DMI Basel Thesis Template for Typst

A modern thesis template for the University of Basel, Department of Mathematics and Computer Science, built with Typst.

Features

Fast compilation: Near-instant preview updates
Clean design: Based on the official LaTeX template
Multi-language: Supports English and German
Draft mode: Built-in TODO markers and draft indicators
Rich formatting: Custom environments for definitions, theorems, algorithms
Flexible typography: Full control over fonts, sizes, and weights

Quick Start

Using the Typst Package

#import "@preview/dmi-basilea-thesis:0.1.1": *

#show: thesis.with(
  title: "Your Thesis Title",
  author: "Your Name",
  supervisor: "Prof. Dr. Supervisor",
  examiner: "Prof. Dr. Examiner",
  thesis-type: "Bachelor Thesis",  // or "Master Thesis"

  abstract: [
    Your abstract here...
  ],

  chapters: (
    include "introduction.typ",
    include "methodology.typ",
    include "conclusion.typ",
  ),

  bibliography-content: bibliography("references.bib"),
)

Local Development

Clone this repository
Import from the local path:
```
#import "src/main.typ": *
```

Configuration Options

Basic Settings

title: Your thesis title
author: Your name
email: Your email address
supervisor: Name of your supervisor
examiner: Name of your examiner
thesis-type: "Bachelor Thesis" or "Master Thesis"
language: "en" or "de"
date: Defaults to today

Optional Typography Control

Font Families

body-font: Main text font (default: "Times New Roman")
sans-font: Headings font (default: "Arial")
mono-font: Code font (default: "Courier New")

Font Sizes

body-size: Main text size (default: 10pt)
mono-size: Code text size (default: 10pt)
footnote-size: Footnote size (default: 9pt)
header-size: Page header size (default: 9pt)

Heading Sizes

chapter-number-size: Chapter number size (default: 100pt)
chapter-title-size: Chapter title size (default: 24pt)
section-size: Section heading size (default: 14pt)
subsection-size: Subsection size (default: 11pt)
subsubsection-size: Subsubsection size (default: 11pt)

Font Weights

chapter-number-weight: Weight for chapter numbers (default: "bold")
chapter-title-weight: Weight for chapter titles (default: "bold")
section-weight: Section heading weight (default: "bold")
subsection-weight: Subsection weight (default: "bold")
subsubsection-weight: Subsubsection weight (default: "bold")

Advanced Styling

For complete control, you can provide custom styling functions:

#show: thesis.with(
  // Rainbow gradient chapter titles
  chapter-title-style: (content) => text(
    size: 30pt,
    fill: gradient.linear(..color.map.rainbow),
    content
  ),

  // Custom body text
  body-text-style: (body) => {
    set text(font: "Minion Pro", size: 11pt)
    body
  },
)

Available style functions:

body-text-style: Override body text styling
mono-text-style: Override code text styling
chapter-number-style: Override chapter number styling
chapter-title-style: Override chapter title styling
section-style: Override section styling
subsection-style: Override subsection styling
subsubsection-style: Override subsubsection styling

Compilation Modes

draft: Show/hide TODO markers (default: true)
colored: Enable/disable colors for definitions and theorems (default: false)

Template Features

TODO Markers (Draft Mode)

#todo[General TODO]
#todo-missing[Missing content]
#todo-check[Needs verification]
#todo-revise[Needs revision]
#todo-citation[Add citation]
#todo-language[Check language]
#todo-question[Open question]
#todo-note[Note to self]

Custom Environments

#definition(title: "Definition")[
  Your definition here...
]

#theorem(title: "Theorem")[
  Your theorem here...
]

#algorithm(caption: "My Algorithm")[
  Your algorithm here...
]

Contributing

Contributions are welcome! Please open an issue or submit a pull request on GitHub.

dmi-basilea-thesis

Package Information

Preview

1. Get the package

2. Initialize from template

Version History