generator-latex-template 2026.6.30 → 2026.7.29

package/README.md

@@ -26,6 +26,21 @@ and a generation into templates:
 2. Support for separate documents which require `--shell-escape` and not.
 3. Support for integrated pdflatex and lualatex documents
 
+### Markdown quick start (`mwe`)
+
+Besides the paper and thesis document classes, the generator offers a **minimal Markdown quick start**, selectable as the `mwe` document class — for people who want a fast start with writing rather than a full thesis with all the tricks.
+
+- Content is written in **Markdown** inside a `\begin{markdown} … \end{markdown}` block in `main.tex` (via the [`markdown`](https://ctan.org/pkg/markdown) package): `#` becomes a chapter, `##` a section; citations (`[@key]`), footnotes, task lists, pipe tables, and images work out of the box.
+- It compiles with **LuaLaTeX + biber** (the `markdown` package needs Lua; the bibliography uses biblatex).
+- [`zref-clever`](https://ctan.org/pkg/zref-clever) turns the Markdown `{#id}` identifiers into smart `\zcref` cross-references that print the type name (e.g. "Figure 1.1" / "Abbildung 1.1").
+- It generates a single minimal `main.tex` — no thesis scaffolding, abbreviations, or `commands.tex` — hides the paper/thesis-only prompts, and ships a trimmed, quick-start README.
+
+Generate it non-interactively with:
+
+```bash
+yo latex-template --documentclass=mwe --lang=en
+```
+
 ### Precondition for the generator
 
 One has to install [Node.js](https://nodejs.org/en/) version 18 (or later) to get this generator running.

package/generators/app/index.js

@@ -53,6 +53,22 @@ export default class extends Generator {
       this.props.font = "default";
     }
 
+    if (this.props.documentclass === "mwe") {
+      // Minimal Markdown quick start: a fixed, self-contained feature set. The
+      // matching prompts are hidden in options.js, so pin every value here (this
+      // also makes non-interactive `yo --documentclass=mwe` robust regardless of
+      // any flags that leak through).
+      this.props.bibtextool = "biblatex";
+      this.props.font = "default";
+      this.props.latexcompiler = "lualatex"; // Markdown + fontspec need LuaLaTeX
+      this.props.listings = "listings";
+      this.props.enquotes = "csquotes";
+      this.props.tweakouterquote = "babel";
+      this.props.todo = "none";
+      this.props.howtotext = false;
+      this.props.examples = false;
+    }
+
     // --language does not work properly, therefore, we used "lang" above. The templates still use "language"
     this.props.language = this.props.lang;
 
@@ -124,6 +140,23 @@ export default class extends Generator {
         ? true
         : this.options.longtable === true || this.options.longtable === "true";
 
+    // `authoryear` is a plain CLI flag (no prompt): switch citations to
+    // author-year globally. Maps to biblatex's authoryear style (theses, lncs)
+    // and \citestyle{acmauthoryear} (acmart); the mwe quick start is
+    // author-year already. IEEE mandates numeric citations, so it is forced
+    // off there.
+    this.props.authoryear =
+      this.options.authoryear === true || this.options.authoryear === "true";
+    if (this.props.documentclass === "ieee") {
+      this.props.authoryear = false;
+    }
+    if (this.props.documentclass === "lncs" && this.props.authoryear) {
+      // natbib + splncs04nat is numeric-only; author-year for LNCS goes
+      // through biblatex (llncs's own citeauthoryear option needs Springer
+      // .bst files that are not in TeX Live)
+      this.props.bibtextool = "biblatex";
+    }
+
     // Only minted and the PlantUML UML example need shell-escape; tikz-uml and the
     // remaining thesis content do not.
     this.props.requiresShellEscape =
@@ -152,6 +185,22 @@ export default class extends Generator {
     }
 
     function isPaperHandling(props) {
+      if (props.documentclass === "mwe") {
+        // The mwe quick start is neither a paper nor a thesis. Its wrapper main
+        // (mwe-main.<lang>.tex) pulls the prose from an external Markdown file
+        // (mwe-manuscript.<lang>.md) via \markdownInput. English keeps the plain
+        // names main.tex / manuscript.md; German gets a -de suffix so both
+        // languages can coexist in one repo (like scientific-thesis below) with
+        // each wrapper referencing its own manuscript -- no rename needed.
+        props.isPaper = false;
+        props.isThesis = false;
+        props.filenames = {
+          main: props.language === "en" ? "main" : "main-de",
+          manuscript: props.language === "en" ? "manuscript" : "manuscript-de",
+          bib: "bibliography",
+        };
+        return;
+      }
       props.isPaper =
         props.documentclass === "acmart" ||
         props.documentclass === "ieee" ||
@@ -290,12 +339,26 @@ export default class extends Generator {
       );
     }
 
+    // The mwe quick start has its own minimal Markdown main; every other class
+    // shares the big main.<lang>.tex.
+    const mainTemplate =
+      this.props.documentclass === "mwe" ? "mwe-main." : "main.";
     this.fs.copyTpl(
-      this.templatePath("main." + this.props.language + ".tex"),
+      this.templatePath(mainTemplate + this.props.language + ".tex"),
       this.destinationPath(this.props.filenames.main + ".tex"),
       this.props,
     );
 
+    // The mwe wrapper main pulls its prose from an external Markdown file so it
+    // can be edited and linted as plain Markdown (see mwe-main.<lang>.tex).
+    if (this.props.documentclass === "mwe") {
+      this.fs.copyTpl(
+        this.templatePath("mwe-manuscript." + this.props.language + ".md"),
+        this.destinationPath(this.props.filenames.manuscript + ".md"),
+        this.props,
+      );
+    }
+
     if (this.props.feature.abbreviations) {
       this.fs.copy(
         this.templatePath("abbreviations." + this.props.language + ".tex"),
@@ -303,11 +366,14 @@ export default class extends Generator {
       );
     }
 
-    this.fs.copyTpl(
-      this.templatePath("commands.tex"),
-      this.destinationPath("commands.tex"),
-      this.props,
-    );
+    // mwe-main does not \input{commands}; keep the quick start minimal.
+    if (this.props.documentclass !== "mwe") {
+      this.fs.copyTpl(
+        this.templatePath("commands.tex"),
+        this.destinationPath("commands.tex"),
+        this.props,
+      );
+    }
 
