Preamble cleanup

lbol.tex

@@ -1,4 +1,7 @@
 \documentclass[twoside, 9pt]{extreport}
+
+%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%
+%% Packages %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%
 \usepackage{extsizes}
 \usepackage[utf8]{inputenc}
 \usepackage[T1]{fontenc}
@@ -14,23 +17,34 @@
 \usepackage{quoting}
 \usepackage{wrapfig}
 \usepackage{pifont}
+\usepackage[nottoc]{tocbibind} % Include bibliography in TOC without numbering
+\usepackage{multicol}
+\usepackage{wrapfig} % Let's wrap some images
+\usepackage{ulem} % Use strikethrough
+\usepackage{microtype} % Make things neater. Thanks /u/-LeopardShark-
+\usepackage{fancyvrb} % \begin{Verbatim}...\end{Verbatim} <-- Note the capitalization!
+\usepackage{fvextra} % Break lines inside Verbatim environment:
+\usepackage{verbatim} % Actual comment blocks
+\usepackage{enumitem} % Control spacing in lists
+\usepackage{tikz} % Pictures
+\usepackage{cancel} % Cancel units in math mode
+\usepackage{setspace} % Better control over line-spacing
+\usepackage{nicefrac} % Use nice fractions
+\usepackage[bottom]{footmisc} % Keep the footnotes at the bottom of the page
+\usepackage{array} % Add custom widths to tables
+\usepackage{nameref} % Use chapter names in references
+\usepackage[hidelinks]{hyperref} % Include URLs, but hide the big red box in the pdf.
+
+
+%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%
+%% Commands %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%
 \raggedbottom
-
+\graphicspath{{./images/},{./standalone/build/}} % Where are our images?
-% Easiest tables ever, plus custom table themes
+\counterwithout{footnote}{chapter} % Stop resetting the footnote count after each chapter
-\usepackage{tabularray}
-\NewTblrTheme{custom1}{
-\SetTblrStyle{contfoot-text}{\small}
-}
 
 
-
+%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%
-% Where are our images?
+%% Page Set-Up %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%
-\graphicspath{{./images/},{./standalone/build/}}
-
-% Include bibliography in TOC without numbering
-\usepackage[nottoc]{tocbibind}
-
-% Let's set this as a half-letter sized sheet
 \usepackage[
 	paperheight=8.5in,
 	paperwidth=7.0in,
@@ -42,12 +56,11 @@
 %	heightrounded,
 %	margin=0.5in
 }
+\addtolength{\topmargin}{0.4in} % Adjust the top margin
+\addtolength{\textheight}{-0.5in} % Adjust the bottom margin
 
-% Adjust the top and bottom margins
+%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%
-\addtolength{\topmargin}{0.4in}
+%% Headers %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%
-\addtolength{\textheight}{-0.5in}
-
-% Set the header style
 \usepackage{fancyhdr}
 \pagestyle{fancy}
  \fancyhf{}
@@ -57,11 +70,31 @@
 % \cfoot{Page \thepage}
 %\renewcommand{\footrulewidth}{0.5pt}
 
-% Adjust cell spacing in tables
+
+%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%
+%% Tables %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%
+\usepackage{tabularray} 
+\NewTblrTheme{custom1}{ % Custom table themes 
+	\SetTblrStyle{contfoot-text}{\small}
+}
+
+
+%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%
+%% Cell Spacing in Table %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%
 \usepackage{cellspace} 
 \cellspacetoplimit 6pt 
 \cellspacebottomlimit 6pt 
 
+
+%% Tabs %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%
+%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%
+\usepackage{tabto} % Use tab stops when we need to (especially in footnotes)
+\NumTabs{18} % Define 18 tab stops (at 1/4" intervals) [tabto] package
+
+
+%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%
+%% Macros %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%
+
 % Make a nice border and box for the tops of our examples
 \newcommand\klab[3]{\vspace{#1}\noindent{}\hrulefill~~\fbox{\texttt{~#2~}}~~\hrulefill\vspace{#3}}
 
@@ -76,74 +109,17 @@
 \noindent\includegraphics[scale=#1]{#2}%
 \medskip}
 
-% Include sections and subsections in the TOC
-% \setcounter{tocdepth}{1}
 
-% We will probably want some two- or three-column sections
+%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%
-\usepackage{multicol}
+%% Chapter Title Spacing %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%
-
-% Stop resetting the footnote count after each chapter
-\counterwithout{footnote}{chapter}
-
-% Let's wrap some images
-\usepackage{wrapfig}
-
-% Use tab stops when we need to (especially in footnotes)
-\usepackage{tabto}
-% Define 18 tab stops (at 1/4" intervals)
-\NumTabs{18}
-
-% Use strikethrough
-\usepackage{ulem}
-
-% Make things neater. Thanks /u/-LeopardShark-
-\usepackage{microtype}
-
-% Use line numbers with code samples
-% \begin{Verbatim}...\end{Verbatim} <-- Note the capitalization!
-\usepackage{fancyvrb}
-% Break lines inside this environment:
-\usepackage{fvextra}
-
-% Actual comment blocks
-\usepackage{verbatim}
-
-% Control spacing in lists
-\usepackage{enumitem}
-
-\raggedbottom
-
-% Pictures!
-\usepackage{tikz}
-
-% Cancel units in math mode!
-\usepackage{cancel}
-
-% Better control over line-spacing
-\usepackage{setspace}
-
-% Use nice fractions
-\usepackage{nicefrac}
-
-% Keep the footnotes at the bottom of the page
-\usepackage[bottom]{footmisc}
-
-% Add custom widths to tables
-\usepackage{array}
-
-% Use chapter names in references
-\usepackage{nameref}
-
-% Change distance above chapter titles
 \usepackage{titlesec}
 \titleformat{\chapter}[display]
 {\normalfont\LARGE\bfseries}{\chaptertitlename\ \thechapter}{10pt}{\Huge}[{\vspace{2mm}\titlerule[0.8pt]\vspace{0.5mm}\titlerule[0.3pt]}]
 \titlespacing*{\chapter}{0pt}{0pt}{30pt}
 
-% Include URLs, but hide the big red box it puts around them in the pdf.
-\usepackage[hidelinks]{hyperref}
 
-%%%% Document Information %%%%%
+%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%
+%% Document Information %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%
 \author{{\small Kenneth John Odle}}
 \title{
  {\Huge the little book of \LaTeX{}} \\
@@ -155,6 +131,9 @@
 }
 \date{{\small \the\year{}}}
 
+
+%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%
+%% Get it Started %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%
 \begin{document}
 \maketitle