macros.tex

%%% Macros for convenience
%% References
\newcommand{\secref}[1]{\S\ref{sec:#1}}
\newcommand{\figref}[1]{Figure~\ref{fig:#1}}
\newcommand{\tabref}[1]{Table~\ref{tab:#1}}

%% Common latin terms
\newcommand{\etc}{\emph{etc.}\xspace}
\newcommand{\ie}{\emph{i.e.,}\xspace}
\newcommand{\eg}{\emph{e.g.,}\xspace}
\newcommand{\etal}{\emph{et al.}\xspace}

%%%%% Squeezing space before sections, subsections, and re-defining
%%%%% paragraphs
\makeatletter
\let\origsection\section
\let\origsubsection\subsection
\let\origparagraph\paragraph

\renewcommand\section{\@ifstar{\starsection}{\nostarsection}}
\renewcommand\subsection{\@ifstar{\starsubsection}{\nostarsubsection}}
\renewcommand\paragraph{\@ifstar{\starpara}{\nostarpara}}

%% Change these
\newcommand\sectionprelude{\vspace{0em}}
\newcommand\sectionpostlude{\vspace{0em}}
\newcommand\subsectionprelude{\vspace{0em}}
\newcommand\subsectionpostlude{\vspace{0em}}
\newcommand\paraspace{\vspace*{0ex}}

\newcommand\nostarsection[1]{\sectionprelude\origsection{#1}\sectionpostlude}
\newcommand\starsection[1]{\sectionprelude\origsection*{#1}\sectionpostlude}

\newcommand\nostarsubsection[1]{\subsectionprelude\origsubsection{#1}\subsectionpostlude}
\newcommand\starssubection[1]{\subsectionprelude\origsubsection*{#1}\subsectionpostlude}

\newcommand\starpara[1]{\paraspace\noindent\origparagraph*{\textbf{#1}}}
\newcommand\nostarpara[1]{\paraspace\noindent\origparagraph*{\textbf{#1}}}

\providecommand\subparagraph[1]{\paraspace\noindent\origparagraph*{\textit{#1}}}

\makeatother

%%% Backref magic
\DefineBibliographyStrings{english}{%
  backrefpage = {Cited on page},
  backrefpages = {Cited on pages},
}
\renewbibmacro{pageref}{%
  \iflistundef{pageref}
    {\printtext[parens]{Not Cited}} 
    {%
     \printtext[parens]{\ifnumgreater{\value{pageref}}{1}   
       {\bibstring{backrefpages}} 
       {\bibstring{backrefpage}}
       \printlist [pageref][-\value{listtotal}]{pageref}}}}    

\DeclareListFormat{pageref}{%
     % == 2 references
    \ifthenelse{\value{liststop} < 3}{\ifthenelse{\value{listcount}<\value{liststop}}{\hyperpage{#1} and }{\hyperpage{#1}}} %
    { % > 2 references
        \ifthenelse{\value{listcount}<\value{liststop}}
          {\hyperpage{#1}\addcomma\addspace}
          {\ifnumequal{\value{listcount}}{\value{liststop}}
            {and \hyperpage{#1}}
            {}%
          }%
    }%  
}