     if (this.props.documentclass == "ustutt") {
       /*

package/generators/app/options.js

@@ -24,6 +24,10 @@ export const options = [
         name: "PhD Thesis Template (University of Stuttgart)",
         value: "ustutt",
       },
+      {
+        name: "Minimal quick start — write your content in Markdown (LuaLaTeX + biber)",
+        value: "mwe",
+      },
     ],
     default: "acmart",
   },
@@ -181,6 +185,10 @@ export const options = [
   {
     type: "list",
     name: "latexcompiler",
+    when(response) {
+      // The mwe quick start is Markdown + fontspec, hence LuaLaTeX-only (forced in index.js).
+      return response.documentclass !== "mwe";
+    },
     message: "Which latex compiler should be used?",
     choices(state) {
       const res = [
@@ -218,7 +226,8 @@ export const options = [
       return (
         response.documentclass !== "acmart" &&
         response.documentclass !== "ieee" &&
-        response.documentclass !== "ustutt"
+        response.documentclass !== "ustutt" &&
+        response.documentclass !== "mwe"
       );
     },
     type: "list",
@@ -324,13 +333,19 @@ export const options = [
     default: "default",
     when(response) {
       return (
-        response.documentclass !== "ieee" && response.documentclass !== "ustutt"
+        response.documentclass !== "ieee" &&
+        response.documentclass !== "ustutt" &&
+        response.documentclass !== "mwe"
       );
     },
   },
   {
     type: "list",
     name: "listings",
+    when(response) {
+      // The mwe quick start has no code listings.
+      return response.documentclass !== "mwe";
+    },
     message: "Which package to typeset listings?",
     choices: [
       {
@@ -347,6 +362,10 @@ export const options = [
   {
     type: "list",
     name: "enquotes",
+    when(response) {
+      // The mwe quick start fixes csquotes (forced in index.js).
+      return response.documentclass !== "mwe";
+    },
     message: 'Which package to use to "enquote" text?',
     choices(state) {
       const res = [];
@@ -380,6 +399,9 @@ export const options = [
   {
     type: "list",
     name: "tweakouterquote",
+    when(response) {
+      return response.documentclass !== "mwe";
+    },
     message:
       'Enable hyphenation tweak (e.g., application"=specific for app-lication-specific at a linebreak) or enable easy quotation (e.g., "application"; not common in default latex setups)?',
     choices: [
@@ -397,6 +419,10 @@ export const options = [
   {
     type: "list",
     name: "todo",
+    when(response) {
+      // The mwe quick start has no TODO markers.
+      return response.documentclass !== "mwe";
+    },
     message: "Which package to mark TODOs?",
     choices: [
       {
@@ -421,12 +447,19 @@ export const options = [
   {
     type: "confirm",
     name: "howtotext",
+    when(response) {
+      return response.documentclass !== "mwe";
+    },
     message: "Include hints on text (e.g., how to write an abstract)?",
     default: true,
   },
   {
     type: "confirm",
     name: "examples",
+    when(response) {
+      // The mwe document *is* the example; the LaTeX-hints chapter does not apply.
+      return response.documentclass !== "mwe";
+    },
     message: "Include minimal LaTeX examples?",
     default: true,
   },

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

@@ -122,11 +122,13 @@ jobs:
           path: |
             texcount.txt
             texcount.html
+<%# The mwe class writes Markdown, which aspell cannot parse; the check-markdown (Vale) workflow lints its prose instead, so the aspell spell-check job is omitted here. -%>
+<% if (documentclass !== "mwe") { -%>
   spell-check:
     # This is based on https://github.com/mh61503891/action-paper-aspell/tree/master
     #
 <% if (documentclass === "scientific-thesis") { -%>
-    # Disabled for scientific-thesis: the example content trips too many aspell false positives to maintain
+    # Disabled: the example content trips too many aspell false positives to maintain
     if: false
 <% } -%>
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
@@ -180,6 +182,7 @@ jobs:
              echo 'If you want to ignore words, add them to `.aspell.<%= language %>.pws` (your personal aspell dictionary)' >> $GITHUB_STEP_SUMMARY
             exit 1
           fi
+<% } -%>
   indent:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:

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

@@ -1,4 +1,10 @@
 # LaTeX Dokument
+<% if (documentclass == "mwe") { -%>
+
+Ein **minimaler Markdown-Schnellstart**: Schreibe deinen Inhalt als reines Markdown in `<%= filenames.manuscript %>.md`. Der schlanke Rahmen `<%= filenames.main %>.tex` bindet ihn per `\markdownInput` ein, LaTeX macht daraus ein PDF.
+<% } -%>
+
+Die in dieser Vorlage verwendeten LaTeX-Snippets können unter <https://latextemplates.github.io/latex-snippets/> eingesehen werden.
 
 Kompiliere es mittels
 <% if (latexcompiler == "pdflatex")  { %>

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

@@ -4,9 +4,9 @@
 # Enhanced LNCS Template
 
 > Quick start for modern LaTeXing with [LNCS](http://www.springer.com/computer/lncs).
-<% if (texlive > 2024) { -%>
+<% if (texlive > 2025) { -%>
 
-Please be aware that this template is optimized for overleaf, which is based on TeXLive 2024.
+Please be aware that this template is optimized for overleaf, which is based on TeXLive 2025.
 In case you are running a later TeXLive version (or use MiKTeX), please regenerate the template with the help of the [latex template generator].
 <% } -%>
 <% break; case "ieee": -%>
@@ -14,8 +14,8 @@ In case you are running a later TeXLive version (or use MiKTeX), please regenera
 
 > Quick start for modern LaTeXing for an IEEE conference, based on the [Manuscript Template for Conference Proceedings](https://www.ieee.org/conferences_events/conferences/publishing/templates.html).
 
-<% if (texlive > 2024) { -%>
-Please be aware that this template is optimized for overleaf, which is based on TeXLive 2024.
+<% if (texlive > 2025) { -%>
+Please be aware that this template is optimized for overleaf, which is based on TeXLive 2025.
 In case you are running a later TeXLive version (or use MiKTeX), please regenerate the template with the help of the [latex template generator].
 
 <% } -%>
@@ -102,9 +102,39 @@ See [docs/overleaf](docs/overleaf/).
 <%  break; default: -%>
 # LaTeX Document
 <% break; }
-} else { -%>
+} else if (documentclass == "mwe") { -%>
+# LaTeX Document — Markdown Quick Start
+<% } else { -%>
 # LaTeX Document
 <% } -%>
+<% if (documentclass == "mwe") { -%>
+
+This is a **minimal Markdown quick start**. Write your content as plain Markdown in [`<%= filenames.manuscript %>.md`](<%= filenames.manuscript %>.md); the thin wrapper [`<%= filenames.main %>.tex`](<%= filenames.main %>.tex) pulls it in with `\markdownInput` and LaTeX turns it into a PDF — no thesis scaffolding, just the essentials: headings, citations, footnotes, tables, figures, smart cross-references (`\zcref`), and acronyms (defined once in the wrapper, recognized automatically in the running text and collected in an acronym list). Keeping the prose in a real `.md` file means your editor treats it as Markdown and the spell-/prose-checkers below lint it directly.
+<% } -%>
+
+The LaTeX snippets this template is assembled from can be inspected at <https://latextemplates.github.io/latex-snippets/>.
+<% if (githubpublish) { switch (documentclass) { case "lncs": -%>
+
+## Examples
+
+- [paper.pdf](https://latextemplates.github.io/lncs-enhanced/paper.pdf) - normal paper.
+- [paper-minted.pdf](https://latextemplates.github.io/lncs-enhanced/paper-minted.pdf) - paper showing minted in action.
+- [paper-newtx.pdf](http://latextemplates.github.io/lncs-enhanced/paper-newtx.pdf) - paper typeset in Times Roman to save some space.
+- [paper-minted-newtx.pdf](http://latextemplates.github.io/lncs-enhanced/paper-minted-newtx.pdf) - paper typeset in Times Roman to save some space.
+<% break; case "ieee": -%>
+
+## Examples
+
+- [paper.pdf](https://latextemplates.github.io/ieee-enhanced/paper.pdf) - regular conference paper.
+- [paper-minted.pdf](https://latextemplates.github.io/ieee-enhanced/paper-minted.pdf) - conference paper showing minted in action.
+<% break; case "acmart": -%>
+
+## Examples
+
+- [paper.pdf](https://latextemplates.github.io/acm-enhanced/paper.pdf) - regular conference paper.
+- [paper-minted.pdf](https://latextemplates.github.io/acm-enhanced/paper-minted.pdf) - conference paper showing minted in action.
+<% break; default: -%>
+<% break; } } -%>
 
