% \iffalse meta-comment % % Copyright 2019 Seth Price. % % This file may be distributed and/or modified under the % conditions of the LaTeX Project Public License, either % version 1.3 of this license or any later version. % The latest version of this license is in: % % https://www.latex-project.org/lppl/lppl-1-3c/ % % and version 1.3c or later is part of all distributions % of LaTeX version 2008/05/04 or later. % % \fi % % \iffalse % % \section*{Documentation driver} % \addcontentsline{toc}{section}{Documentation driver} % % \begin{macrocode} %<*driver> \ProvidesFile{mla.dtx} % %\NeedsTeXFormat{LaTeX2e} %\ProvidesClass{mla} %<*mla> [2020/11/07 v0.9 MLA Paper Class] % %<*driver> \documentclass{ltxdoc} \AtBeginDocument{\RecordChanges\CodelineIndex\EnableCrossrefs} %% These bits are some common shorthand I picked up: \newcommand*{\Dfile}[1]{\texttt{#1}} \newcommand*{\Dopt}[1]{\textsf{\small #1}} \newcommand*{\Dctr}[1]{\textsl{\small #1}} \newcommand*{\Dlst}[1]{\texttt{#1}} \newcommand*{\Denv}[1]{\texttt{#1}} \newcommand*{\Dcls}[1]{\textsf{#1}} \newcommand*{\Dpkg}[1]{\textsf{#1}} %% Needed for the appendix \usepackage{verbatim} %% A couple things are cited in the docs \begin{filecontents}{mla.bib} @book{mlahb, author = {{Modern Language Association of America}}, shortauthor = {{Modern Language Association}}, title = {The {MLA} Handbook for Writers of Research Papers}, shorttitle = {Handbook}, edition = {8}, year = {2016}, publisher = {{Modern Language Association of America}}, howpublished = {Print}, isbn = {9781603292627} } @online{owlmla, title = {{MLA} General Format}, journaltitle = {{P}urdue Online Writing Lab}, institution = {Purdue University}, howpublished = {Web}, urldate = {2019-05-06}, url = {https://owl.purdue.edu/owl/research_and_citation/mla_style/mla_formatting_and_style_guide/mla_general_format.html} } @online{owlendnotes, title = {{MLA} Endnotes and Footnotes}, journaltitle = {{P}urdue Online Writing Lab}, institution = {Purdue University}, howpublished = {Web}, urldate = {2019-05-06}, url = {https://owl.purdue.edu/owl/research_and_citation/mla_style/mla_formatting_and_style_guide/mla_endnotes_and_footnotes.html} } \end{filecontents} \usepackage[backend=biber]{biblatex} \addbibresource{mla.bib} %% Just thought it'd be cool to use `acro' \usepackage{acro} \DeclareAcronym{US}{short=US,long=United States} \DeclareAcronym{MLA}{short=MLA,long=Modern Language Association} \DeclareAcronym{CTAN}{short=CTAN, long=Comprehensive \TeX\ Archive Network} \DeclareAcronym{OWL}{short=OWL,long=Purdue Online Writing Lab} \DeclareAcronym{PDF}{short=PDF,long=Portable Document Format} \DeclareAcronym{LPPL}{short=LPPL,long=\LaTeX\ Project Public License} \DeclareAcronym{SE}{short=SE,long=Stack Exchange} %% For a few different things \usepackage{semantic-markup} %% Reset footnotes per page \usepackage[perpage]{footmisc} %% Keep footnotes from breaking across pages \interfootnotelinepenalty=10000 %% Technical info \def\myemail{sprice623@aol.com} %% For the sake of consistency, I guess \GlossaryPrologue{\section{Change history}} %% Everything just looks better, in my opinion \usepackage{microtype} %% Fancy PDF \usepackage[hidelinks]{hyperref} \hypersetup{ pdfinfo={ Title=The MLA class, Author=Seth Price, Creator=LaTeX } } %% Comment this if you don't want to produce a changelog \AtEndDocument{\PrintChanges} \GetFileInfo{mla.dtx} \begin{document} \DocInput{mla.dtx} \end{document} % % \end{macrocode} % % \fi % % \CheckSum{401} % % \CharacterTable % {Upper-case \A\B\C\D\E\F\G\H\I\J\K\L\M\N\O\P\Q\R\S\T\U\V\W\X\Y\Z % Lower-case \a\b\c\d\e\f\g\h\i\j\k\l\m\n\o\p\q\r\s\t\u\v\w\x\y\z % Digits \0\1\2\3\4\5\6\7\8\9 % Exclamation \! Double quote \" Hash (number) \# % Dollar \$ Percent \% Ampersand \& % Acute accent \' Left paren \( Right paren \) % Asterisk \* Plus \+ Comma \, % Minus \- Point \. Solidus \/ % Colon \: Semicolon \; Less than \< % Equals \= Greater than \> Question mark \? % Commercial at \@ Left bracket \[ Backslash \\ % Right bracket \] Circumflex \^ Underscore \_ % Grave accent \` Left brace \{ Vertical bar \| % Right brace \} Tilde \~} % % \title{The \Dcls{mla} class\thanks{This document corresponds to % \Dcls{mla}~\fileversion, dated \filedate.