Fleshed out preamble.tex

preamble.tex

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-%
-% --- inline annotations
-%
-\newcommand{\red}[1]{{\color{red}#1}}
-\newcommand{\todo}[1]{{\color{red}#1}}
-\newcommand{\TODO}[1]{\textbf{\color{red}[TODO: #1]}}
-% --- disable by uncommenting  
-% \renewcommand{\TODO}[1]{}
-% \renewcommand{\todo}[1]{#1}
+%% This file contains a number of tweaks that are typically applied to the main document.
+%% They are not enabled by default, but can be enabled by uncommenting the relevant lines.
+
+%%
+%% work harder in optimizing text layout. Typically shrinks text by 1/6 of page, enable
+%% it at the very end of the writing process, when you are just above the page limit
+%%
+% \usepackage{microtype}
+
+%%
+%% fine-tune paragraph spacing
+%%
+% \renewcommand{\paragraph}[1]{\vspace{.5em}\noindent\textbf{#1.}}
+
+%%
+%% globally adjusts space between figure and caption
+%%
+% \setlength{\abovecaptionskip}{.5em}
+
 
+%%
+%% Allows "the use of \paper to refer to the project name"
+%% with automatic management of space at the end of the word
+%%
+% \usepackage{xspace}
+% \newcommand{\paper}{ProjectName\xspace}
+
+%%
+%% Commonly used math definitions
+%%
+% \DeclareMathOperator*{\argmin}{arg\,min}
+% \DeclareMathOperator*{\argmax}{arg\,max}
+
+%%
+%% Tigthen underline
+%%
+% \usepackage{soul}
+% \setuldepth{foobar}
+
+%%
+%% Inline annotations; for predefined colors, refer to "dvipsnames" in the xcolor package:
+%% https://tinyurl.com/overleaf-colors
+%%
+% \newcommand{\red}[1]{{\color{red}#1}}
+% \newcommand{\todo}[1]{{\color{red}#1}}
+% \newcommand{\TODO}[1]{\textbf{\color{red}[TODO: #1]}}
+%%
+%% disable for camera ready / submission by uncommenting these lines  
+%%
+% \renewcommand{\TODO}[1]{}
+% \renewcommand{\todo}[1]{#1}