 ## Usage
 
@@ -163,10 +193,29 @@ On the command line, there are additional features:
 - `latexmk -C` or `make clean` for cleaning up
 - `make format` to reformat the `.tex` files (one sentence per line and indent)
 - `make aspell` for interactive spell checking
-- `make stand`: Creates a new PDF with the current status of the thesis.
+- `make stand`: Creates a new PDF with the current status of the document.
 - `make view`: Opens the configured viewer
 - `make mrproper`: Cleans up and removes also editor backup files.
+<% if (documentclass == "mwe") { -%>
+
+### Linting your Markdown
 
+Because the prose is a plain Markdown file, the text linters run on it directly — no extraction, and the reported line numbers point straight at `<%= filenames.manuscript %>.md`. Two workflows lint it and post inline annotations: `check-markdown` runs [Vale](https://vale.sh) (spelling, repetition), and `check-textlint` runs [textlint](https://github.com/textlint/textlint) (`write-good` + `terminology`).
+
+Run textlint locally with `npx` (needs Node.js; rules come from `.textlintrc.json`):
+
+```bash
+npx --yes --package textlint --package textlint-rule-terminology --package textlint-rule-write-good textlint <%= filenames.manuscript %>.md
+```
+
+For Vale, install it (`brew install vale` / `choco install vale`, or see <https://vale.sh/docs>) and point it at the file:
+
+```bash
+vale <%= filenames.manuscript %>.md
+```
+<% } -%>
+
+<% if (documentclass != "mwe") { -%>
 ## Benefits
 
 Following features are enabled in this template:
@@ -266,8 +315,9 @@ Congratulations. You chose to use all available features.
 <% } -%>
 
 <% switch (documentclass) { case "lncs": -%>
-There is currently no official biblatex support.
-A first step towards that is done at [biblatex-lncs](https://ctan.org/pkg/biblatex-lncs).
+Besides the default BibTeX setup (natbib + `splncs04nat`), biblatex is supported: generate with `--bibtextool=biblatex` to use the [biblatex-lncs](https://ctan.org/pkg/biblatex-lncs) style (numeric, mimicking Springer's `splncs04` look, processed with biber).
+
+For **author-year citations** (this template's answer to `llncs`'s `citeauthoryear` option, whose Springer `.bst` files are not part of TeX Live), generate with `--authoryear=true`: this switches to biblatex with the `authoryear` style, so `\citep{key}` renders as "(Author, year)" and `\citet{key}` as "Author (year)".
 
 <% break; case "ieee": -%>
 There is currently no official biblatex support.
@@ -275,16 +325,10 @@ A first step towards that is done at the [biblatex-ieee package](https://ctan.or
 
 <% break; default: -%>
 <% break; } -%>
+<% } -%>
 <% if (githubpublish) {
   switch (documentclass) {
     case "lncs": -%>
-## Examples
-
-- [paper.pdf](https://latextemplates.github.io/lncs-enhanced/paper.pdf) - normal paper.
-- [paper-minted.pdf](https://latextemplates.github.io/lncs-enhanced/paper-minted.pdf) - paper showing minted in action.
-- [paper-newtx.pdf](http://latextemplates.github.io/lncs-enhanced/paper-newtx.pdf) - paper typeset in Times Roman to save some space.
-- [paper-minted-newtx.pdf](http://latextemplates.github.io/lncs-enhanced/paper-minted-newtx.pdf) - paper typeset in Times Roman to save some space.
-
 ## Background
 
 The official template is available at <https://www.springer.com/gp/computer-science/lncs/conference-proceedings-guidelines> --> "Templates, samples files & useful links" --> "LaTeX2e Proceedings Templates (zip)"
@@ -304,11 +348,6 @@ This might lead to undesired results such as hyperlinks not working any more or
 In case you think, a package needs to be altered or added, feel free to open an issue.
 
 <% break; case "ieee": -%>
-## Examples
-
-- [paper.pdf](https://latextemplates.github.io/ieee-enhanced/paper.pdf) - regular conference paper.
-- [paper-minted.pdf](https://latextemplates.github.io/ieee-enhanced/paper-minted.pdf) - conference paper showing minted in action.
-
 ## Quick start
 
 - Click on `Download ZIP` or [here](https://github.com/latextemplates/IEEE/archive/main.zip).
@@ -357,6 +396,21 @@ Statement from IEEE:
 <% break; default: -%>
 <% break; }
 } else { -%>
+<% } -%>
+<% if (isPaper) { -%>
+## Final submission
+
+The compiled PDF embeds the `<%= filenames.bib %>.bib` file (via the [embedfile](https://ctan.org/pkg/embedfile) package), so readers can extract the reference data from the PDF, e.g., with JabRef via "Import into library".
+Some publishers' final-submission checks (e.g., IEEE PDF eXpress or PDF/A validation) reject PDFs containing file attachments.
+If your submission system complains, comment out the `\embedfile` line in `<%= filenames.main %>.tex` for the camera-ready version.
+
+### arXiv
+
+The first line of `<%= filenames.main %>.tex` is `\ifdefined\pdfoutput\pdfoutput=1\fi`.
+Keep it when uploading to arXiv: arXiv scans the first lines for `\pdfoutput=1` to decide between `pdflatex` and DVI-producing `latex`.
+Without the line, arXiv falls back to `latex`, which cannot build the modern fonts (they ship without Metafont sources) and aborts with an error such as `! I can't find file 'clmr28t10+20'`.
+See [this question on TeX.SE](https://tex.stackexchange.com/q/584702/9075) for details.
+
 <% } -%>
 ## Tool hints
 
@@ -480,7 +534,7 @@ Alternatively, just copy and paste the contents of the [vscode.settings.json](vs
 
 You can manually trigger compilation by hitting the green button in the extension or using other methods provided by LaTeX Workshop.
 
-Please remove the magic comments (`% !TeX program ...`) at the top of the `main-....tex` file.
+Please remove the magic comments (`% !TeX program ...`) at the top of the `<%= filenames.main %>.tex` file.
 Although [LaTeX-Workshop supports magic comments](https://github.com/James-Yu/LaTeX-Workshop/blob/master/README.md#magic-comments), it currently does not work reliably.
 Without the magic comments, compilation works.
 
@@ -536,6 +590,7 @@ docker build -t ltg .
 
 <% break; default: -%>
 <% break; } -%>
+<% if (documentclass != "mwe") { -%>
 ## Contained Directories and Files
 
 ### Directories
@@ -816,15 +871,13 @@ We are collecting alternatives at the issue [#25](https://github.com/latextempla
 You did not setup the [plantuml package](https://www.ctan.org/pkg/plantuml) correctly.
 Please head to <https://koppor.github.io/plantuml/> for installation instructions.
 
