica (which is similar to Arial)
-% DE: Schriftart fuer die Ueberschriften - ueberschreibt lmodern
+% Headings are typeset in Helvetica (which is similar to Arial)
+% Font for the headings - overrides lmodern
 %\usepackage[scaled=.95]{helvet}
 
-% DE: Für Schreibschrift würde tun, muss aber nicht
+% A calligraphic font would work, but is not required
 %\usepackage{mathrsfs} %  \mathscr{ABC}
 
-% EN: Font for the main text
-% DE: Schriftart fuer den Fliesstext - ueberschreibt lmodern
-%     Linux Libertine, siehe http://www.linuxlibertine.org/
-%     Packageparamter [osf] = Minuskel-Ziffern
-%     rm = libertine im Brottext, Linux Biolinum NICHT als serifenlose Schrift, sondern helvet (von oben) beibehalten
+% Font for the main text
+%     Font for the body text - overrides lmodern
+%     Linux Libertine, see http://www.linuxlibertine.org/
+%     Package parameter [osf] = lowercase (old-style) figures
+%     rm = libertine in the body text, Linux Biolinum NOT as sans-serif font, but keep helvet (from above)
 %\usepackage[rm]{libertine}
 
-% EN: Alternative Font: Palantino. It is recommeded by Prof. Ludewig for German texts
-% DE: Alternative Schriftart: Palantino, Packageparamter [osf] = Minuskel-Ziffern
-%     Bitte nur in deutschen Texten
-%\usepackage{mathpazo} %ftp://ftp.dante.de/tex-archive/fonts/mathpazo/ - Tipp aus DE-TEX-FAQ 8.2.1
-% EN: The euro sign
-% DE: Das Euro Zeichen
-%     Fuer Palatino (mathpazo.sty): richtiges Euro-Zeichen
+% Alternative Font: Palantino. It is recommended by Prof. Ludewig for German texts
+%     Package parameter [osf] = lowercase (old-style) figures
+%     Please only in German texts
+%\usepackage{mathpazo} %ftp://ftp.dante.de/tex-archive/fonts/mathpazo/ - tip from DE-TEX-FAQ 8.2.1
+% The euro sign
+%     For Palatino (mathpazo.sty): proper euro sign
 %     Alternative: \usepackage{eurosym}
 % \newcommand{\EUR}{\ppleuro}
 
-% DE: Schriftart fuer Programmcode - ueberschreibt lmodern
-%     Falls auskommentiert, wird die Standardschriftart lmodern genommen
-%     Fuer schreibmaschinenartige Schluesselwoerter in den Listings - geht bei alten Installationen nicht, da einige Fontshapes (<>=) fehlen
+% Font for program code - overrides lmodern
+%     If commented out, the default font lmodern is used
+%     For typewriter-style keywords in the listings - does not work on old installations, since some font shapes (<>=) are missing
 %\usepackage[scaled=.92]{luximono}
 %\usepackage{courier}
-% DE: BeraMono als Typewriter-Schrift, Tipp von http://tex.stackexchange.com/a/71346/9075
+% BeraMono as typewriter font, tip from http://tex.stackexchange.com/a/71346/9075
 %\usepackage[scaled=0.83]{beramono}
 
 \usepackage{setspace}
 % Alternative package: https://ctan.org/pkg/leading
 
-% Symbole Check und Cross
+% Check and cross symbols
 \usepackage{pifont}
 \newcommand{\dingcheck}{\ding{51}}
 \newcommand{\dingcross}{\ding{55}}
 %for scaling see http://tex.stackexchange.com/a/130236/9075
 
-% DE: Noch mehr Symbole
-%\usepackage{stmaryrd} %fuer \ovee, \owedge, \otimes
-%\usepackage{marvosym} %fuer \Writinghand %patched to not redefine \Rightarrow
-%\usepackage{mathrsfs} %mittels \mathscr{} schoenen geschwungenen Buchstaben erzeugen
+% Even more symbols
+%\usepackage{stmaryrd} % for \ovee, \owedge, \otimes
+%\usepackage{marvosym} % for \Writinghand %patched to not redefine \Rightarrow
+%\usepackage{mathrsfs} % nice cursive letters via \mathscr{}
 %\usepackage{calrsfs} %\mathcal{} ein bisserl dickeren buchstaben erzeugen - sieht net so gut aus.
 