}} % \author{Seth Price \\ \href{mailto:\myemail}{\texttt{\myemail}}} % \date{\today} % % \maketitle % % \begin{abstract} % In the \acl{US}, secondary and undergraduate students % are generally expected to adhere to the format prescribed by % the \ac{MLA} for typewritten essays, research papers and writings. % Sadly, the tool of choice is usually Microsoft Word, % even amongst those fluent with \TeX . % % Though there \emph{are} some templates and tools to aid in % writing in the \ac{MLA} format using \LaTeX , % none fully met the expectations of the author. % So \foreign{voil\`a}, there now exists an \Dfile{mla.cls} proper: % a simple, straightforward class for composing papers % almost perfectly adherent to the % \ac{MLA} style guide\footfullcite{mlahb}. % \end{abstract} % % \section*{Licensing} % \label{sec:licensing} % % The files contained in this package % may be distributed and/or modified under the % conditions of the \ac{LPPL}, either % version 1.3 of this license or any later version. % The latest version of this license is in % \url{https://www.latex-project.org/lppl/lppl-1-3c/}, % and version 1.3c or later is part of all distributions % of \LaTeX\ version 2008/05/04 or later. % % \microtypesetup{protrusion=false} % \tableofcontents % \microtypesetup{protrusion=true} % % \StopEventually{} ^^A % % \section{Initial code} % \label{sec:initial_code} % % The \Dcls{mla} class uses the \Dcls{article} class as its base. % Thanks to this, macros such as \cs{textit} or \cs{textsuperscript} % work as expected and won't have to be re-defined. % \begin{macrocode} \LoadClass[letterpaper,12pt]{article} % \end{macrocode} % % \begin{macro}{\mladate} % The \citetitle{mlahb} requires use of the \term{day month year} % date format, not \TeX 's standard \term{month day, year}. % The macro \cs{mladate} will format \cs{today} accordingly % to be used as the default value for \cs{date} % (see section~\ref{sec:the_header}). % % \changes{v0.2}{2019/05/02}{Added macro} % \changes{v0.7}{2019/08/30}{Added August to month list} % \begin{macrocode} \newcommand{\mladate}{% \the\day\ \ifcase\the\month \or January \or February \or March \or April \or May \or June \or July \or August \or September \or October \or November \or December \fi \the\year } % \end{macrocode} % \end{macro} % % \begin{macro}{\MLA@seven} % \begin{macro}{\MLA@eight} % \begin{macro}{\MLA@eightalt} % \begin{macro}{\MLA@figures} % \begin{macro}{\MLA@notes} % \begin{macro}{\MLA@microtype} % \begin{macro}{\MLA@paperheader} % \begin{macro}{\MLA@pageheader} % \begin{macro}{\MLA@plainheadings} % \begin{macro}{\MLA@fullpage} % The following are true/false switches to toggle certain features. % % \begin{macrocode} \newif\ifMLA@seven \newif\ifMLA@eight \newif\ifMLA@eightalt \newif\ifMLA@figures \newif\ifMLA@notes \newif\ifMLA@microtype \newif\ifMLA@paperheader \newif\ifMLA@pageheader \newif\ifMLA@plainheadings \newif\ifMLA@fullpage % \end{macrocode} % \end{macro} % \end{macro} % \end{macro} % \end{macro} % \end{macro} % \end{macro} % \end{macro} % \end{macro} % \end{macro} % \end{macro} % % \section{Options} % \label{sec:options} % % Some teachers and professors might still require using % the seventh edition of the \citetitle{mlahb}, % while others will likely use the eighth edition. % Which edition to implement can be explicitly specified % with the \Dopt{mla7} and \Dopt{mla8} class options. % The only difference this makes within the \Dcls{mla} class itself % is the citation format used by \Dpkg{biblatex}. % % \changes{v0.3}{2019/05/06}{Improved options parsing to avoid % contradiction and undefined behavior} % \changes{v0.5}{2019/05/21}{Changed options parser to use % toggle-switch commands in the style of default \LaTeX\ classes} % \changes{v0.7}{2019/05/30}{Changed options parser to use % \cs{ifMLA@\ldots} toggle format seen in other classes} % \begin{macrocode} \DeclareOption{mla7}{\MLA@seventrue\MLA@eightfalse\MLA@eightaltfalse} \DeclareOption{mla8}{\MLA@sevenfalse\MLA@eighttrue\MLA@eightaltfalse} % \end{macrocode} % % \changes{v0.3}{2019/05/07}{Added \Dopt{mla8alt} option} % Some versions of \Dpkg{biblatex-mla} might not recognize % the \Dopt{style=mla-new} option for the eighth edition. % In this case, one can specify \Dopt{mla8alt} % to the \Dcls{mla} class. % \begin{macrocode} \DeclareOption{mla8alt}{\MLA@sevenfalse\MLA@eightfalse\MLA@eightalttrue} % \end{macrocode} % % For those who do not plan on using figures and/or footnotes, % some time (and dependency disk space) might be saved by using the % \Dopt{nofigures} and/or \Dopt{nonotes} options, as they are enabled % by default. % \begin{macrocode} \MLA@figurestrue \MLA@notestrue \DeclareOption{nofigures}{\MLA@figuresfalse} \DeclareOption{nonotes}{\MLA@notesfalse} % \end{macrocode} % % The \Dpkg{microtype} package can be optionally included % with the \Dopt{microtype} option to offset the pain of using % the Times typeface. % \begin{macrocode} \DeclareOption{microtype}{\MLA@microtypetrue} % \end{macrocode} % % \changes{v0.9}{2020/10/05}{Added \Dopt{nopaperheader}, % \Dopt{nopageheader} and \Dopt{noheaders} options to enable % omission of paper headers, page headers or both paper % and page headers respectively} % For rare cases in which the paper and page headers are omitted % or must be custom, the options \Dopt{nopaperheader} and % \Dopt{nopageheader} may be used respectively, or % \Dopt{noheaders} to omit both. % \begin{macrocode} \MLA@paperheadertrue \MLA@pageheadertrue \DeclareOption{nopaperheader}{\MLA@paperheaderfalse} \DeclareOption{nopageheader}{\MLA@pageheaderfalse} \DeclareOption{noheaders}{\MLA@paperheaderfalse\MLA@pageheaderfalse} % \end{macrocode} % % \changes{v0.9}{2020/10/05}{Added \Dopt{plainheadings} option to % forego small-caps and auto-numbering in section headings} % For professors and/or writers who desire to format the section % headings manually and individually (and forego \cs{titleformat\{\}}, % the \Dopt{plainheadings} option may be used. % \begin{macrocode} \MLA@plainheadingsfalse \DeclareOption{plainheadings}{\MLA@plainheadingstrue} % \end{macrocode} % % \changes{v0.9}{2020/11/07}{Added \Dopt{fullpage} option to explicitly % allow widows and orphans} % Another edge case is in which a professor may require strict 24-line % papers, i.\,e.\ explicitly allowing orphans and widows, enabled using % the \Dopt{fullpage} option\footnote{In versions of \Dcls{mlacls} % prior to v0.9, disallowing widows and orphans was default behavior.}. % \begin{macrocode} \MLA@fullpagefalse \DeclareOption{fullpage}{\MLA@fullpagetrue} % \end{macrocode} % % \subsection{Processing} % \label{sec:processing} % % A friendly warning will be provided when an unknown option % is provided. % % \begin{macrocode} \DeclareOption*{% \ClassWarning{mla}{Unknown option `\CurrentOption'; ignoring} } % \end{macrocode} % % By default, the eighth edition of the \citetitle{mlahb} is used. % To future-proof your documents for upcoming editions, however, % it may be wise to explicitly specify \Dopt{mla8}. % % \begin{macrocode} \ExecuteOptions{mla8} \ProcessOptions\relax % \end{macrocode} % % \section{Loading packages} % \label{sec:loading_packages} % % The \Dcls{mla} class requires the following packages\footnote{All % of the required packages are available for download % on the \ac{CTAN} if unavailable on your system: % \url{https://www.ctan.org/}.