+<% } -%>
 <% } -%>
 ## Further information
 
 <% if (documentclass == 'lncs') { -%>
 - tex.stackexchange.com questions regarding LNCS: <https://tex.stackexchange.com/questions/tagged/lncs>
-<% if (githubpublish) { -%>
-- Original LNCS demonstration (without the improvements): [llncs-dem.pdf](llncs-dem.pdf)
-- Original LNCS documentation (without the improvements): [llncs-doc.pdf](llncs-doc.pdf)
-<% } -%>
+- Original LNCS documentation (without the improvements): [llncsdoc.pdf](https://mirrors.ctan.org/macros/latex/contrib/llncs/llncsdoc.pdf) from the [llncs CTAN package](https://ctan.org/pkg/llncs). The old `llncs.dem` demonstration is no longer part of that package; the official sample paper (`samplepaper.tex`) is contained in Springer's [LaTeX2e Proceedings Templates (zip)](https://www.springer.com/gp/computer-science/lncs/conference-proceedings-guidelines).
 <% } -%>
 - Other templates: <https://latextemplates.github.io/>
 - For German users, go to <https://texfragen.de/>.

package/generators/app/templates/Texlivefile

@@ -3,6 +3,9 @@ latexindent
 latexmk
 texlogsieve
 
+<% if (githubpublish || (listings == 'listings')) { -%>
+accsupp<%# gray hook marker on soft-wrapped listings lines %>
+<% } -%>
 <% if (githubpublish || (documentclass == "acmart")) { -%>
 acmart
 <% } -%>
@@ -24,6 +27,9 @@ babel-german
 biber
 biblatex
 <% } -%>
+<% if (githubpublish || ((documentclass == "lncs") && (bibtextool == "biblatex") && !authoryear)) { -%>
+biblatex-lncs
+<% } -%>
 <% if (githubpublish || isThesis) { -%>
 bigfoot<%# provides perpage%>
 <% } -%>
@@ -63,6 +69,9 @@ datetime2-german
 dehyph-exptl
 <% } -%>
 diagbox
+<% if (githubpublish || (documentclass != "mwe")) { -%>
+embedfile
+<% } -%>
 <% if (githubpublish || isThesis) { -%>
 enumitem
 <% } -%>
@@ -99,7 +108,7 @@ fontspec
 footmisc
 <% } -%>
 gettitlestring
-<% if (githubpublish || (documentclass == 'ustutt') || (documentclass == 'scientific-thesis')) { -%>
+<% if (githubpublish || (documentclass == 'ustutt') || (documentclass == 'scientific-thesis') || (documentclass == 'mwe')) { -%>
 glossaries
 <% if (githubpublish || (lang == "en")) { -%>
 glossaries-english
@@ -131,6 +140,9 @@ ifmtarg<%# required by acmart at least %>
 ifplatform
 <% } -%>
 iftex
+<% if (githubpublish || (isPaper && reallatexcompiler.startsWith("lualatex"))) { -%>
+impnattypo
+<% } -%>
 inconsolata<%# required by ustutt, scientific-thesis, acm%>
 infwarerr
 intcalc
@@ -176,6 +188,13 @@ luaxml<%# required by spelling %>
 ly1<%# required by mathdesign-font %>
 <% } -%>
 marginnote
+<% if (githubpublish || (documentclass == "mwe")) { -%>
+markdown<%# markdown-as-input quick-start (mwe documentclass) %>
+<%# markdown's default LaTeX theme pulls these in (else e.g. "csvsimple.sty not found") %>
+csvsimple
+fancyvrb
+verse<%# used when a Markdown blockquote/verse is present %>
+<% } -%>
 <% if (githubpublish || isThesis) { -%>
 mathdesign
 <% } -%>
@@ -322,3 +341,6 @@ xpatch
 <% } -%>
 xstring<%# this includes stfloats; required by textcomp %>
 zref
+<% if (githubpublish || (documentclass == "mwe")) { -%>
+zref-clever<%# smart \zcref cross-references in the mwe quick-start %>
+<% } -%>

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

@@ -1,13 +1,17 @@
+<%# style axis: authoryear (global --authoryear flag) > lncs (biblatex-lncs) > alphabetic (theses default) -%>
+<% var blxstyle = authoryear ? "authoryear" : (documentclass == "lncs" ? "lncs" : "alphabetic"); -%>
 \usepackage[
   backend       = biber, %biber does not work with 64x versions alternative: bibtex8; minalphanames only works with biber backend
   sortcites     = true,
-  bibstyle      = alphabetic,
-  citestyle     = alphabetic,
+  bibstyle      = <%= blxstyle %>,
+  citestyle     = <%= blxstyle %>,
   giveninits    = true,
   useprefix     = false, %"von, van, etc." will be printed, too. See below.
   minnames      = 1,
+<% if (blxstyle == "alphabetic") { -%>
   minalphanames = 3,
   maxalphanames = 4,
+<% } -%>
   maxbibnames   = 99,
   maxcitenames  = 2,
   natbib        = true,
@@ -67,3 +71,8 @@
 % Reduce size of bib font: http://tex.stackexchange.com/questions/329/how-to-change-font-size-for-bibliography
 \renewcommand{\bibfont}{\normalfont\small}
 <% } -%>
+<% if (documentclass == "lncs" && authoryear) { -%>
+
+% Match the LNCS bibliography font size (the biblatex-lncs style sets this itself)
+\renewcommand{\bibfont}{\normalfont\footnotesize}
+<% } -%>

package/generators/app/templates/dot.aspell.conf

@@ -10,14 +10,19 @@ add-tex-command FXRegisterAuthor ppp
 add-tex-command PassOptionsToPackage pp
 add-tex-command RequirePackage op
 add-tex-command begin pop
+add-tex-command BeginAccSupp p
+add-tex-command EndAccSupp p
 add-tex-command bibliographystyle p
+add-tex-command boolfalse p
 add-tex-command captionsetup op
 add-tex-command citep op
 add-tex-command citet op
 add-tex-command color p
 add-tex-command cref p
+add-tex-command embedfile op
 add-tex-command frac pp
 add-tex-command hypersetup p
+add-tex-command indexnames p
 add-tex-command label p
 add-tex-command languageshorthands p
 add-tex-command lstset ppppppppppppppppppppppp
@@ -25,6 +30,8 @@ add-tex-command mathit p
 add-tex-command newcommand pp
 add-tex-command oname p
 add-tex-command patchcmd ppp
+add-tex-command printnames p
+add-tex-command printtext op
 add-tex-command renewcommand pp
 add-tex-command restoresymbol pp
 add-tex-command savesymbol p
@@ -37,6 +44,7 @@ add-tex-command tcbinputlisting ppppppppppppppppppppppp
 add-tex-command texttt p
 add-tex-command tikzpicture op
 add-tex-command tikzset p
+add-tex-command usebibmacro p
 add-tex-command usemintedstyle p
 add-tex-command usepackage oooooop
 add-tex-command usetikzlibrary p

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

@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+% Embed the bibliography data into the PDF so that readers can extract it
+% (e.g., with JabRef via "Import into library" on the PDF)
+\usepackage{embedfile}
+\embedfile[mimetype=application/x-bibtex,desc=BibTeX entries of all references]{<%= filenames.bib %>.bib}

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

@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+% Avoid a lone short word (or hyphenated fragment) as the last line of a paragraph.
+% LuaTeX only: impnattypo's lastparline feature vetoes the offending line break in
+% each affected paragraph. The package's pdfTeX fallback instead stretches
+% \parfillskip globally, which loosens interword spacing everywhere -- the reason
+% the package was once reverted, see
+% https://github.com/latextemplates/lncs-enhanced/issues/16
+\ifdefined\directlua
+  \usepackage[lastparline]{impnattypo}
+\fi

