The LaTeX template generator: How micro-templates reduce template maintenance effort

Abstract

Scientific findings are published by different pub-lishers. These provide different templates. These differ in the documentation and packages provided. For example, hyperref or microtype are mostly not included or not configured properly. Furthermore, there is a demand for minimal examples in the body of the paper. For instance, how to typeset a listing with line numbers and hyperlink to that line number. These minimal examples should appear in any paper template. If the minimal example is updated, how can various paper templates be updated automatically? The “L A TEX Template Generator” is one answer to this question. It uses “micro-templates” to create full-fledged paper templates containing the same configurations for popular packages. Thus, it reduces the maintenance effort of L A TEX templates.