Chapter style for a book of complied articles

Question

Say each chapter is an article (manually copying or typesetting the article). Naturally, article title will be used as chapter title. How do I define sections for subtitle, author, date, and source with options to possibly customize each one.

And how do I auto-generate them as Article Title by Author, or Article Title (Author) in TOC?

I work in pdflatex and I prefer solutions that would not force me to use wholesale packages like memoir.

How do you bring your article in your 'book'? Manually copying the article code? And you don't want to use memoir? I remember to have answered a question about the Author Toc some months ago — , Nov 24 '15 at 10:02
@Christian Manually copying or typesetting the articles. It is not that I am against memoir package or such, just that I am not familiar with them. — blackened, Nov 24 '15 at 10:10
Well, I am neither a fan of memoir nor opposing it really -- it has some nice features and some which isn't not so well designed. I think, it's best to use book then — , Nov 24 '15 at 10:13
@Christian Yes. I am not after solving a one time job, and would rather have a template to be used in many similar cases. An article may have sections, and, perhaps, subsections. — blackened, Nov 24 '15 at 10:23
It's better not to touch \section etc then and just modify \chapter or a \chapter -like command — , Nov 24 '15 at 10:26

score 4 · Accepted Answer · 2015-11-25T20:10:39.293

See the final version at the end.

Here's a key-value-based approached with a slight redefinition of \chapter and a modification of the \@makechapterhead command.

The ToC - stuff is not yet done since I do not have much time right now, but I'll try to return to it in a few hours.

\documentclass{book}

\usepackage{xkeyval}
\usepackage{xparse}

\makeatletter
\let\latex@chapter\chapter


\define@key{blackened}{journal}[]{%
  \def\KVBlackenedJournal{#1}%
}


\define@key{blackened}{subtitle}[]{%
  \def\KVBlackenedSubtitle{#1}%
}

\define@key{blackened}{author}[]{%
  \def\KVBlackenedAuthor{#1}%
}

\define@key{blackened}{date}[\today]{%
  \def\KVBlackenedDate{#1}%
}


\def\@makechapterhead#1{%
  \vspace*{50\p@}%
  {\parindent \z@ \raggedright \normalfont
%    \ifnum \c@secnumdepth >\m@ne
%      \if@mainmatter
%        \huge\bfseries \@chapapp\space \thechapter
%        \par\nobreak
%        \vskip 20\p@
%      \fi
%    \fi
    \interlinepenalty\@M
    \Huge \bfseries #1\par\nobreak
    \vskip 20\p@
  }
  {%
    \centering 

    {\Large\textbf{\KVBlackenedSubtitle}}%
    \vskip 20\p@
    {\large \textit{by \KVBlackenedAuthor}}%
    \vskip 20\p@
    {\textsc{\KVBlackenedDate}}%
    \vskip 10\p@
    {\textsc{\KVBlackenedJournal}}%

  }%
}



\RenewDocumentCommand{\chapter}{somO{}}{%
  \setkeys{blackened}{author={},date={\today},journal={Journal of Dinosaurs},subtitle={It's my theory},#4}%
  \IfBooleanTF{#1}{%
    \latex@chapter*{#3}%
  }{%
    \IfValueTF{#2}{%
      \latex@chapter[#2]{\centering #3}%
    }{%
      \latex@chapter[#3]{\protect\centering #3}%
    }%
  }%
}
\makeatother


\begin{document}
\tableofcontents
\chapter{Theory of Brontosaurs}[author={Ann Elk}]
\chapter{Theory of negative numbers}[author={Peter Tingley},journal={Journal of Everything}]

\end{document}

Update

\documentclass{book}

\usepackage{xkeyval}
\usepackage{xparse}


\newlength{\blackenedafterdateskip}
\newlength{\blackenedaftertitleskip}
\newlength{\blackenedaftersubtitleskip}
\newlength{\blackenedafterauthorskip}
\newlength{\blackenedafterjournalskip}