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

@@ -1,6 +1,9 @@
 % Code Listings
 \usepackage{listings}
 
+% accsupp hält den Pfeil (siehe postbreak unten) aus dem kopierten Text heraus
+\usepackage{accsupp}
+
 \definecolor{eclipseStrings}{RGB}{42,0.0,255}
 \definecolor{eclipseKeywords}{RGB}{127,0,85}
 \colorlet{numb}{magenta!60!black}
@@ -67,6 +70,10 @@
   %
   breaklines=true,            % Zeilen werden umbrochen
   %
+  % Umbrochene Zeilen mit einem grauen Pfeil markieren. Dank accsupp wird der
+  % Pfeil nicht in den kopierten Text übernommen. Quelle: https://tex.stackexchange.com/a/649475/9075
+  postbreak=\raisebox{0ex}[0ex][0ex]{\BeginAccSupp{ActualText={}}\ensuremath{\color{gray}\hookrightarrow\space}\EndAccSupp{}},
+  %
   breakatwhitespace=true,
   %
   % Alternative: fixed

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

@@ -1,6 +1,9 @@
 % Code Listings
 \usepackage{listings}
 
+% accsupp keeps the soft-wrap arrow (see postbreak below) out of the copied text
+\usepackage{accsupp}
+
 \definecolor{eclipseStrings}{RGB}{42,0.0,255}
 \definecolor{eclipseKeywords}{RGB}{127,0,85}
 \colorlet{numb}{magenta!60!black}
@@ -67,6 +70,10 @@
   %
   breaklines=true,            % Lines are wrapped
   %
+  % Mark a soft-wrapped line with a gray hook arrow that stays out of the
+  % copied and extracted text. Source: https://tex.stackexchange.com/a/649475/9075
+  postbreak=\raisebox{0ex}[0ex][0ex]{\BeginAccSupp{ActualText={}}\ensuremath{\color{gray}\hookrightarrow\space}\EndAccSupp{}},
+  %
   breakatwhitespace=true,
   %
   % alternative: fixed

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

@@ -1,3 +1,6 @@
+<% if (isPaper) { -%>
+\ifdefined\pdfoutput\pdfoutput=1\fi % zwingt arXiv, diese Datei mit pdflatex statt dem DVI-erzeugenden "latex" zu übersetzen; siehe README-Abschnitt "Final submission"
+<% } -%>
 <% if (preparereitzig) { -%>
 \RequirePackage{snapshot}
 \RequirePackage[dependency-file=Texlivefile]{depp}
@@ -141,6 +144,12 @@
 <%- include('microtype.preamble.de.tex', this); -%>
 
 <%- include('nowidow.preamble.en.tex', this); -%>
+<% if (isPaper) { -%>
+
+<%- include('impnattypo.preamble.en.tex', this); -%>
+
+<%- include('rectangularparagraphs.preamble.en.tex', this); -%>
+<% } -%>
 
 % Fuer deutsche Texte: Weniger Silbentrennung durch mehr frei Raum zwischen den Worten
 \setlength{\emergencystretch}{3em}
@@ -197,16 +206,24 @@
 <%- include('paralist.preamble.en.tex', this); -%>
 <% switch (documentclass) {
   case "acmart":
-  case "ieee":
-  case "lncs": -%>
+  case "ieee": -%>
+
+<%- include('natbib.preamble.en.tex', this); -%>
+<% break; case "lncs": -%>
+<% if (bibtextool == 'biblatex') { -%>
+<%- include('biblatex.preamble.en.tex', this); -%>
+<% } else { -%>
 
 <%- include('natbib.preamble.en.tex', this); -%>
+<% } -%>
 <% break; case "scientific-thesis": case "ustutt": -%>
 <%- include('biblatex.preamble.en.tex', this); -%>
 <% break; } -%>
+
+<%- include('embedfile.preamble.en.tex', this); -%>
 <% switch (documentclass) { case "acmart": -%>
 
-\citestyle{acmnumeric} % alternative: acmauthoryear
+\citestyle{<%= authoryear ? "acmauthoryear" : "acmnumeric" %>} % alternative: <%= authoryear ? "acmnumeric" : "acmauthoryear" %>
 <% break; case "lncs": -%>
 
 % Prepare more space-saving rendering of the bibliography
@@ -1075,7 +1092,7 @@ Schließlich fasst \cref{sec:outlook} die Ergebnisse der Arbeit zusammen und ste
 Eine Beschreibung relevanter wissenschaftlicher Arbeiten mit Bezug zur eigenen Arbeit.
 Der Abschnitt kann je nach Kontext auch an anderer Stelle stehen.
 
-Winery~\cite{Winery} is a graphical \textcomment{modeling}{modeling with one ``l'', because of American English} tool.
+Winery~\citep{Winery} is a graphical \textcomment{modeling}{modeling with one ``l'', because of American English} tool.
 The whole idea of TOSCA is explained by <% if (available.citet) { %>\citet<% } else { %>Binz et al.~\cite<% } %>{Binz2009}.
 <% } -%>
 <% if (examples) { -%>
@@ -1152,6 +1169,10 @@ Hier sollen allgemeine \LaTeX-Hinweise gegeben werden, damit man Minimalbeispiel
 <%# The math example uses \mathbb etc.; only show it where math.preamble.en.tex (its config) is loaded. -%>
 <%- include('math.example.en.tex', this); -%>
 <% } -%>
+<% if (documentclass == 'lncs') { -%>
+
+<%- include('theorems.example.en.tex', this); -%>
+<% } -%>
 
 <%- include('floats.example.de.tex', this); -%>
 
@@ -1317,6 +1338,12 @@ Hier bitte einen kurzen Durchgang durch die Arbeit.
 %%% ===============================================================================
 
 <% switch (documentclass) { case "lncs": -%>
+<% if (bibtextool == 'biblatex') { -%>
+\begingroup
+  \microtypecontext{expansion=sloppy}
+  \printbibliography
+\endgroup
+<% } else { -%>
 \renewcommand{\bibsection}{\section*{Literatur}} % requried for natbib to have "References" printed and as section*, not chapter*
 % Use natbib compatbile splncs04nat style.
 % It does provide all features of splncs03, but is developed in a clean way.
@@ -1327,6 +1354,7 @@ Hier bitte einen kurzen Durchgang durch die Arbeit.
   \small % ensure correct font size for the bibliography
   \bibliography{<%= filenames.bib %>}
 \endgroup
+<% } -%>
 <%  break; case "acmart": -%>
 
 \bibliographystyle{ACM-Reference-Format}

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

@@ -1,3 +1,6 @@
+<% if (isPaper) { -%>
+\ifdefined\pdfoutput\pdfoutput=1\fi % forces arXiv to process this file with pdflatex instead of DVI-producing "latex"; see README section "Final submission"
+<% } -%>
 <% if (preparereitzig) { -%>
 \RequirePackage{snapshot}
 \RequirePackage[dependency-file=Texlivefile]{depp}
@@ -133,6 +136,12 @@
 <%- include('microtype.preamble.en.tex', this); -%>
 
 <%- include('nowidow.preamble.en.tex', this); -%>
+<% if (isPaper) { -%>
+
+<%- include('impnattypo.preamble.en.tex', this); -%>
+
+<%- include('rectangularparagraphs.preamble.en.tex', this); -%>
+<% } -%>
 
