a) Does anyone have a template for the title page of a thesis.
See attached - amend as reqd
I've based this around the report class - it served my needs well.
You will need to have the included files and bib file(s) in the same dir
as the master file for this to work.
Also should you need a glossary(notation) of terms see my notes for
creating this here:
http://wiki.lyx.org/LyX/Glossary
> b) It is required that arabic numbering starts only from the chapters
> and pages before that are numbered in the roman numerals . How can that
> be done. I am using the article class for my thesis.
As above - example of this on the thesismaster file attached
> c) How does one force something to start from a fresh page.
Try adding the following to a TEX box
\clearpage
Rob S
--
R D Saunders
Hydraulic Research Group
Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering
University of Southampton
UK
#LyX 1.3 created this file. For more info see http://www.lyx.org/
\lyxformat 221
\textclass report
\begin_preamble
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\usepackage{mathptmx}
\usepackage{textcomp}
\usepackage{enumerate}
\usepackage{rotating}
\usepackage{lscape}
\usepackage{overpic}
\usepackage{array}
\usepackage{mdwlist}
\usepackage{flafter}
\usepackage[noprefix]{nomencl}
\usepackage{ifthen}
\renewcommand{\nomgroup}[1]{%
\ifthenelse{\equal{#1}{A}}{\item[\textbf{Roman Symbols}]}{%
\ifthenelse{\equal{#1}{B}}{\item[\textbf{Greek Symbols}]}{%
\ifthenelse{\equal{#1}{C}}{\item[\textbf{Dimensional Analyses Symbols}]}{%
\ifthenelse{\equal{#1}{D}}{\item[\textbf{Abbreviations}]}{%
\ifthenelse{\equal{#1}{Z}}{\item[\textbf{Mathematical Symbols}]}{}}}}}}
\makeglossary
\renewcommand\nomname{Notation}
\def\pagedeclaration#1{\dotfill\nobreakspace#1}
\usepackage[margin=10pt,font=small,labelfont=bf]{caption}[2004/07/16]
\end_preamble
\language english
\inputencoding auto
\fontscheme palatino
\graphics default
\paperfontsize 12
\spacing other 1.30
\papersize a4paper
\paperpackage a4
\use_geometry 1
\use_amsmath 0
\use_natbib 1
\use_numerical_citations 0
\paperorientation portrait
\leftmargin 42mm
\topmargin 25mm
\rightmargin 25mm
\bottommargin 25mm
\secnumdepth 3
\tocdepth 3
\paragraph_separation skip
\defskip medskip
\quotes_language english
\quotes_times 1
\papercolumns 1
\papersides 1
\paperpagestyle default
\layout Standard
\begin_inset ERT
status Collapsed
\layout Standard
\backslash
pagenumbering{roman}
\end_inset
\layout Standard
\begin_inset Include \include{titlepage.lyx}
preview false
\end_inset
\layout Comment
\begin_inset Include \include{Abstract.lyx}
preview false
\end_inset
\layout Standard
\begin_inset LatexCommand \tableofcontents{}
\end_inset
\layout Standard
\begin_inset FloatList figure
\end_inset
\layout Standard
\begin_inset FloatList table
\end_inset
\layout Standard
\begin_inset Include \include{Acknowledge.lyx}
preview false
\end_inset
\layout Standard
\begin_inset Include \include{glossary.lyx}
preview false
\end_inset
\layout Standard
\begin_inset ERT
status Collapsed
\layout Standard
\backslash
clearpage
\end_inset
\begin_inset ERT
status Collapsed
\layout Standard
\backslash
pagenumbering{arabic}
\end_inset
\layout Standard
\begin_inset Include \include{ch1.lyx}
preview false
\end_inset
\layout Standard
\begin_inset Include \include{ch2.lyx}
preview false
\end_inset
\layout Standard
\begin_inset Include \include{ch3.lyx}
preview false
\end_inset
\layout Standard
\begin_inset Include \include{ch4.lyx}
preview false
\end_inset
\layout Standard
\begin_inset Include \include{ch5.lyx}
preview false
\end_inset
\layout Standard
\begin_inset ERT
status Collapsed
\layout Standard
\backslash
renewcommand
\backslash
bibname{References}
\end_inset
\begin_inset LatexCommand \BibTeX[bibtotoc,apalike]{your_bib_file}
\end_inset
\the_end
#LyX 1.3 created this file. For more info see http://www.lyx.org/
\lyxformat 221
\textclass report
\language english
\inputencoding auto
\fontscheme default
\graphics default
\paperfontsize default
\spacing single
\papersize Default
\paperpackage a4
\use_geometry 1
\use_amsmath 0
\use_natbib 0
\use_numerical_citations 0
\paperorientation portrait
\leftmargin 4.2cm
\topmargin 2.5cm
\rightmargin 2.5cm
\bottommargin 2.5cm
\secnumdepth 3
\tocdepth 3
\paragraph_separation indent
\defskip medskip
\quotes_language english
\quotes_times 1
\papercolumns 1
\papersides 1
\paperpagestyle default
\layout Standard
\begin_inset ERT
status Collapsed
\layout Standard
\backslash
begin{titlepage}
\end_inset
\begin_inset ERT
status Open
\layout Standard
\backslash
vspace*{0.5cm}
\end_inset
\begin_inset ERT
status Collapsed
\layout Standard
\backslash
huge
\end_inset
\begin_inset ERT
status Collapsed
\layout Standard
\backslash
begin{center}
\end_inset
\series bold
\noun on
University of
\series default
\noun default
???????
\begin_inset ERT
status Collapsed
\layout Standard
\backslash
end{center}
\end_inset
\layout Standard
\begin_inset ERT
status Collapsed
\layout Standard
\backslash
large
\end_inset
\begin_inset ERT
status Collapsed
\layout Standard
\backslash
begin{center}
\end_inset
School of ????????????????????
\series bold
\begin_inset ERT
status Collapsed
\layout Standard
\backslash
\backslash
\end_inset
\series default
Department of Engineering
\begin_inset ERT
status Collapsed
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end{center}
\end_inset
\layout Standard
\begin_inset ERT
status Collapsed
\layout Standard
\backslash
vspace{4cm}
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\begin_inset ERT
status Collapsed
\layout Standard
\backslash
Large
\end_inset
\begin_inset ERT
status Collapsed
\layout Standard
\backslash
begin{center}
\end_inset
\series bold
TitleTitleTitleTitleTitleTitleTitleTitleTitleTitle
\begin_inset ERT
status Collapsed
\layout Standard
\backslash
\backslash
\end_inset
TitleTitleTitleTitle
\series default
\begin_inset ERT
status Collapsed
\layout Standard
\backslash
\backslash
[0.5cm]
\end_inset
by
\begin_inset ERT
status Collapsed
\layout Standard
\backslash
\backslash
[0.5cm]
\end_inset
Your name- Your name-
\begin_inset ERT
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\layout Standard
\backslash
end{center}
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\begin_inset ERT
status Open
\layout Standard
\backslash
vspace{4.5cm}
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\begin_inset ERT
status Collapsed
\layout Standard
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large
\end_inset
\begin_inset ERT
status Collapsed
\layout Standard
\backslash
begin{center}
\end_inset
Thesis for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy
\begin_inset ERT
status Collapsed
\layout Standard
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end{center}
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vspace{1.5cm}
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status Open
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large
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begin{center}
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the date here
\begin_inset ERT
status Collapsed
\layout Standard
\backslash
end{center}
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\layout Standard
\begin_inset ERT
status Collapsed
\layout Standard
\backslash
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