\makeatletter
\let\latex@chapter\chapter


\setlength{\blackenedafterdateskip}{10\p@}
\setlength{\blackenedafterauthorskip}{20\p@}
\setlength{\blackenedaftertitleskip}{20\p@}
\setlength{\blackenedaftersubtitleskip}{10\p@}
\setlength{\blackenedafterjournalskip}{0\p@}


\define@key{blackened}{journal}[]{%
  \def\KVBlackenedJournal{#1}%
}


\define@key{blackened}{subtitle}[]{%
  \def\KVBlackenedSubtitle{#1}%
}

\define@key{blackened}{author}[]{%
  \def\KVBlackenedAuthor{#1}%
}

\define@key{blackened}{date}[\today]{%
  \def\KVBlackenedDate{#1}%
}


\newcommand{\BlackenedDisplayDateStyle}[1]{%
  \textsc{#1}%
}

\newcommand{\BlackenedDisplayAuthorStyle}[1]{%
  {\large\textit{by #1}}%
}

\newcommand{\BlackenedDisplaySubtitleStyle}[1]{%
  {\Large\textbf{#1}}%
}

\newcommand{\BlackenedDisplayJournalStyle}[1]{%
  {\textsc{#1}}%
}

\newcommand{\DisplayDate}[1]{%
  \ifx#1\@empty%
  \else%
  \BlackenedDisplayDateStyle{#1}%
  \vskip\blackenedafterdateskip%
  \fi%
}

\newcommand{\DisplayAuthor}[1]{%
  \ifx#1\@empty%
  \else%
  \BlackenedDisplayAuthorStyle{#1}%
  \vskip\blackenedafterauthorskip%
  \fi%
}

\newcommand{\DisplaySubtitle}[1]{%
  \ifx#1\@empty%
  \else%
  \BlackenedDisplaySubtitleStyle{#1}%
  \vskip\blackenedaftersubtitleskip%
  \fi%
}

\newcommand{\DisplayJournal}[1]{%
  \ifx#1\@empty%
  \else%
  \BlackenedDisplayJournalStyle{#1}%
  \vskip\blackenedafterjournalskip%
  \fi%
}



\def\@makechapterhead#1{%
  \vspace*{50\p@}%
  {\parindent \z@ \raggedright \normalfont
%    \ifnum \c@secnumdepth >\m@ne
%      \if@mainmatter
%        \huge\bfseries \@chapapp\space \thechapter
%        \par\nobreak
%        \vskip 20\p@
%      \fi
%    \fi
    \interlinepenalty\@M
    \Huge \bfseries #1\par\nobreak
    \vskip 20\p@
  }
  {%
    \centering 

    \DisplaySubtitle{\KVBlackenedSubtitle}%
    \DisplayAuthor{\KVBlackenedAuthor}%
    \DisplayDate{\KVBlackenedDate}%
    \DisplayJournal{\KVBlackenedJournal}%

  }%
}




\RenewDocumentCommand{\chapter}{somO{}}{%
  \setkeys{blackened}{author={},date={\today},journal={Journal of Dinosaurs},subtitle={It's my theory},#4}%
  \IfBooleanTF{#1}{%
    \latex@chapter*{#3}%
  }{%
    \IfValueTF{#2}{%
      \latex@chapter[#2]{\centering #3}
    }{%
      \latex@chapter[#3]{\protect\centering #3}
    }%
  }%
}
\makeatother

\begin{document}
\tableofcontents
\chapter{Theory of Brontosaurs}[author={Ann Elk},date={}]
\chapter{Theory of negative numbers}[author={Peter Tingley},journal={Journal of Everything}]
\chapter{Invisible}[author={},journal={},date={},subtitle={}]

\end{document}

Heavy stuff ahead ;-)

\documentclass{book}

\usepackage{xkeyval}
\usepackage{xparse}
\usepackage{totcount}
\usepackage{morewrites}

\newcounter{dummycounter}
\newcounter{authorposition}
\newtotcounter{authorcounter}