 <% if (documentclass == 'ustutt') { -%>
 <%- include('ustutt-pagestyle.preamble.en.tex', this); %>
@@ -185,16 +194,24 @@
 <%- include('paralist.preamble.en.tex', this); -%>
 <% switch (documentclass) {
   case "acmart":
-  case "ieee":
-  case "lncs": -%>
+  case "ieee": -%>
+
+<%- include('natbib.preamble.en.tex', this); -%>
+<% break; case "lncs": -%>
+<% if (bibtextool == 'biblatex') { -%>
+<%- include('biblatex.preamble.en.tex', this); -%>
+<% } else { -%>
 
 <%- include('natbib.preamble.en.tex', this); -%>
+<% } -%>
 <% break; case "scientific-thesis": case "ustutt": -%>
 <%- include('biblatex.preamble.en.tex', this); -%>
 <% break; } -%>
+
+<%- include('embedfile.preamble.en.tex', this); -%>
 <% switch (documentclass) { case "acmart": -%>
 
-\citestyle{acmnumeric} % alternative: acmauthoryear
+\citestyle{<%= authoryear ? "acmauthoryear" : "acmnumeric" %>} % alternative: <%= authoryear ? "acmnumeric" : "acmauthoryear" %>
 <% break; case "lncs": -%>
 
 % Prepare more space-saving rendering of the bibliography
@@ -1043,7 +1060,7 @@ Finally, a conclusion is drawn and outlook on future work is made (\cref{sec:out
 <%= heading1 %>{Related Work}
 \label{sec:relatedwork}
 
-Winery~\cite{Winery} is a graphical \textcomment{modeling}{modeling with one ``l'', because of American English} tool.
+Winery~\citep{Winery} is a graphical \textcomment{modeling}{modeling with one ``l'', because of American English} tool.
 The whole idea of TOSCA is explained by <% if (available.citet) { %>\citet<% } else { %>Binz et al.~\cite<% } %>{Binz2009}.
 <% } -%>
 <% if (examples) { -%>
@@ -1121,6 +1138,10 @@ It focuses on minimal examples, which can be directly adapted to the content
 <%# The math example uses \mathbb etc.; only show it where math.preamble.en.tex (its config) is loaded. -%>
 <%- include('math.example.en.tex', this); -%>
 <% } -%>
+<% if (documentclass == 'lncs') { -%>
+
+<%- include('theorems.example.en.tex', this); -%>
+<% } -%>
 
 <%- include('floats.example.en.tex', this); -%>
 
@@ -1285,6 +1306,12 @@ Be specific in the sense that your arguments for future work should be based on
 %%% ===============================================================================
 
 <% switch (documentclass) { case "lncs": -%>
+<% if (bibtextool == 'biblatex') { -%>
+\begingroup
+  \microtypecontext{expansion=sloppy}
+  \printbibliography
+\endgroup
+<% } else { -%>
 \renewcommand{\bibsection}{\section*{References}} % requried for natbib to have "References" printed and as section*, not chapter*
 % Use natbib compatbile splncs04nat style.
 % It does provide all features of splncs04.bst, but is developed in a clean way.
@@ -1295,6 +1322,7 @@ Be specific in the sense that your arguments for future work should be based on
   \small % ensure correct font size for the bibliography
   \bibliography{<%= filenames.bib %>}
 \endgroup
+<% } -%>
 <%  break; case "acmart": -%>
 \bibliographystyle{ACM-Reference-Format}
 \bibliography{<%= filenames.bib %>}

package/generators/app/templates/mwe-main.de.tex

@@ -0,0 +1,116 @@
+% !TeX program = lualatex
+% !TeX encoding = utf8
+% !TeX spellcheck = de-DE
+% LTeX: language=de-DE
+% -*- coding:utf-8 mod:LaTeX -*-
+%
+% Minimale Schnellstart-Vorlage: Inhalt in Markdown schreiben und ein LaTeX-PDF
+% erhalten. Kein Thesis-Ballast, nur das Wesentliche. Übersetzt mit LuaLaTeX +
+% biber -- eine fertige latexmkrc liegt bei, ein einfaches "latexmk" genügt.
+
+\documentclass[
+  fontsize=11pt,
+  paper=<%= papersize %>,
+  twoside,
+  open=right,
+  parskip=half,
+  numbers=noenddot,
+]{scrbook}
+
+% --- LuaLaTeX-Schrift-/Typografie-Setup ---
+\usepackage{fontspec}
+\usepackage{microtype}
+\usepackage[ngerman]{babel}
+\usepackage{csquotes}   % empfohlener Begleiter für babel + biblatex
+
+% Backticks (`) werden in verbatim-Umgebungen als solche dargestellt
+% (siehe https://tex.stackexchange.com/a/341057/9075)
+\usepackage{upquote}
+
+% --- Markdown als Texteingabe, großzügiger Funktionsumfang ---
+% Die Optionsnamen folgen dem markdown-Paket v3.x.
+\usepackage[
+  citations,          % [@key] Zitationssyntax
+  hybrid,             % rohes LaTeX durchreichen (z. B. \zcref im Manuskript)
+  notes,              % [^label] referenzierte Fußnoten
+  inlineNotes,        % ^[Inline-Fußnotentext]
+  pipeTables,         % | a | b | Tabellen
+  tableCaptions,      % : Beschriftungstext unter einer Tabelle
+  tableAttributes,    % {#id} Bezeichner an einer Tabellenbeschriftung
+  hashEnumerators,    % 1) 2) 3) Aufzählungen
+  taskLists,          % - [ ] / - [x] Checkbox-Listen
+  headerAttributes,   % {#id} Bezeichner an einer Überschrift
+  linkAttributes,     % {#id} Attribute an Links/Bildern
+  relativeReferences, % <#id> zum Referenzieren einer via {#id} definierten Id
+  bracketedSpans,     % [Text]{.klasse} Spans, z. B. explizite Akronym-Auszeichnung
+]{markdown}
+
+% --- Literatur: Autor-Jahr über biblatex/biber ---
+\usepackage[
+  style=authoryear,
+  backend=biber,
+  autolang=hyphen,
+  sorting=nyt,
+]{biblatex}
+\addbibresource{<%= filenames.bib %>.bib}
+
+% --- Abbildungen + intelligente Querverweise ---
+\usepackage{graphicx}
+\usepackage{zref-clever}
+\zcsetup{cap = true}    % Typnamen groß schreiben: "Kapitel", "Abbildung", "Tabelle"
+
+% Wie die Marken funktionieren (Antwort auf "Können wir nicht die Markdown-Marken nutzen?"):
+% Das markdown-Paket macht aus `{#id}` (an Überschriften, Bildern und Tabellen) ein
+% *reguläres* \label{id}. Der `labelhook` von zref-clever (standardmäßig an) macht
+% jedes \label zusätzlich zu einer zref-Marke, sodass \zcref{id} direkt mit
+% Markdowns eigenen Bezeichnern funktioniert -- ohne rohes \zlabel oder Handarbeit.
+
+% --- Alles anklickbar: hyperref ZULETZT laden -----------------------------
+% Macht Inhaltsverzeichnis, \zcref, native <#id>-Verweise, [@Zitate] und Fußnoten
+% anklickbar. zref-clever lädt zref-hyperref selbst, sobald es hyperref sieht, sodass
+% \zcref-Links kein weiteres Setup brauchen. `hidelinks` hält Links anklickbar, ohne
+% farbige Kästen (statt dessen `colorlinks=true` für sichtbare farbige Links am Bildschirm).
+\usepackage[hidelinks, unicode, pdfusetitle]{hyperref}
+
+% --- Akronyme: einmal definieren, überall im Markdown-Text nutzen ---------
+% glossaries ist die klassische Ausnahme von "hyperref zuletzt": NACH hyperref
+% laden, damit Akronym-Verwendungen und das Abkürzungsverzeichnis verlinkt sind.
+\usepackage[acronym, nopostdot]{glossaries}
+\makeglossaries
+\setacronymstyle{long-short}    % wie \gls Einträge setzt; das markdown-Theme selbst druckt immer die Kurzform
+\newacronym{html}{HTML}{HyperText Markup Language}
+\newacronym{yaml}{YAML}{YAML Ain't Markup Language}
+% Das markdown-Paket erkennt die oben definierten Akronyme direkt im laufenden
+% Markdown-Text -- keine \gls-Aufrufe im Manuskript nötig. Explizite Auszeichnung
+% wie [JSON]{.acronym} funktioniert ebenfalls, auch für nicht definierte Akronyme.
+% Hintergrund: https://github.com/Witiko/markdown/issues/615
+\markdownSetup{
+  import  = witiko/glossaries@v1,
+  snippet = witiko/glossaries/import-acronyms,
+}
+
+\title{Mein Buch}
+\author{Martha Mildenhall}
+\date{\today}
+
+\begin{document}
+
+\frontmatter
+\maketitle
+\tableofcontents
+
+\mainmatter
+
+% Der Fließtext liegt in einer separaten, reinen Markdown-Datei -- so sieht der
+% Editor Markdown (kein LaTeX) und die Rechtschreib-/Stilprüfer (Vale, textlint)
+% prüfen ihn direkt. `hybrid` (oben gesetzt) lässt darin weiterhin rohes LaTeX
+% wie \zcref durch.
+\markdownInput{<%= filenames.manuscript %>.md}
+
+\backmatter
+
+\printacronyms
+
+\printbibliography
+
+\end{document}

