Changed format of chapter and section titles; updated typesetter's note

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Kenneth John Odle 2023-07-03 17:51:04 -04:00
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]{geometry}
\raggedbottom
% Reduce space before chapter titles
\usepackage{titlesec}
\titleformat
{\chapter} % command
[display] % shape
{\normalfont\Large\bfseries} %format for chapter label
{\chaptertitlename\ \thechapter} % label, i.e., "\Chapter\ \X"
{15pt} % sep, i.e., between label and title
{\Huge} % size for chapter name
\titlespacing*
{\chapter} % Command
{0pt} % left, i.e., Distance from left margin
{-30pt} % before-sep, i.e., Distance \chapter element is moved vertically (neg=up,
% pos=down) from its normal position
{20pt} % after-sep, i.e., Distance between chapter name and first paragraph
% Change section formatting
\titleformat{\section}
{\titlerule % Add a rule above the section
\vspace{.8ex} % Space between rule and section
\normalfont\itshape} % Make the section italic
{\thesection{\hspace{0.5em}}---} % The section number and following space
{0.5em} % Space between the label and the section text
{} % Text just before the section text
% Change margin note size and formatting
\usepackage{tcolorbox}
\newcommand\mpar[1]{
@ -141,9 +166,11 @@ I decided to convert it to \LaTeX{} for two reasons.
\item The original typography was questionable in places, particularly with regard to nested lists. This seems reasonable; the booklet was originally produced during wartime with presumably limited resources.
\end{enumerate}
In typesetting this as a book, I have not altered the text, but I have introduced some heading to make the nested lists consistent. I have made note of these items in footnotes.
In typesetting this as a book, I have not altered the text, but I have introduced some headings and additional formatting to make the nested lists consistent. Chapters 4 and 5 were problematic in many ways, as their structure varies greatly from the first three chapters, and their formatting was often internally inconsistent.
As far as I can tell, this document was declassified on 16 June 1976.\footnote{Three days after my eighth birthday.}
This project is located at \texttt{https://git.kjodle.net/kjodle/Simple-Sabotage-Field-Manual}, where you can find a scan of the original document for comparison.
As far as I can tell, this document was declassified on 16 June 1976.\footnote{Three days after my eighth birthday. This document was active in my lifetime.}
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