% THESIS STYLE FOR MSC, PHD THESES. 
% Works with book style. May work with other styles.
% INSTRUCTIONS
%
% use \title{} to specify title, 
%     \author{} to specify author,
%     \subject{} to specify subject,
%     \abstract{} to specify abstract. 
%
% use \phd
%     \mscwithhonours
%     \mscthesisonly
%     \mscbothparts
%     \otherdegree{}
%     to specify degree
%
% use \maketitle AFTER everything has been specified.

\renewcommand{\baselinestretch}{1.24} 
% 1.5 spacing for 12pt see p53 of Goossens etc

% setting the margins...
\setlength{\textheight}{19.8cm}

\if@twoside
       \setlength{\oddsidemargin}{1.46cm}
       \setlength{\evensidemargin}{0.83cm}
\else 
       \setlength{\oddsidemargin}{1.46cm}
\fi

% to declare the degree

\def\phd{\gdef\@degree{Doctor of Philosophy}}
\def\mscthesisonly{\gdef\@degree{Master of Science}}
\def\mscwithhonours{\gdef\@degree{Master of Science with Honours} \gdef\@ffil{partial fulfilment}}
\def\mscbothparts{\gdef\@degree{Master of Science} \gdef\@ffil{partial fulfilment}}
\def\otherdegree#1{\gdef\@degree{#1}}
\gdef\@degree{DEGREE NOT STATED}
\gdef\@ffil{fulfilment}

% to declare the subject
\def\subject#1{\gdef\@subject{#1}}
\gdef\@subject{SUBJECT NOT STATED}

\newcommand{\abstract}[1]{\gdef\@abstract{#1}}

% putting it together
\def\maketitle{\begin{titlepage}
\thispagestyle{empty}
 \let\footnotesize\small
 \let\footnoterule\relax
 \if@twoside\setcounter{page}{-1}\else\setcounter{page}{0}\fi
 \null

 \begin{center}
  \parbox{100mm}{\center\LARGE\bf\@title}\par
  \vspace*{\stretch{1}}
  \parbox{100mm}{\center by}\par
  \vspace*{\stretch{1}}
  \parbox{100mm}{\center\large\@author}\par
  \vspace*{\stretch{1}}
  \parbox{100mm}{\center
                         A thesis\\ 
                         submitted to the Victoria University of Wellington\\ 
                         in \@ffil\ of the\\
                         requirements for the degree of\\  
                         \@degree \\ 
                         in \@subject.}\par
 
 \parbox{100mm}{\center Victoria University of Wellington\\ \number\year}
\end{center}

\pagestyle{empty}
\if@twoside\cleardoublepage\else\clearpage\fi
\mbox{}\vspace{20mm}
\begin{center}
{\Large\bf Abstract}
\end{center}
\@abstract
\end{titlepage}
\gdef\@author{}
\gdef\@title{}
\gdef\@degree{}
\gdef\@ffil{}
\gdef\@subject{}
\gdef\@abstract{}
\let\maketitle\relax
}