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I want to skip the \maketitle command in tikzposter, since I already have a title box in a separate file (which I include as suggested here).

However, omitting \maketitle results in some y-offset for my content (\block{...}) at about half of poster height. So I have some huge white space, I want to get rid of.

I also tried to use an empty title by setting \settitle{} in the preamble, and then using \maketitle[linewidth=0], but this still gives me an empty title box with a (thin) frame (default theme), which overlaps my actual background image title.

So how do I use tikzposter if I don't need the \maketitle command?

minimal working example:

\documentclass[]{tikzposter}
\usepackage[utf8]{inputenc}
\usepackage{graphicx}
\usepackage{lipsum}
\settitle{}     % empty title

\begin{document}

% background image with actual title
\node[above right,inner sep=0pt,outer sep=0pt] at (bottomleft) {\includegraphics[width=\paperwidth,height=\paperheight]{example-image}};

% insert empty title box
% \maketitle[linewidth=0]

% content
\block{Test}{\lipsum}

\end{document}

enter image description here

Feodoran
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The tikzposter redefines \maketitle which includes (amongst others) setting \TP@blocktop, a length which seems to determine the vertical position of the first block.

\documentclass[]{tikzposter}
\usepackage[utf8]{inputenc}
\usepackage{graphicx}
\usepackage{lipsum}
\settitle{}     % empty title

\begin{document}


% background image with actual title
\node[above right,inner sep=0pt,outer sep=0pt] at (bottomleft) {\includegraphics[width=\paperwidth,height=\paperheight]{example-image}};


\makeatletter
    \setlength{\TP@blocktop}{.47\textheight}
\makeatother


% content
\block{Test}{\lipsum}


\block{Test}{\lipsum}


\end{document}

enter image description here

samcarter_is_at_topanswers.xyz
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  • Thank you, this does work as a quick hack. But I would not consider it a real solution, since you have to come up with the height yourself. – Feodoran Feb 06 '18 at 15:22
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    @Feodoran But how should tex know where you want to have your block? In the original definition it was more or less .5\textheight-"height of the title block". As you don't have a title I put .03\textheight to have a bit of margin at the top. – samcarter_is_at_topanswers.xyz Feb 06 '18 at 15:24
  • Oh, right, the image spans the whole page. Is there maybe a way to pass an image with is inserted instead of the title? Then the image would not need span the whole page. – Feodoran Feb 06 '18 at 15:26
  • @Feodoran Yes, you can find the original definition in tikzposter.cls and redefine it accordingly. However I wonder why? – samcarter_is_at_topanswers.xyz Feb 06 '18 at 15:29
  • So the first block will be placed automatically after the title, no matter its height. How do I find the path for tikzposter.cls (texlive)? – Feodoran Feb 06 '18 at 15:38
  • @Feodoran Typically the path would be something like /usr/local/texlive/2017/texmf-dist/tex/latex/tikzposter/tikzposter.cls – samcarter_is_at_topanswers.xyz Feb 06 '18 at 15:41