}: % % \changes{v0.3}{2019/05/07}{Replaced obsolete \Dpkg{times} package % with \Dpkg{newtxtext}} % \changes{v0.4}{2019/05/11}{Added \Dpkg{microtype} package} % \changes{v0.4}{2019/05/12}{Added \Dpkg{enumitem} package} % \changes{v0.6}{2019/05/29}{Added \Dpkg{caption} package} % \changes{v0.6}{2019/05/29}{Added \Dpkg{graphicx} package} % \changes{v0.6}{2019/05/29}{Added \Dpkg{float} package} % \changes{v0.7}{2019/06/01}{Changed \Dpkg{microtype} package % to only load through \Dopt{microtype} class option} % \changes{v0.9}{2020/08/20}{Added \Dopt{nofigures} and \Dopt{nonotes} % options to prevent loading unused dependencies} % \begin{macrocode} \RequirePackage{enumitem} \RequirePackage{fancyhdr} \RequirePackage{fullpage} \RequirePackage{ragged2e} \RequirePackage{newtxtext} \RequirePackage{titlesec} \RequirePackage{xstring} % \end{macrocode} % % The following consists of prerequisites for \Dpkg{biblatex-mla}: % % \changes{v0.2}{2019/05/02}{Hid hyperlink boxes in \acs{PDF} output} % \changes{v0.2}{2019/05/02}{Added support for \acs{PDF} metadata} % \begin{macrocode} \RequirePackage[american]{babel} \RequirePackage{csquotes} \RequirePackage{hanging} % \end{macrocode} % % And finally, \Dpkg{biblatex}. % The \Dcls{mla} class options dictate what options are passed to % \Dpkg{biblatex}, hence the \term{if-then} clauses. % % \begin{macrocode} \ifMLA@seven \RequirePackage[style=mla,noremoteinfo=false,showmedium=true, backend=biber]{biblatex} \fi \ifMLA@eight \RequirePackage[style=mla-new,noremoteinfo=false, showmedium=false,backend=biber]{biblatex} \fi \ifMLA@eightalt \RequirePackage[style=mla,noremoteinfo=false, showmedium=false,backend=biber]{biblatex} \fi % \end{macrocode} % % The \Dpkg{caption}, \Dpkg{float} and \Dpkg{graphicx} packages % are loaded by default, but can be disabled using the % \Dopt{nofigures} option. % % \begin{macrocode} \ifMLA@figures \RequirePackage{caption} \RequirePackage{float} \RequirePackage{graphicx} \fi % \end{macrocode} % % Likewise, the \Dpkg{enotez} package can be disabled with % \Dopt{nonotes}. % % \begin{macrocode} \ifMLA@notes \RequirePackage{enotez} \fi % \end{macrocode} % % The \Dpkg{microtype} package is loaded if the \Dopt{microtype} % option is specified. % % \begin{macrocode} \ifMLA@microtype \RequirePackage{microtype} \fi % \end{macrocode} % % For some reason, common practice is to load \Dpkg{hyperref} last % of all packages. % % \begin{macrocode} \RequirePackage{hyperref} \hypersetup{hidelinks,pdfusetitle} % \end{macrocode} % % \section{Document layout} % \label{sec:document_layout} % % \subsection{Font} % \label{sec:font} % % The \Dpkg{newtxtext} package was already loaded in % section~\ref{sec:loading_packages}, % and the font was set to 12pt when loading the \Dcls{article} class % in section~\ref{sec:initial_code}. % This should be metric-compatible with the infamous Times New Roman, % the \foreign{de facto} standard of the % \ac{MLA} format\footnote{According to the popular, oft-referenced % \ac{OWL}: \citeurl{owlmla}.}. % % \subsubsection{Microtype} % \label{sec:microtype} % % The \Dpkg{microtype} package (if loaded as in % section~\ref{sec:loading_packages}) % will marginally offset the burden of using Times % by correcting its ugly kerning and tracking. % The vague \Dopt{activate=false} below simply disables % protrusion, maintaining original line and page breaks. % % \changes{v0.4}{2019/05/12}{Disabled \Dpkg{microtype} protrusion} % \begin{macrocode} \ifMLA@microtype \microtypesetup{activate=false} \fi % \end{macrocode} % % \subsection{Line breaking and spacing} % \label{sec:line_breaking} % % The \citetitle{mlahb} prescribes exact double-spacing, % the definition of which varies between typesetters. % With these parameters exact, \LaTeX\ produces 23 lines of text % whereas the \soCalled{industry standard} % Microsoft Word\footnote{Microsoft Word 97 through 2016, % and likely following versions as well.