package/generators/app/templates/mwe-main.en.tex

@@ -0,0 +1,115 @@
+% !TeX program = lualatex
+% !TeX encoding = utf8
+% !TeX spellcheck = en-US
+% LTeX: language=en-US
+% -*- coding:utf-8 mod:LaTeX -*-
+%
+% Minimal quick-start template: write your content in Markdown and get a LaTeX
+% PDF. No thesis scaffolding, just the essentials. Compile with LuaLaTeX + biber
+% -- a ready-made latexmkrc is included, so a plain "latexmk" does everything.
+
+\documentclass[
+  fontsize=11pt,
+  paper=<%= papersize %>,
+  twoside,
+  open=right,
+  parskip=half,
+  numbers=noenddot,
+]{scrbook}
+
+% --- LuaLaTeX font/typography setup ---
+\usepackage{fontspec}
+\usepackage{microtype}
+\usepackage[english]{babel}
+\usepackage{csquotes}   % recommended companion for babel + biblatex
+
+% backticks (`) are rendered as such in verbatim environments
+% (see https://tex.stackexchange.com/a/341057/9075)
+\usepackage{upquote}
+
+% --- Markdown as text input, generous feature set ---
+% Option names follow the markdown package v3.x.
+\usepackage[
+  citations,          % [@key] citation syntax
+  hybrid,             % pass raw LaTeX through (e.g. \zcref in the manuscript)
+  notes,              % [^label] referenced footnotes
+  inlineNotes,        % ^[inline footnote text]
+  pipeTables,         % | a | b | style tables
+  tableCaptions,      % : Caption text below a table
+  tableAttributes,    % {#id} identifier on a table caption
+  hashEnumerators,    % 1) 2) 3) style enumerators
+  taskLists,          % - [ ] / - [x] checkbox lists
+  headerAttributes,   % {#id} identifier on a heading
+  linkAttributes,     % {#id} attributes on links/images
+  relativeReferences, % <#id> to reference an id defined via {#id}
+  bracketedSpans,     % [text]{.class} spans, e.g. explicit acronym markup
+]{markdown}
+
+% --- Bibliography: author-year via biblatex/biber ---
+\usepackage[
+  style=authoryear,
+  backend=biber,
+  autolang=hyphen,
+  sorting=nyt,
+]{biblatex}
+\addbibresource{<%= filenames.bib %>.bib}
+
+% --- Figures + smart cross-references ---
+\usepackage{graphicx}
+\usepackage{zref-clever}
+\zcsetup{cap = true}    % capitalise type names: "Chapter", "Figure", "Table"
+
+% How the labels work (answer to "can't we use the markdown labels?"):
+% The markdown package turns `{#id}` (on headings, images and tables) into a
+% *standard* \label{id}. zref-clever's `labelhook` (on by default) makes every
+% \label additionally a zref label, so \zcref{id} works out of the box with
+% markdown's own identifiers -- no raw-LaTeX \zlabel or manual bridge needed.
+
+% --- Clickable everything: load hyperref LAST -----------------------------
+% Makes the TOC, \zcref, native <#id> refs, [@citations] and footnotes clickable.
+% zref-clever auto-loads zref-hyperref once it sees hyperref, so \zcref links
+% need no extra setup. `hidelinks` keeps links clickable without coloured boxes
+% (swap for `colorlinks=true` if you prefer visible coloured links on screen).
+\usepackage[hidelinks, unicode, pdfusetitle]{hyperref}
+
+% --- Acronyms: define once, use anywhere in the Markdown text -------------
+% glossaries is the classic exception to "hyperref last": load it AFTER
+% hyperref so acronym uses and the acronym list are hyperlinked.
+\usepackage[acronym, nopostdot]{glossaries}
+\makeglossaries
+\setacronymstyle{long-short}    % how \gls renders entries; the markdown theme itself always prints the short form
+\newacronym{html}{HTML}{HyperText Markup Language}
+\newacronym{yaml}{YAML}{YAML Ain't Markup Language}
+% Make the markdown package recognize the acronyms defined above right in the
+% running Markdown text -- no \gls calls needed in the manuscript. Explicit
+% markup like [JSON]{.acronym} also works, even for undefined acronyms.
+% See https://github.com/Witiko/markdown/issues/615 for background.
+\markdownSetup{
+  import  = witiko/glossaries@v1,
+  snippet = witiko/glossaries/import-acronyms,
+}
+
+\title{My Book}
+\author{Martha Mildenhall}
+\date{\today}
+
+\begin{document}
+
+\frontmatter
+\maketitle
+\tableofcontents
+
+\mainmatter
+
+% The prose lives in a separate, pure-Markdown file so your editor sees Markdown
+% (not LaTeX) and the spell-/prose-checkers (Vale, textlint) lint it directly.
+% `hybrid` (set above) still lets the file pass raw LaTeX such as \zcref through.
+\markdownInput{<%= filenames.manuscript %>.md}
+
+\backmatter
+
+\printacronyms
+
+\printbibliography
+
+\end{document}

