From a74b87439a0292f2fced5dbe788ef7778b1aecbb Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Kenneth Odle <kenneth.odle@kjodle.net>
Date: Thu, 1 Jan 2026 12:08:48 -0500
Subject: [PATCH] Upated to custom title page with variables

---
 zine-template.tex | 78 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++----------------
 1 file changed, 51 insertions(+), 27 deletions(-)

diff --git a/zine-template.tex b/zine-template.tex
index c225fd2..e2b4183 100644
--- a/zine-template.tex
+++ b/zine-template.tex
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@
 \usepackage{microtype} % Make things neater. 
 \usepackage{tabularray} % Easy tables
 \usepackage[]{footmisc}
+\usepackage{ninecolors}
 
 
 %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%
@@ -66,18 +67,6 @@
 \addtolength{\textheight}{-20mm} % Adjust the bottom margin
 
 
-%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%
-%% 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}
-
-
 %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%
 %% Chapter Title Spacing %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%
 \usepackage{titlesec}
@@ -124,9 +113,23 @@
 
 
 %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%
-%% Just for Issue #006 %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%
-\usepackage{tikz}
+%% Custom Variables %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%
 
+% Define the title
+\def\ktitle{Title} % Note: Cannot be left blank
+
+% Define the subtitle
+\def\ksubtitle{}
+
+% Define the author
+\def\kauthor{}
+
+% Define the year and a publication date
+\def\kyear{}
+\def\kpubdate{}
+
+% Define the issue number
+\def\kissue{}
 
 %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%
 %% Include URLS %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%
@@ -136,25 +139,46 @@
 
 
 %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%
-%% 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}}
+%% Page Headers%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%
+%% Adjust the TITLE as necessary
+\usepackage{fancyhdr}
+\pagestyle{fancy}
+ \fancyhf{}
+ \fancyhead[LE,RO]{\textit{\ktitle}}
+ \fancyhead[RE,LO]{Issue \#\kissue}
+ \cfoot{Page \thepage}
+\renewcommand{\footrulewidth}{0.5pt}
 
 
 %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%
 %% Let's get it started %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%
 
 \begin{document}
-\maketitle
+
+\begin{titlepage}
+\vspace*{25mm}
+%\fontsize{28}{42}\selectfont
+\centering
+{\Huge \ktitle{}}\\
+\ksubtitle{}
+\noindent{}{\color{gray7}\rule{\textwidth}{1pt}}
+
+\vspace{5mm}
+Typeset in \LaTeX{} 
+
+\vspace{5mm}
+Issue \#\kissue{}
+
+\vspace{18mm}
+Written and Edited by\\\kauthor{}
+
+\vspace{5mm}
+\kpubdate{}
+
+\vspace{20mm}
+\kref{https://just13.click/just13}{just13.click/just13}
+
+\end{titlepage}
 
 \section*{Impressum}
 All contents  \copyright2025 Kenneth John Odle