} produces 24. % To compensate, line spacing is set to \emph{just enough}: % % \changes{v0.4}{2019/05/08}{Changed \cs{linespacing} to % print 24 lines per page} % \begin{macrocode} \linespread{1.905} % \end{macrocode} % % Though not explicitly denounced in the \citetitle{mlahb}, % most \ac{MLA}-style papers don't hyphenate or adjust spacing % for pretty typesetting. % % \begin{macrocode} \hyphenpenalty=10000 \pretolerance=10000 % \end{macrocode} % % \subsection{Paragraphing} % \label{sec:paragraphing} % % The \citetitle{mlahb} specifies half-inch first-line indentation % for every paragraph and no extra spacing in between. % % \changes{v0.6}{2019-05-29}{Explicitly set \cs{partopset} to 0pt} % \begin{macrocode} \setlength{\parindent}{0.5in} \setlength{\RaggedRightParindent}{\parindent} \setlength{\parskip}{0em} \setlength{\topsep}{0em} \setlength{\partopsep}{0em} % \end{macrocode} % % \TeX\ does not indent the first paragraph after headings by default. % Thankfully, the fix for this is simple. % % \changes{v0.7}{2019/05/31}{Copied code from \Dpkg{indentfirst} % to reduce dependency count} % \begin{macrocode} \let\@afterindentfalse\@afterindenttrue \@afterindenttrue % \end{macrocode} % % Orphans and widows are explicitly banned\footnote{According to the % \ac{MLA} itself: \url{https://style.mla.org/orphaned-words/}}. % For the odd case in which papers must be consistently 24 lines % (i.\,e.\ explicitly allowing orphans and widows), the % \Dopt{fullpage} option may be used (see section~\ref{sec:options}). % % \begin{macrocode} \ifMLA@fullpage \widowpenalty=0 \clubpenalty=0 \interlinepenalty=0 \else \widowpenalty=10000 \clubpenalty=10000 \fi % \end{macrocode} % % As a heinous crime against the art of typesetting, % the \citetitle{mlahb} advises flush-left/ragged-right alignment. % (This is acheived with the \Dpkg{ragged2e} package.) % % \begin{macrocode} \RaggedRight % \end{macrocode} % % \begin{environment}{noindent} % The \Denv{noindent} environment doesn't work as expected % in conjunction with \Dpkg{ragged2e}, hence the re-definition. % % \begin{macrocode} \renewenvironment{noindent}{% \edef\tmpind{\parindent} \setlength{\parindent}{0pt} }{% \setlength{\parindent}{\tmpind} \undef{\tmpind} } % \end{macrocode} % \end{environment} % % \subsection{Page layout} % \label{sec:page_layout} % % With few exceptions, the \ac{US} uses \soCalled{letter-size} paper. % The paper size was already set when loading the \Dcls{article} class % in section~\ref{sec:initial_code}. % % Furthermore, the \citetitle{mlahb} dictates uniform one-inch margins % on said paper. % This was already set by the \Dpkg{fullpage} package as loaded % in section~\ref{sec:loading_packages}. % The \cs{textheight} and \cs{textwidth} definitions are here % just for good measure. % % \begin{macrocode} \setlength{\textheight}{9in} \setlength{\textwidth}{6.5in} % \end{macrocode} % % \subsection{Running head} % \label{sec:running_head} % % The running head in \ac{MLA} style is simply the author's surname % (if defined) followed by the current page number, right-aligned, % unless specified otherwise using the \Dopt{nopageheader} option % (see section~\ref{sec:options}). % This is managed using the \Dpkg{fancyhdr} and \Dpkg{xstring} packages. % % \begin{macrocode} \fancypagestyle{norule}{% \renewcommand{\headrulewidth}{0pt} \renewcommand{\footrulewidth}{0pt} } \fancyhf{} \pagestyle{headings} \pagestyle{norule} \ifMLA@pageheader \ifx\@author\@empty \fancyhead[RO]{\thepage} \else \fancyhead[RO]{{\StrBehind{\@author}{ }[\last]\last} \thepage} \fi \fi % \end{macrocode} % % The following code is largely a hack to align the header % in the middle of the one-inch margin above the body text. % % \begin{macrocode} \setlength{\headheight}{18pt} \setlength{\headsep}{12pt} \setlength{\voffset}{-34pt} % \end{macrocode} % % \section{Document markup} % \label{sec:document_markup} % % \subsection{The header} % \label{sec:the_header} % % \begin{macro}{\title} % \begin{macro}{\author} % \begin{macro}{\date} % The \cs{title}, \cs{author} and \cs{date} macros work as expected. % However, if your surname contains a space, you must contain the % surname in braces as such: % {\small |\author{Ludwig {van Beethoven}}|}. % This keeps the full surname in the running head (see % section~\ref{sec:running_head}). % \end{macro} % \end{macro} % \end{macro} % % The following header commands are unique to the \Dcls{mla} class. % % \begin{macro}{\professor} % The instructor who assigned the paper, i.e. % \mentioned{Dr.