Newsgroups: comp.text.tex

 > I've been using the frontmatter (as per a suggestion) for my thesis
 > writing,
 >
 > It works fine until now, when I want to put all those abstract,
 > acknowledgments etc stuff in, before the \mainmatter. I got:
 >
 > ! LaTeX Error: Environment abstract undefined.
 >
 > What is the suggested way for a thesis, that includes everything
 > title page, signature page, glossary, acknowledgments and
 > dedication?
 >
    It seems as though you are using the book class as that does not
have an abstract environment.

    Because the requirements for theses tend to be idiosynchratic you
have to do most of the work youself, particulary designing the title and
signature pages.

    I presume you could do \chapter{Abstract},
\chapter{Acknowledgements}, etc.

Perhaps use a centered heading for the dedication. E.g.,

\clearpage
\nul\vfil  % or it might be \null
\begin{center}\textbf{DEDICATION}\end{center}
I couldn't have done this without parents.
\vfil
\clearpage

(The \vfil s will vertically center the dedication).

Peter W.

Hinnerk

A class for producing a thesis based on the report class for a
more European and more flexible look. Supports options like
noindent, noitemization, headline, nocenter, crosshair, and
chapterbib.