# academic-paper-abnt

## The package
This is LaTeX2e style file to adjust the class file ABNTeX2 and ABNTexto in way to improve more compatibility with recommendation of the Brazilian Association of Technical Standards (ABNT). It include template file for academic paper (like thesis) using this style file over ABNTeX2 and ABNTexto class file.

## The style file and templates
- academic-paper-abnt.sty: style file to adjust ABNTeX2 or ABNTexto class file.
- modelo-monografia-abnt-abntex2.tex: template file using this style file over ABNTeX2 class file.
- modelo-monografia-abnt-abntexto.tex: template file using this style file over ABNTexto class file.

### Remark
- This style file works only on the ABNTeX2 and ABNTexto class files
- The style file abnt2cite included in ABNTeX2 are not updated and use older ABNT standard. Thus, use BibLaTeX with biber.
- The template file will compiled both the pdflatex and the xelatex/lualatex

### The change made over ABNTeX2
- Adjust the space between number and title of sections on table of contents
- Font size of titlepage and on title of chapter/section as normalsize (recommended by ABNT 14724)
- Position of text on environment "dedicatória" and "epigrafe" (recommended by ABNT 14724) 
- Some new command for titlepage
- Change some format of title page and cover page
- Place references on table of contents
- A bit more

### The change made over ABNTexto
- Commands for elements to title page and cover page
- New command \mkcover and \mkcoverpage for title page and cover page
- Adjustment of references, index, and like (adjust of title on text and on table of contents)
- Fonts size of title of chapter and section as normalsize (recommended by ABNT 14724)
- A bit more

## Tempalte use BibLaTeX

The included tamplate use biblatex for references, Thus, execute biber instead of bibtex.

On TeXStudio, see "Tools->commands".

On TeXMaker, will added on user tools menu by
User->user commands->edit user commands
item of menu: biber
command: biber %
The command became available on "user->user commands"

## License

LaTeX Project Public License version 1.3c

https://www.latex-project.org/lppl/