\ Marjorie Stewart}. % % \begin{macrocode} \newcommand*{\professor}[1]{\gdef\@professor{#1}} % \end{macrocode} % \end{macro} % % \begin{macro}{\course} % The course for which this paper was assigned, i.e. % \mentioned{ENGL 101-02}. % % \begin{macrocode} \newcommand*{\course}[1]{\gdef\@course{#1}} % \end{macrocode} % \end{macro} % % To prevent undefined behavior, the internal macros used % to store the above information are set empty, except for \cs{date}. % (Note the use of \cs{mladate}; see section~\ref{sec:initial_code}.) % % \begin{macrocode} \title{} \author{} \professor{} \course{} \date{\mladate} % \end{macrocode} % % \begin{macro}{\makemlaheader} % This command finally prints out the standard four-line % \ac{MLA} header, as well as the title. % % \changes{v0.2}{2019/05/02}{Changed date format to % \term{day month year}} % \changes{v0.4.1}{2019/05/15}{Changed date format back to whatever % is inside \cs{@date}} % \changes{v0.9}{2020/10/05}{Changed to ignore (not print) undefined % header macros} % \changes{v0.9}{2020/10/05}{Fix weird bug where paragraph immediately % after \cs{begin\{paper\}} (with no newline) is not indented} % \begin{macrocode} \newcommand{\makemlaheader}{% \begin{noindent} \ifx\@author\@empty\else\@author\\\fi \ifx\@professor\@empty\else\@professor\\\fi \ifx\@course\@empty\else\@course\\\fi \ifx\@date\@empty\else\@date\\\fi \ifx\@title\@empty\else\begin{center}\@title\end{center}\fi \end{noindent} % for some reason, this blank line is necessary } % \end{macrocode} % \end{macro} % % For simplicity's sake, \cs{maketitle} is directly aliased % to \cs{makemlaheader}. % % \begin{macrocode} \renewcommand{\maketitle}{\makemlaheader} % \end{macrocode} % % Finally, the header will print at the beginning of every document % unless specified otherwise using the \Dopt{nopaperheader} option % (see section~\ref{sec:options}). % % \changes{v0.5}{2019/05/18}{Moved header-printing process to % \cs{AtBeginDocument}} % \begin{macrocode} \ifMLA@paperheader \AtBeginDocument{\maketitle} \fi % \end{macrocode} % % \subsection{Sectioning} % \label{sec:sectioning} % % \changes{v0.7}{2019/08/30}{Replaced regular space after dot % in section headings with \cs{enspace}} % \changes{v0.8}{2020/08/16}{Removed extraneous spacing and newlines % in section headings} % \begin{macro}{\section} % \changes{v0.2}{2019/05/02}{Changed heading to small-caps} % \begin{macro}{\subsection} % \changes{v0.2}{2019/04/27}{Properly formatted} % \changes{v0.2}{2019/05/02}{Changed heading to small-caps} % \begin{macro}{\subsubsection} % \changes{v0.2}{2019/04/27}{Properly formatted} % \changes{v0.2}{2019/05/02}{Changed heading to small-caps} % Section headings are neither defined nor discouraged % in the \citetitle{mlahb}, though commonly used in longer papers. % Customary section headings are rather straightforward, % consisting of the section number in Arabic numerals, a space, % and the section name with no special decoration\footnote{According to % the popular, oft-referenced \ac{OWL}: \citeurl{owlmla}.}. % % However, for the sake of clarity, the section headings in this class % will be set in small-caps by default. % Plain, unnumbered and entirely unformatted section headings can % be acheived using the \Dopt{plainheadings} option % (see section~\ref{sec:options}). % For custom headings other than these, refer to the % \Dpkg{fancyhdr} package documentation. % % \begin{macrocode} \renewcommand{\thesection}{\@arabic\c@section} \renewcommand{\thesubsection}{\thesection.\@arabic\c@subsection} \renewcommand{\thesubsubsection}{\thesubsection.