package/generators/app/templates/mwe-manuscript.de.md

@@ -0,0 +1,57 @@
+# Einleitung {#cha:einleitung}
+
+Dieser gesamte Buchinhalt ist in **Markdown** geschrieben. Überschriften
+der obersten Ebene (`#`) werden automatisch zu Kapiteln, `##` zu
+Abschnitten, passend zur `scrbook`-Dokumentklasse. Diese Überschrift trägt
+die Markdown-Id `{#cha:einleitung}`, aus der das Paket ein `\label` erzeugt.
+
+Ein Zitat sieht so aus [@mwe], und hier eine Fußnote.^[Dies
+ist eine Inline-Fußnote.] Referenzierte Fußnoten funktionieren
+ebenfalls[^detail].
+
+[^detail]: Dies ist eine ausführlichere Fußnote am Ende des Abschnitts.
+
+## Motivation
+
+- erster Punkt
+- zweiter Punkt
+  - Unterpunkt
+1) erstens
+2) zweitens
+
+Auch Aufgabenlisten (`taskLists`) sind möglich:
+
+- [ ] noch offener Punkt
+- [x] bereits erledigter Punkt
+
+Wie in \zcref{fig:example} gezeigt, lassen sich Bilder direkt in Markdown
+referenzieren. Die reine Markdown-Referenz `<#fig:example>` liefert dagegen
+nur die nackte Nummer (<#fig:example>), ohne den Typnamen Abbildung.
+
+![Ein Beispielbild](example-image "Ein Beispielbild"){#fig:example}
+
+## Eine Tabelle
+
+\zcref{tbl:beispiel} zeigt die vier Ausrichtungsvarianten von `pipeTables`.
+
+| Rechts | Links | Standard | Zentriert |
+|-------:|:------|----------|:---------:|
+|     12 | 12    | 12       |    12     |
+|    123 | 123   | 123      |    123    |
+
+: Beispieltabelle mit Ausrichtungen {#tbl:beispiel}
+
+## Akronyme
+
+Einmal in der `.tex`-Hülle definierte Akronyme werden im laufenden Text
+automatisch erkannt und als Akronyme gesetzt -- wie HTML und YAML genau hier --
+und jede Verwendung landet im Abkürzungsverzeichnis am Ende, wo die Langform
+ausgeschrieben ist. Explizite Auszeichnung geht auch: [JSON]{.acronym} wird
+als Akronym gesetzt, obwohl es nirgends definiert ist.
+
+# Ein weiteres Kapitel
+
+Text mit Verweis auf das vorige Kapitel: \zcref{cha:einleitung}. Weil die
+Überschrift die Markdown-Id `{#cha:einleitung}` trägt und jede `\label`
+zusätzlich ein `\zlabel` erzeugt, funktioniert `\zcref` hier ganz ohne rohes
+\LaTeX{} zum Setzen der Marke -- z.\,B. auch auf \zcref{tbl:beispiel}.

package/generators/app/templates/mwe-manuscript.en.md

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+# Introduction {#cha:introduction}
+
+You write this entire book in **Markdown**. Top-level headings (`#`)
+automatically become chapters, `##` become sections, matching the `scrbook`
+document class. This heading carries the Markdown identifier `{#cha:introduction}`,
+from which the package generates a `\label`.
+
+A citation looks like this [@mwe], and here is a footnote.^[This is an inline
+footnote.] Referenced footnotes work as well[^detail].
+
+[^detail]: This is a more detailed footnote at the end of the section.
+
+## Motivation
+
+- first point
+- second point
+  - sub-point
+1) firstly
+2) secondly
+
+Task lists (`taskLists`) are possible too:
+
+- [ ] a still-open item
+- [x] an already-completed item
+
+As \zcref{fig:example} shows, you can reference images directly from
+Markdown. The plain Markdown reference `<#fig:example>` yields the bare
+number (<#fig:example>), without the type name Figure.
+
+![An example image](example-image "An example image"){#fig:example}
+
+## A Table
+
+\zcref{tbl:example} shows the four alignment variants of `pipeTables`.
+
+| Right | Left | Default | Centred |
+|------:|:-----|---------|:-------:|
+|    12 | 12   | 12      |   12    |
+|   123 | 123  | 123     |   123   |
+
+: Example table with alignments {#tbl:example}
+
+## Acronyms
+
+Acronyms defined once in the wrapper `.tex` file are recognized automatically
+in the running text and typeset as acronyms -- like HTML and YAML right here --
+and every use lands in the acronym list at the end, where the long form is
+spelled out. Explicit markup is also possible: [JSON]{.acronym} is typeset as
+an acronym although it has not been defined anywhere.
+
+# Another Chapter
+
+Text referring to the previous chapter: \zcref{cha:introduction}. Because the
+heading carries the Markdown identifier `{#cha:introduction}` and every `\label`
+also becomes a `\zlabel`, `\zcref` works here without any raw \LaTeX{}
+to set the mark -- e.g. also on \zcref{tbl:example}.

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

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+% --- Rectangular ("block") paragraphs -------------------------------------
+% When enabled, the last line of every paragraph is stretched to the full
+% column width, so each paragraph forms a perfect rectangle. This is
+% demanding typography: paragraphs whose last line is naturally short get
+% visibly wide interword spaces, and good results usually require rewording
+% sentences until every paragraph fits (copy fitting). The lone-word tweak
+% above (impnattypo) becomes irrelevant while this is active.
+% Enable by uncommenting the \rectangularparagraphstrue line:
+\newif\ifrectangularparagraphs
+%\rectangularparagraphstrue
+\ifrectangularparagraphs
+  \setlength{\parfillskip}{0pt}      % force the last line to reach the margin
+  \setlength{\emergencystretch}{3em} % soften overfull lines this may cause
+\fi

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

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+<%= heading2 %>{Theorem-like Environments and Mathematics}
+
+The \texttt{llncs} class already provides the theorem-like environments \texttt{theorem}, \texttt{proposition}, \texttt{lemma}, \texttt{corollary}, \texttt{definition}, \texttt{example}, \texttt{exercise}, \texttt{note}, \texttt{problem}, \texttt{question}, \texttt{remark}, and \texttt{solution} as well as the unnumbered \texttt{proof} environment -- no additional package is required.
+
+<%- bexample %>
+\begin{definition}[Idempotence]
+  An operation $f$ is \emph{idempotent} if $f(f(x)) = f(x)$ holds for all inputs $x$.
+\end{definition}
+
+\begin{proposition}
+  The identity operation is idempotent.
+\end{proposition}
+
+\begin{lemma}\label{lem:fixed}
+  An idempotent operation fixes every element of its image.
+\end{lemma}
+
+\begin{theorem}\label{thm:idempotent-composition}
+  If two idempotent operations $f$ and $g$ commute, their composition $f \circ g$ is idempotent.
+\end{theorem}
+
+\begin{proof}
+  Since $f$ and $g$ commute and are idempotent,
+  \begin{equation}
+    (f \circ g)\bigl((f \circ g)(x)\bigr) = f\bigl(f(g(g(x)))\bigr) = f(g(x)) = (f \circ g)(x).
+    \label{eq:idempotent-composition}
+  \end{equation}
+  \qed
+\end{proof}
+
+\begin{corollary}
+  Applying $f \circ g$ a second time yields no further change, as \cref{eq:idempotent-composition} shows.
+\end{corollary}
+
+\begin{example}
+  Trimming spaces in a string is idempotent: \cref{lem:fixed} applies to every already-trimmed string.
+\end{example}
+<%- eexample %>

package/package.json

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 {
   "name": "generator-latex-template",
-  "version": "2026.6.30",
+  "version": "2026.7.29",
   "description": "Generates a latex template to be used as start for writing scientific works (papers, articles, theses)",
   "homepage": "https://github.com/latextemplates/generator-latex-template",
   "author": {
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@
     "npm": ">= 4.0.0"
   },
   "dependencies": {
-    "chalk": "^5.6.2",
+    "chalk": "^6.0.0",
     "minimist": "^1.2.8",
     "patch-package": "^8.0.1",
     "yeoman-environment": "^6.0.0",