zine-template/zine-template.tex

\documentclass[twoside]{report}

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%% Packages %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%
\usepackage[utf8]{inputenc}
\usepackage[T1]{fontenc}
\usepackage{float}
\raggedbottom




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%% Fonts %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%
%% Choose either kpfonts or fourier
% \usepackage[nott]{kpfonts}
\usepackage{fourier}


% Delete any of the following that are not needed
\usepackage{amsmath}
\usepackage{amssymb}
\usepackage{makeidx}
\usepackage{graphicx}
\usepackage{array}
\usepackage{multirow}
\usepackage{gensymb} % Just for the degree symbol
\usepackage{ccicons} % Creative Commons icons; now we can delete an image
\usepackage{lettrine} % Drop caps
\usepackage{wrapfig} % Let's wrap some images
\usepackage{hanging} % For hanging indents in a script
\usepackage{fancyvrb} % Use line numbers with code samples
\usepackage{fvextra} % Break lines inside Verbatim environment:
\usepackage{enumitem} % Control spacing in lists
\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{tabto} % Use tab stops when we need to (especially in footnotes)
\usepackage{microtype} % Make things neater. 
\usepackage{tabularray} % Easy tables
\usepackage[]{footmisc}


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%% Commands %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%
\graphicspath{{images/}} % Where are our images?
\usepackage{multicol} % Include two- or three-column sections
\counterwithout{footnote}{chapter} % Stop resetting the footnote count after each chapter
\NumTabs{18} % Define 18 tab stops (at 1/4" intervals) [tabto package]
\raggedbottom  % Don't force text to fill page
\setlength{\belowcaptionskip}{4pt} % Adjust space between caption and figure
\renewcommand*\contentsname{In This Issue…} % Change the name of the TOC


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%% Document Setup%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%
\usepackage{geometry}
\geometry{
	paperheight=8.5in, 
	paperwidth=5.5in, 
	margin=12mm,
%	a5paper % Comment out for half-letter paper
}

\addtolength{\topmargin}{10mm} % Adjust and bottom margin
\addtolength{\textheight}{-20mm} % Adjust the bottom margin


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%% Page Headers%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%
%% Adjust the TITLE as necessary
\usepackage{fancyhdr}
\pagestyle{fancy}
 \fancyhf{}
 \fancyhead[LE,RO]{\textit{TITLE}}
 \fancyhead[RE,LO]{Issue \#006}
 \cfoot{Page \thepage}
\renewcommand{\footrulewidth}{0.5pt}


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%% Chapter Title Spacing %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%
\usepackage{titlesec}
\titleformat{\chapter}[display]
    {\normalfont\huge\bfseries}
    {\chaptertitlename\ \thechapter}
    {20pt}
    {\Huge}
\titlespacing*{\chapter}{0pt}{0pt}{40pt}


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%% Custom 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}}

% Add an \hrule with space above and below
\newcommand\krule[2]{\vspace{#1}\hrule\vspace{#2}}

% Make hrefs easier (must load package hyperref}
\newcommand\kref[2]{\href{#1}{{\texttt{#2}}}}

% Rotate text in tables easier
% https://tex.stackexchange.com/questions/89115/how-to-rotate-text-in-multirow-table
\newcommand\krot[3]{\parbox[t]{#1}{\multirow{#2}{*}{\rotatebox[origin=c]{90}{#3}}}}

% Make diversions easier (and uniform!)
\newcommand\kdivb[2]{
	\medskip
	\hrule
	\medskip
	\noindent{}\textbf{#1}
	\vspace{#2mm}
	\begin{multicols}{2}
}

\newcommand\kdive[1]{
	\end{multicols} 
	\vspace{#1mm}
	\hrule
	\medskip
}


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%% Just for Issue #006 %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%
\usepackage{tikz}


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%% Include URLS %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%
% Be sure to load this package last
% [hidelinks option to hide big red box. Thanks /u/0b0101011001001011
\usepackage[hidelinks]{hyperref} % Inlcude URLs, but load this package last


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%% Document Information %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%
%% Adjust the TITLE and SUBTITLE as necessary
\author{Kenneth John Odle}
\title{
 {\Huge TITLE} \\
 {\footnotesize SUBTITLE \\
 \bigskip
 Typeset in \LaTeX{} \\
% Issue \#006
 }
}
\date{\begin{small}\today{}\end{small}}


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%% Let's get it started %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%

\begin{document}
\maketitle

\section*{Impressum}
All contents  \copyright2025 Kenneth John Odle

FYI, this is made in \LaTeX \,using the report document class. It then gets exported to a letterhalf (5.5 in x 8.5 in) pdf, which then gets made into a booklet using PDF Booklet, which you can find at

\kref{https://pdfbooklet.sourceforge.io/wordpress/}{https://pdfbooklet.sourceforge.io/wordpress/}

If you want to donate financial support for the creation of this zine (and all the hours of research that go into it), you can do so at 

\kref{https://paypal.me/kjodle}{https://paypal.me/kjodle} (Thanks!)


\tableofcontents



\end{document}