\RequirePackage{times}

\usepackage[english]{babel}
\usepackage[utf8]{inputenc}
\usepackage[T1]{fontenc}
\usepackage{type1cm}
\usepackage{a4}
\usepackage{hyperref}
\hypersetup{colorlinks,%
            citecolor=black,%
            filecolor=black,%
            linkcolor=black,%
            urlcolor=black,%
            pdftex}

\usepackage[pdftex]{color,graphicx} % pdftex does not read eps files -> use epstopdf to convert files
\graphicspath{{Figures/},{logos/},{images/}}

\usepackage{caption}
\usepackage{subcaption} % caption/subcaption replaces subfigure, which is deprecated

\usepackage{fancyhdr}
\usepackage{fancybox}

\usepackage{float}
\usepackage{longtable}
\usepackage{paralist}
\usepackage{url}
%\usepackage{portland}
\usepackage{lscape}
\usepackage{moreverb}

\usepackage{nomencl}
  \let\abbrev\nomenclature
  \renewcommand{\nomname}{List of Abbrevations}
  \setlength{\nomlabelwidth}{.25\hsize}
  \renewcommand{\nomlabel}[1]{#1 \dotfill}
  \setlength{\nomitemsep}{-\parsep}
  %For old nomencl package, uncomment this:
  %\makeglossary
  %For new nomencl package, uncomment this:
  \makenomenclature

\usepackage[normalem]{ulem}
  \newcommand{\markup}[1]{\uline{#1}}

%% Thanks to Thomas Duebendorfer: Should create smoother fonts
\usepackage{ae,aecompl}

\addtolength{\textwidth}{2cm}
\addtolength{\textheight}{2cm}
\addtolength{\oddsidemargin}{-1.0cm}
\addtolength{\evensidemargin}{-1.0cm}
\addtolength{\topmargin}{-1.5cm}

%% No Serifs: Put comment markers in front of the next three lines otherwise
\renewcommand{\ttdefault}{cmtt}
\renewcommand{\rmdefault}{phv}  % Helvetica for roman type as well as sf
\renewcommand{\ttdefault}{pcr}  % use Courier for fixed pitch, if needed

\newcommand{\?}{\discretionary{/}{}{/}}
\newcommand{\liter}[0]{/home/ruf/Lib/Bibl/}
\newcommand{\fref}[1]{\mbox{Figur~\ref{#1}}}

\pagestyle{fancy}
%%-lpr Note: 'chapters' are defined for 'book's only
%%-lpr       in articles, we make use of sections only
%%-lpr \renewcommand{\chaptermark}[1]{\markboth{#1}{}}
\renewcommand{\sectionmark}[1]{\markright{\thesection\ #1}}
\fancyhf{}
\fancyhead[LE,RO]{\bfseries\thepage}
\fancyhead[LO]{\bfseries\rightmark}
\fancyhead[RE]{\bfseries\leftmark}
\renewcommand{\headrulewidth}{0.5pt}
\addtolength{\headheight}{0.5pt}
\fancypagestyle{plain}{%
   \fancyhf{}
   \fancyfoot[C]{\bfseries \thepage}
   \fancyhead{}%get rid of headers on plain pages
   \renewcommand{\headrulewidth}{0pt} % an the line
}
\newcommand{\clearemptydoublepage}{\newpage{\pagestyle{empty}\cleardoublepage}}

\setlength{\parindent}{0in}

\hyphenation{Lukas not-to-hyphen-else-where}

\newcommand{\Appendix}[2][?]
{
  \refstepcounter{section}
  \addcontentsline{toc}{appendix}
  {
    \protect\numberline{\appendixname~\thesection} %1
  }
  {
    \flushright\large\bfseries\appendixname\ \thesection\par
    \nohypens\centering#1\par
  }
  \vspace{\baselineskip}
}

\let\margin\marginpar
\newcommand\myMargin[1]{\margin{\raggedright\scriptsize #1}}
\renewcommand{\marginpar}[1]{\myMargin{#1}}

\newcommand\CHECK{\myMargin{CHECK}}
\newcommand\NEW{\myMargin{NEW}}

%% adapt headers %%
% from http://www.markschenk.com/tensegrity/latexexplanation.html
% Result:
% - No headers on empty pages before new chapter
% - To avoid header on other pages (e.g. in the abstract), set pagestlye to plain
\makeatletter
\def\cleardoublepage{\clearpage\if@twoside \ifodd\c@page\else
    \hbox{}
    \thispagestyle{plain}
    \newpage
    \if@twocolumn\hbox{}\newpage\fi\fi\fi}
\makeatother

%% allow to set a watermark %%
% from http://www.goodcomputingtips.com/site/2010/06/how-to-insert-watermark-in-latexpdflatex-documents/
% - to include a watermark, define \watermark in the main document, e.g.: \newcommand{\watermark}{MY WATERMARK TXT}
\ifdefined\watermark
  \usepackage{graphicx,type1cm,eso-pic,color}
  \makeatletter
            \AddToShipoutPicture{
              \setlength{\@tempdimb}{.5\paperwidth}
              \setlength{\@tempdimc}{.5\paperheight}
              \setlength{\unitlength}{1pt}
              \put(\strip@pt\@tempdimb,\strip@pt\@tempdimc){
          \makebox(0,0){\rotatebox{55}{\textcolor[gray]{0.95}
          {\fontsize{5cm}{5cm}\selectfont{\watermark}}}}
              }
          }
  \makeatother
\fi
