uucls - LaTeX classes for the UU house style

This is a library of latex classes for creating documents according to the Utrecht University style guide. Currently, the package contains:

• lib/classes/uuletter2.cls - a letter class that implements the UU template
• lib/classes/uureport.cls - a wrapper around the standard report class that typesets a UU report
• lib/classes/beamerthemeuubeamer.sty - a beamer template that implements the UU Powerpoint/Keynote templates. This depends on the files lib/classes/beamerouterthemeuubeamer.sty, lib/classes/beamerinnerthemeuubeamer.sty, lib/classes/beamerfontthemeuubeamer.sty, and lib/classes/beamercolorthemeuubeamer.sty (see the documentation on beamer themes).

I plan to implement at least one more class, uuarticle.cls, but there's no timeline yet.

Under lib/examples you can find some templates/code examples that illustrate the use of the classes. They should compile once you've installed the classes. Currently, there is no further documentation.

Installation

I assume that if you're here, you already know how to use a custom latex class. Please note the following things:

• The packages assume that the UU logos (found in lib/resources) are somewhere where latex can find them (ideally somewhere in the TeX Directory Structure (TDS)).

• Dependencies are kept to a minimum but you need to have the following packages installed:

  • opensans and merrieweather for the fonts - babel (with Dutch language support) for localization - graphicx for the logos and signatures

The easiest way to install the packages is to use git clone somewhere in your TDS. You can also download the source and copy it manually where it needs to be. If you're on MacOS/Linux, you can use the shell script included in the project to install the project by typing the following into your command line (requires a working internet connection):

/usr/bin/env bash <(curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/UtrechtUniversity/uucls/main/lib/scripts/uucls.sh) install 

Before you do this, please inspect the script under lib/script/uucls.sh (as a matter of principle, don't just run scripts from the internet). It assumes that you have git and either MacTeX or TeXlive installed. The script will git clone the package into your TDS and install itself as a command line utility for updating and uninstalling the script. After having installed the package, you can use uucls in the command line to manage the package.

Contributing

Initially, I created these classes for my personal use. I'm sharing them here in the hope that this perhaps saves some of you the work creating your own files. I'm very happy about PRs and/or comments, but you'll need to be OK with the CC0/public domain dedication (see below). Ideally, raise an issue or just get in touch via my UU email.

(Un)License

This software was originally written by Johannes Korbmacher (j.korbmacher@uu.nl) and contains contributions from Ty Mees (t.d.mees@uu.nl) and Keven Quach.

To the extent possible under law, the authors have dedicated all copyright and related and neighboring rights to this software to the public domain worldwide. This software is distributed without any warranty.

You should have received a copy of the CC0 Public Domain Dedication along with this software (LICENSE). If not, see [http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/].

Of course, this applies only to the software written by us, and, in particular, not the branding (see below).

Disclaimer

The UU branding is protected by copyright, with Utrecht University having the right of use. This is why the corporate style and the content of this repository cannot be used and/or applied by third parties without permission granted in advance.