LaTeX Tips 802: CCT template compilation experience domestic journals

Many domestic journals still using outdated CCT way to support Chinese, these templates are very similar, it seems that the Department homologous. Because these templates in a modern TeX distributions can not be compiled properly, causing distress to many contributors, so I wrote this article, I hope to have some help contributor.

Templates feature

Introduction The area code for these templates is as follows:

 
         \documentclass 
         [twoside]{cctart} 
        
         \usepackage 
         {headrule,vatola,amssymb} 
        
         \usepackage 
         {graphicx,multirow,bm} 
        
         \usepackage 
         {booktabs,dcolumn} 
        
         \newcolumntype 
         {z}[1]{D{.}{.}{#1}} 
        
         \usepackage 
         {tabularx} 
        
         \usepackage 
         {slashbox} 
        
         %\usepackage{footmisc,perpage}

The following few features are extracted:

\documentclass Loaded in cctart the document class;
Loaded vatola packages;
Loaded headrule packages;
Loaded slashbox packages.

If your hand meets these features templates, then this article will help you.

List

Here is a list of journals record the use of such templates. If you find that your submission journals also use this template (in line with the above characteristics), please leave a message to tell me; I will promptly added to the list, to facilitate newcomers.

problem analysis

These documents using a class template cctartis part of CCT system. CCT system is supported by a Chinese way early, now obsolete. Although CTeX CCT was also retained, but the version at the time of writing templates and these have been different; as for TeX Live there, there is no CCT system. Therefore, the compiler error that is a natural thing.

Use the template vatola and headrule two packages. Both packages are LaTeX 2.09 times the old packages; their functions have been replaced by other packages. Therefore, the modern distributions ( TeX Live , CTeX 2.9.2.164 ) no longer contains these packages; then, when compiling packages will be suggested that the lack of errors.

In addition, although slashbox the macro package LaTeX 2e for the current design, but its license agreement with TeX Live conflict, and therefore are not included in the TeX Live packages. So, if your release is a TeX TeX Live, it will prompt compile time error.

solution

Old conflict between the template and modern TeX distributions irreconcilable, so there must be a party need to compromise.

If you do not insist on changes to the template, then we had to use TeX release template contemporaries. Of course, you must use the Windows operating system.

You can go to download CTeX 2.4.6 and install it. CTeX 2.4.6 WinEdt where there is a CCTLaTeX button, then click on it, you can get the right to compile .dvi and .ps file, if required .pdf files can be used ps2pdf tool to convert.

If you insist on using modern release, it will need some fine-tuning of the template. Here provides two methods, both methods are applicable to each operating system.

use `ctexart`

The \documentclass inside loaded document classes, from cctart replacing ctexart;
Download site provides vatola.sty and headrule.sty two macro package file (2014-12-17 update);
CTAN to download slashbox packages and install;
The above three packages mounted to TEXMFLOCAL, and then execute texhash the command; or directly placing them in the template file folder inside the same;
Use pdfLaTeX compilation, you can get almost exactly the same result with the original template;
Formal submission, simply ctexart exchange cctart can be.

Install the new CCT systems (2014-12-21 update)

Download the CCT TDS installation package ;
The TDS content installation package, extract combined to TEXMFLOCAL appropriate directory;
Will be \documentclass in the document class options, from twoside replacing twoside, CJK;
In \documentclass after loading ifpdf packages:\usepackage{ifpdf} ;
Download site provides vatola.sty and headrule.sty two macro package file (2014-12-17 update);
CTAN to download slashbox packages and install;
The above three packages mounted to TEXMFLOCAL, and then execute texhash the command;
Points of discussion:

If you are using a Windows system, then \begin{document} before adding the command line \AtBeginDvi{\input{zhwinfonts}};
If you are using Mac OS X or Linux system, you need to install the Windows Easy font, and then \begin{document} add a line command before \AtBeginDvi{\input{zhwinfonts}};
If you are using Mac OS X or Linux system, you can also install these fonts, then \begin{document} add a line command before \AtBeginDvi{\input{zhfzfonts}};

Founder of Song Dynasty GBK: FZSSK.TTF
Founder italics GBK: FZKTK.TTF
Founder blackbody GBK: FZHTK.TTF
Founder italics GBK: FZFSK.TTF
Chinese official script: STLITI.ttf
Chinese Amber: STHUPO.TTF

Use pdfLaTeX compilation, you can get exactly the same result with the original template;
Formal submission, only need to add the CJK options and ifpdf macros and \AtBeginDvi{} commands can be deleted.

to sum up

Overall CCT is an outdated way of Chinese support, very much like the system engineering theory and practice of the Times editorial department can use the new way to support Chinese for the convenience of all the authors. For the majority of LaTeX users, unless special needs, do not use the old TeX distribution, in order to enhance the compatibility of the document.

But also of hope that the journal editors to reflect this problem as soon as possible out of these templates.

Download Area

Involved in the text file download: CCT-full.zip

Selected from: https://liam.page/2013/10/15/LaTeX-CCT-template/