 <% } -%>

package/generators/app/templates/footnotes.preamble.en.tex

@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-%%% Fussnoten/Endnoten ===================================================
+%%% Footnotes/Endnotes ===================================================
 
 <% if (isThesis) { -%>
 %%% Doc: http://mirror.ctan.org/tex-archive/macros/latex/contrib/footmisc/footmisc.pdf
@@ -17,34 +17,31 @@
 
 \counterwithout{footnote}{chapter} % Continuous numbering of footnotes across chapters
 
-\interfootnotelinepenalty=10000 % Verhindert das Fortsetzen von Fussnoten auf der gegenüberligenden Seite
+\interfootnotelinepenalty=10000 % Prevents footnotes from continuing onto the facing page
 
 <% } -%>
-% EN: Put footnotes below floats
-% DE: Fußnoten unter Gleitumgebungen ("floats") platzieren
+% Put footnotes below floats
 % Source: https://tex.stackexchange.com/a/32993/9075
 \usepackage{stfloats}
 \fnbelowfloat
 
-% EN: Extended support for footnotes
-% DE: Fußnoten
+% Extended support for footnotes
 %
-%\usepackage{dblfnote}  %Zweispaltige Fußnoten
+%\usepackage{dblfnote}  % Two-column footnotes
 %
-% Keine hochgestellten Ziffern in der Fußnote (KOMA-Script-spezifisch):
+% No superscript numbers in the footnote (KOMA-Script-specific):
 %\deffootnote[1.5em]{0pt}{1em}{\makebox[1.5em][l]{\bfseries\thefootnotemark}}
 %
-% Abstand zwischen Fußnoten vergrößern:
+% Increase the spacing between footnotes:
 %\setlength{\footnotesep}{.85\baselineskip}
 %
-% EN: Following command disables the separting line of the footnote
-% DE: Folgendes Kommando deaktiviert die Trennlinie zur Fußnote
+% Following command disables the separating line of the footnote
 %\renewcommand{\footnoterule}{}
 %
-%\addtolength{\skip\footins}{\baselineskip} % Abstand Text <-> Fußnote
+%\addtolength{\skip\footins}{\baselineskip} % Spacing text <-> footnote
 
-% DE: Fußnoten immer ganz unten auf einer \raggedbottom-Seite
-% DE: fnpos kommt aus dem yafoot package
+% Always place footnotes at the very bottom on a \raggedbottom page
+% fnpos comes from the yafoot package
 %\usepackage{fnpos}
 %\makeFNbelow
 %\makeFNbottom

package/generators/app/templates/hyperref.preamble.en.tex

@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@
   pdfauthor={},            % Autor
   pdfcreator={LaTeX, hyperref, KOMA-Script}, % Ersteller
   %pdfproducer={pdfeTeX 1.10b-2.1} %Produzent
-  pdfdisplaydoctitle=true, % Dokumententitel statt Dateiname im Fenstertitel
+  pdfdisplaydoctitle=true, % document title instead of file name in the window title
   pdfpagemode=UseOutlines, % Bookmarks im Viewer anzeigen
   pdfpagelabels=true,      % set PDF page labels
   pdfpagelayout=TwoPageRight, % zweiseitige Darstellung: ungerade Seiten rechts im PDF-Viewer

package/generators/app/templates/latexmkrc

@@ -1,4 +1,11 @@
 $pdflatex = '<%= reallatexcompiler %> <% if (requiresShellEscape) { %>--shell-escape <% } %>--file-line-error --synctex=-1 %O %S';
+<% if (uml == "tikz-uml") { -%>
+
+# Make the tikz-uml package visible. It is not part of TeX Live and is provided
+# as a git submodule in the "tikz-uml" directory (see the README). The recursive
+# "//" lets kpathsea find tikz-uml.sty wherever it lives inside that submodule.
+$ENV{'TEXINPUTS'} = './tikz-uml//:' . ($ENV{'TEXINPUTS'} // '');
+<% } -%>
 