\makeatletter
\let\latex@chapter\chapter

\def\latex@starttoc#1{%
  \begingroup
  \makeatletter
  \@input{\jobname.#1}%
  \if@filesw
  \expandafter\newwrite\csname tf@#1\endcsname
  \immediate\openout \csname tf@#1\endcsname \jobname.#1\relax
  \fi
  \@nobreakfalse
  \endgroup
}

\DeclareRobustCommand\authortoctext[1]{%
  {%
    \addvspace{10pt}\nopagebreak\leftskip0em\relax
    \rightskip \@tocrmarg\relax
    \noindent\itshape#1\par\addvspace{-7pt}}
}


\newcommand{\NoNameAuthor}{Unknown}
\newcommand{\authortocname}{List of Authors}

\newcommand{\BlackenedSectionDefaultOrder}{subtitle,author,date,journal,url} % Default sections 

\NewDocumentCommand{\DeclareArticleSection}{mm+m}{%
  \define@key{blackened}{#1}{%
    \expandafter\def\csname kvblackened#1\endcsname{##1}
  }%
  \expandafter\newlength\csname blackenedafter#1skip\endcsname%
  \expandafter\setlength\csname blackenedafter#1skip\endcsname{#2}%
  \expandafter\newcommand\csname blackened#1displaystyle\endcsname[1]{#3}%

  \expandafter\newcommand\csname display#1\endcsname{%
    \expandafter\ifx\csname kvblackened#1\endcsname\@empty%
    \else%
    \csname blackened#1displaystyle\endcsname{\csname kvblackened#1\endcsname}
    \vskip\csname blackenedafter#1skip\endcsname%
    \fi%
  }%
}



\define@key{blackened}{order}[]{%
  \def\KVBlackenedOrder{#1}%
}

\DeclareArticleSection{journal}{10\p@}{\textsc{#1}}
\DeclareArticleSection{subtitle}{20\p@}{{\Large\textbf{#1}}}
\DeclareArticleSection{author}{20\p@}{{\large\textit{by #1}}}
\DeclareArticleSection{date}{20\p@}{\textsc{#1}}
\DeclareArticleSection{url}{10\p@}{\texttt{#1}}


\def\@makechapterhead#1{%
  \vspace*{50\p@}%
  {\parindent \z@ \raggedright \normalfont
%    \ifnum \c@secnumdepth >\m@ne
%      \if@mainmatter
%        \huge\bfseries \@chapapp\space \thechapter
%        \par\nobreak
%        \vskip 20\p@
%      \fi
%    \fi
    \interlinepenalty\@M
    \Huge \bfseries #1\par\nobreak
    \vskip 20\p@
  }
  {%
    \centering 

    \DisplayArticleSections{\KVBlackenedOrder}

  }%
}



\ExplSyntaxOn
\seq_new:N \l__blackened_authornames_seq

% This is the command that loops the order of sections
\NewDocumentCommand{\DisplayArticleSections}{m}{%
  \tl_set:Nx \l_tmpb_tl {#1} % Expand it
  \seq_set_split:NnV \l_tmpb_seq {,} {\l_tmpb_tl} 
  \seq_map_inline:Nn \l_tmpb_seq {
    \cs_if_exist:cT {display##1}{%  
      \use:c {display##1}  % Call the \display##1 stuff
    }
  } 
}


\NewDocumentCommand{\AddAuthorName}{m}{%
  \tl_set:Nx \l_tmpa_tl {#1}
  \tl_if_empty:NTF \l_tmpa_tl {%
    \tl_set:Nn \l_tmpb_tl {\NoNameAuthor}
  }{%
    \tl_set:Nx \l_tmpb_tl {#1}
  }
  \tl_set_eq:NN  \l_tmpa_tl  \l_tmpb_tl % Copy the 'real name'
  \seq_if_in:NVTF \l__blackened_authornames_seq {\l_tmpa_tl} {
    \setcounter{dummycounter}{0}
    \seq_map_inline:Nn \l__blackened_authornames_seq {%
      \stepcounter{dummycounter}%
      \str_if_eq_x:nnT {##1} {\l_tmpa_tl} {% 
        \setcounter{authorposition}{\number\value{dummycounter}}
        \seq_map_break: % Break out, we've found the number
      }
    }% End of mapping
  }{%
    \seq_put_right:NV \l__blackened_authornames_seq {\l_tmpa_tl}
    \stepcounter{authorcounter}%
    \setcounter{authorposition}{\number\value{authorcounter}}% 
    \addtocontents{\arabic{authorposition}toc}{\authortoctext{\l_tmpa_tl}}%
  }
  \seq_remove_duplicates:N \l__blackened_authornames_seq
}


