FAQ

Frequently Asked Questions

1. How to make all the chapters start in an odd numbered page?

Add

\openright

to file Config/5_packages.tex.

2. How to rename the List ofSomething to List of Whatever?

Since version "6.9.12", the NOVAthesis template supports the redefinition of important strings with

\ntlangsetup*{LANG/MACRO=New value}

for example

\ntlangsetup*{pt/contents=O Índice}
\ntlangsetup*{en/listfigure=The List of Figures}
\ntlangsetup*{pt/acronym=Siglas e Acrónimos}

Just find out the right name for the macro you want to redefine, and then use the commands above in file Config/5_packages.tex.

Below are some of the common requests:

MACRO	VALUE	DESCRIPTION
contents	Contents	Table of Contents header
listfigure	List of Figures	Header for \listoffigures
listtable	List of Tables	Header for \listoftables
bib	Bibliography	Header for report or book classes
ref	References	Header for the article class
index	Index	Header for the theindex environment
glossary	Glossary	Title of the main glossary
acronym	Acronyms	Title of the list of acronyms (if the acronym option is used)
glssymbolsgroup	Symbols	Header for the symbols section (group) of a glossary
glsnumbersgroup	Numbers	Header for the numbers section (group) of a glossary

3. How to make a bibliography local to a Chapter / Appendix / Annex?

Just follow this lines…

\chapter{My Chapter}
\label{cha:my_chapter}
\begin{refsection}
% … chapter contents …
\printbibliography[heading=subbibliography, segment=\therefsegment, title={\bibname\ for Chapter~\thechapter}]
\end{refsection}