 #Use SumatraPDF instead of the default PDF viewer
 $pdf_previewer = 'start "C:\Program Files\SumatraPDF\SumatraPDF.exe"';

package/generators/app/templates/listings.preamble.de.tex

@@ -97,18 +97,18 @@
 <%= indent %>% Siehe https://stackoverflow.com/a/29260603/873282 und https://tex.stackexchange.com/a/24532/9075 für Details.
 <%= indent %>% listingsutf8 hat im Juni 2020 nicht funktioniert.
 <%= indent %>\lstset{extendedchars=true, literate=
-<%= indent %>  {á}{{\'a}}1 {é}{{\'e}}1 {í}{{\'i}}1 {ó}{{\'o}}1 {ú}{{\'u}}1
-<%= indent %>{Á}{{\'A}}1 {É}{{\'E}}1 {Í}{{\'I}}1 {Ó}{{\'O}}1 {Ú}{{\'U}}1
-<%= indent %>{à}{{\`a}}1 {è}{{\`e}}1 {ì}{{\`i}}1 {ò}{{\`o}}1 {ù}{{\`u}}1
-<%= indent %>{À}{{\`A}}1 {È}{{\'E}}1 {Ì}{{\`I}}1 {Ò}{{\`O}}1 {Ù}{{\`U}}1
-<%= indent %>{ä}{{\"a}}1 {ë}{{\"e}}1 {ï}{{\"i}}1 {ö}{{\"o}}1 {ü}{{\"u}}1
-<%= indent %>{Ä}{{\"A}}1 {Ë}{{\"E}}1 {Ï}{{\"I}}1 {Ö}{{\"O}}1 {Ü}{{\"U}}1
-<%= indent %>{â}{{\^a}}1 {ê}{{\^e}}1 {î}{{\^i}}1 {ô}{{\^o}}1 {û}{{\^u}}1
-<%= indent %>{Â}{{\^A}}1 {Ê}{{\^E}}1 {Î}{{\^I}}1 {Ô}{{\^O}}1 {Û}{{\^U}}1
-<%= indent %>{Ã}{{\~A}}1 {ã}{{\~a}}1 {Õ}{{\~O}}1 {õ}{{\~o}}1
-<%= indent %>{œ}{{\oe}}1 {Œ}{{\OE}}1 {æ}{{\ae}}1 {Æ}{{\AE}}1 {ß}{{\ss}}1
-<%= indent %>{ű}{{\H{u}}}1 {Ű}{{\H{U}}}1 {ő}{{\H{o}}}1 {Ő}{{\H{O}}}1
-<%= indent %>{ç}{{\c c}}1 {Ç}{{\c C}}1 {ø}{{\o}}1 {å}{{\r a}}1 {Å}{{\r A}}1
+<%= indent %>    {á}{{\'a}}1 {é}{{\'e}}1 {í}{{\'i}}1 {ó}{{\'o}}1 {ú}{{\'u}}1
+<%= indent %>    {Á}{{\'A}}1 {É}{{\'E}}1 {Í}{{\'I}}1 {Ó}{{\'O}}1 {Ú}{{\'U}}1
+<%= indent %>    {à}{{\`a}}1 {è}{{\`e}}1 {ì}{{\`i}}1 {ò}{{\`o}}1 {ù}{{\`u}}1
+<%= indent %>    {À}{{\`A}}1 {È}{{\'E}}1 {Ì}{{\`I}}1 {Ò}{{\`O}}1 {Ù}{{\`U}}1
+<%= indent %>    {ä}{{\"a}}1 {ë}{{\"e}}1 {ï}{{\"i}}1 {ö}{{\"o}}1 {ü}{{\"u}}1
+<%= indent %>    {Ä}{{\"A}}1 {Ë}{{\"E}}1 {Ï}{{\"I}}1 {Ö}{{\"O}}1 {Ü}{{\"U}}1
+<%= indent %>    {â}{{\^a}}1 {ê}{{\^e}}1 {î}{{\^i}}1 {ô}{{\^o}}1 {û}{{\^u}}1
+<%= indent %>    {Â}{{\^A}}1 {Ê}{{\^E}}1 {Î}{{\^I}}1 {Ô}{{\^O}}1 {Û}{{\^U}}1
+<%= indent %>    {Ã}{{\~A}}1 {ã}{{\~a}}1 {Õ}{{\~O}}1 {õ}{{\~o}}1
+<%= indent %>    {œ}{{\oe}}1 {Œ}{{\OE}}1 {æ}{{\ae}}1 {Æ}{{\AE}}1 {ß}{{\ss}}1
+<%= indent %>    {ű}{{\H{u}}}1 {Ű}{{\H{U}}}1 {ő}{{\H{o}}}1 {Ő}{{\H{O}}}1
+<%= indent %>    {ç}{{\c c}}1 {Ç}{{\c C}}1 {ø}{{\o}}1 {å}{{\r a}}1 {Å}{{\r A}}1
 <%= indent %>}
 <% if (latexcompiler == "both") { -%>
 \fi