\@arabic\c@subsubsection} % \end{macrocode} % % Un-fancifying the headings is acheived using % the \Dpkg{titlesec} package. % % \begin{macrocode} \ifMLA@plainheadings \titleformat{\section}[block]{\normalsize}{}{0pt}{}[] \titleformat{\subsection}[block]{\normalsize}{}{0pt}{}[] \titleformat{\subsubsection}[block]{\normalsize}{}{0pt}{}[] \else \titleformat{\section}[block]{\normalsize\sc}{\thetitle.\enspace}{0pt}{}[] \titleformat{\subsection}[block]{\normalsize\sc}{\thetitle.\enspace}{0pt}{}[] \titleformat{\subsubsection}[block]{\normalsize\sc}{\thetitle.\enspace}{0pt}{}[] \fi \titlespacing*{\section}{0pt}{0pt}{0pt} \titlespacing*{\subsection}{0pt}{0pt}{0pt} \titlespacing*{\subsubsection}{0pt}{0pt}{0pt} \titlelabel{} \patchcmd{\ttl@select}{\strut}{}{}{} \patchcmd{\ttlh@hang}{\strut}{}{}{} \patchcmd{\ttlh@hang}{\strut}{}{}{} % \end{macrocode} % \end{macro} % \end{macro} % \end{macro} % % \subsection{Lists} % \label{sec:lists} % % \begin{environment}{itemize} % \changes{v0.4}{2019/05/12}{Added list type} % \begin{environment}{enumerate} % \changes{v0.4}{2019/05/12}{Added list type} % To the user, \Dlst{itemize} and \Dlst{enumerate} lists % will function exactly as expected. % However, the formatting of the lists must be modified as to % preserve double-spacing and adhere to % common practice\footnote{According to the \ac{MLA} itself: % \url{https://style.mla.org/vertical-lists-in-mla-style/}.}; % these changes are acheived using the \Dpkg{enumitem} package. % % \begin{macrocode} \setlist[itemize]{% parsep=0pt, itemsep=0pt, topsep=0pt, leftmargin=\parindent } \setlist[enumerate]{% parsep=0pt, itemsep=0pt, topsep=0pt, leftmargin=\parindent } % \end{macrocode} % \end{environment} % \end{environment} % % \subsection{Block quotation} % \label{sec:block_quoatation} % % \begin{environment}{blockquote} % The \citetitle{mlahb} dictates blockquotes be set flush a half-inch % from the left margin with no extra space on the right. % The existing \Denv{blockquote} environment is re-defined % for this purpose. % % \changes{v0.2}{2019/04/28}{Countered unexplained vertical space % after environment} % \begin{macrocode} \renewenvironment{blockquote}{% \list{}{\leftmargin 0.5in} \item[] \setlength{\parindent}{0.5in} \vspace{-\topsep} }{% \endlist \vspace{-\topsep} } % \end{macrocode} % \end{environment} % % \subsection{Figures and tables} % \label{sec:figures} % % The \citetitle{mlahb} doesn't specify much of anything about % the actual formatting of figures or tables or their captions, % so the following is mostly based on the package author's % personal preference and observations. % % \begin{environment}{figure} % \changes{v0.6}{2019/05/29}{Properly formatted} % \begin{environment}{table} % \changes{v0.6}{2019/05/29}{Properly formatted} % % Centered figures with margins the equivalent of one line of text % seems customary and logical. % % \begin{macrocode} \ifMLA@figures \setlength{\floatsep}{\baselineskip} \setlength{\intextsep}{\baselineskip} \setlength{\textfloatsep}{\baselineskip} \g@addto@macro\@floatboxreset\centering \fi % \end{macrocode} % % Thanks to a bug inherited from the \Dpkg{here} package % which has remained unfixed since 1987\footnote{See the \cs{par} % on p.\ 11, line 249 of \Dfile{ltfloat.dtx} from the \LaTeX\ kernel.}, % there is not only extra space after the figure but the inability to % insert a figure within a paragraph. % Miraculously, there is a fix for this\footnote{See David Carlisle's % answer on \TeX\ \acs{SE}: % \url{https://tex.stackexchange.com/a/310793}}. % % \begin{macrocode} \ifMLA@figures \renewcommand{\float@endH}{% \vspace{-12pt} \@endfloatbox\vskip\intextsep \if@flstyle\setbox\@currbox\float@makebox\columnwidth\fi \box\@currbox\vskip\intextsep\relax\@doendpe } \fi % \end{macrocode} % % \end{environment} % \end{environment} % % \begin{environment}{caption} % \changes{v0.6}{2019/05/29}{Properly formatted} % % Un-fancifying the caption is acheived using the % \Dpkg{caption} package. % % \begin{macrocode} \ifMLA@figures \captionsetup{% font={normalfont}, labelformat=simple, labelsep=period, position=bottom, aboveskip=6pt, belowskip=-10pt } \fi % \end{macrocode} % % In the author's personal experience, most \ac{MLA}-style papers % use \mentioned{Fig.