\ExplSyntaxOff

\newcommand{\authortableofcontents}{%
  \chapter*{\authortocname
    \@mkboth{%
      \MakeUppercase\contentsname}{\MakeUppercase\contentsname}}%
  \setcounter{dummycounter}{0}%
  % Now get all the author specific toc files
  \loop 
  \ifnum\value{dummycounter} < \numexpr\totvalue{authorcounter}+1
  \stepcounter{dummycounter}%
  \latex@starttoc{\@arabic\c@dummycounter toc}%
  \repeat%
}



\RenewDocumentCommand{\chapter}{somO{}}{%
  \setkeys{blackened}{order=\BlackenedSectionDefaultOrder,author={},url={tex.stackexchange.com},date={\today},
    journal={Journal of Dinosaurs},subtitle={It's my theory},#4}%
  \IfBooleanTF{#1}{%
    \latex@chapter*{#3}%
  }{%
    \AddAuthorName{\kvblackenedauthor}%
    \IfValueTF{#2}{%
      \latex@chapter[#2]{\centering #3}
    }{%
      \latex@chapter[#3]{\protect\centering #3}
    }%
    \addcontentsline{\arabic{authorposition}toc}{chapter}{%
      \protect\numberline{\thechapter}#3}%
  }%
}
\makeatother




\begin{document}
\authortableofcontents
\tableofcontents
\chapter{Theory of Brontosaurs}[author={Ann Elk},order={subtitle,author,journal,url,date}]
\chapter{Theory of negative numbers}[author={Peter Tingley},journal={Journal of Everything}]
\chapter{Invisible}[author={},journal={},date={},subtitle={}]
\chapter{Extended Theory of Brontosaurs}[author={Ann Elk},order={journal,date,author,url,subtitle}]

\end{document}

Is it possible that the defined sections do not take up space if left empty? — blackened, Nov 24 '15 at 11:29
@blackened: Sorry for the delay -- empty items are now omitted and the spacing is skipped too. You can change the style more easily now as well. I am still working on the Author - ToC — , Nov 25 '15 at 04:11
Thank you for sparing your time. 1) Looking at some articles, I noticed that I will potentially need a section for website url. Would you kindly add a section for that. 2) Will I able to customize the order of the fields. Say, I want it in the order of Author, Chapter Title, Subtitle, Date, etc.? — blackened, Nov 25 '15 at 09:24
Sorry fr the late response, but I had a long day at school -- 1) You mean a 'section' like 'Journal', 'Author' etc.? That's no problem. 2.) At the moment the order is fixed, but I can add some code using LaTeX3 features that will allow you to change the order at will. (I think, it's easier with L3 than with 'old' LaTeX2e) — , Nov 25 '15 at 15:48
@blackened: See the update please -- you can now choose the order in which the sections appear and readily add own sections with \DeclareArticleSection command. The Author-ToC is there too -- you have to decide how it looks -- I think, I should make a class/package out of this 'laboursome' stuff ;-) — , Nov 25 '15 at 19:58
Thank you very much. Turning it into a class/package is an awesome idea, and others will benefit more. — blackened, Nov 25 '15 at 20:06
@blackened: Yes, most likely. Please do some tests if this what you prefer and give some feedback. I don't think it's failsafe so far. — , Nov 25 '15 at 20:09

Chapter style for a book of complied articles

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