} and not \mentioned{Figure}. % % \begin{macrocode} \ifMLA@figures \captionsetup[figure]{name=Fig.} \fi % \end{macrocode} % % \end{environment} % % \subsection{Paper sections} % \label{sec:paper_sections} % % \subsubsection{Paper} % \label{sec:paper_env} % % \begin{environment}{paper} % The main content; the body. % This environment exists only for a logical division and does % nothing special. % % \changes{v0.5}{2019/05/18}{Removed \cs{newpage}} % \begin{macrocode} \newenvironment{paper}{}{} % \end{macrocode} % \end{environment} % % \subsubsection{Endnotes} % \label{sec:endnotes} % % \begin{environment}{notes} % Endnotes can be typeset manually or with the supported % \Dpkg{enotez} package\footnote{Refer to the \Dpkg{enotez} % documentation for instructions.}. % % \changes{v0.2}{2019/04/28}{Added environment} % \changes{v0.2}{2019/04/28}{Countered unexplained vertical space % after heading} % \changes{v0.4}{2019/05/12}{Changed endnotes list type to % custom \Dlst{mlaendnotes} list} % \changes{v0.4}{2019/05/12}{Changed default endnotes format % to \Dlst{mla}} % \changes{v0.4}{2019/05/12}{Removed extra \cs{vspace}} % \changes{v0.5}{2019/05/18}{Moved \cs{newpage} to beginning of environment} % \begin{macrocode} \newenvironment{notes}{% \newpage \begin{noindent} \pdfbookmark[0]{Notes}{notes} \begin{center}Notes\end{center} \end{noindent} }{} % \end{macrocode} % \end{environment} % % To correctly format endnotes per common practice\footnote{According % to the popular, oft-referenced \ac{OWL}: \citeurl{owlendnotes}.}, % a custom \Dlst{mlanotes} list type will be created. % This is acheived with the \Dpkg{enumitem} package. % % \begin{macrocode} \ifMLA@notes \newlist{mlanotes}{description}{1} \setlist[mlanotes]{% parsep=0pt, itemsep=0pt, topsep=0pt, leftmargin=\parindent } \fi % \end{macrocode} % % The following initializes the \Dpkg{enotez} package to use % the \Dlst{mlanotes} list format. % % \begin{macrocode} \ifMLA@notes \DeclareInstance{enotez-list}{mla}{list}{% heading = {}, format = \normalsize\normalfont, list-type = mlanotes } \setenotez{list-name={},list-style=mla,backref} \fi % \end{macrocode} % % \subsubsection{Bibliography} % \label{sec:bibliography} % % \begin{environment}{workscited} % The bibliography can be typeset manually or with the supported % \Dpkg{biblatex} package\footnote{Refer to the \Dpkg{biblatex} % documentation for instructions.}. % % \changes{v0.2}{2019/04/28}{Countered unexplained vertical space % after heading} % \changes{v0.5}{2019/05/18}{Moved \cs{newpage} to beginning of environment} % \changes{v0.7}{2019/08/30}{Changed correction spacing from 16pt to 10pt} % \begin{macrocode} \newenvironment{workscited}{% \newpage \begin{noindent} \pdfbookmark[0]{Works Cited}{workscited} \begin{center}Works Cited\end{center} \end{noindent} \vspace{-10pt} % XXX to counter unexplained space }{} % \end{macrocode} % \end{environment} % % The \citetitle{mlahb} prescribes a half-inch hanging indent % on all bibliography entries. % This is achieved by setting the \cs{bibhang} length % defined by the \Dpkg{biblatex} package. % % \begin{macrocode} \setlength{\bibhang}{\parindent} % \end{macrocode} % % \appendix % \section{Example usage} % \label{sec:example_usage} % % Following is a basic \LaTeX\ document using the \Dcls{mla} class. % The document is composed of a text file, \Dfile{mla-example.tex}, % and a \Dpkg{biblatex} bibliography file, \Dfile{mla-example.bib}. % % \subsection{\Dfile{mla-example.tex}} % \label{sec:mla-example.tex} % % \verbatiminput{mla-example.tex} % % \subsection{\Dfile{mla-example.bib}} % \label{sec:mla-example.bib} % % \verbatiminput{mla-example.bib} % % \Finale \endinput
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