memoir¶

Template name: memoir Class file: Standard memoir class (no third-party file) Citation style: natbib plainnat (default) or biblatex/biber (per-chapter mode) Document structure: \frontmatter / \mainmatter / \backmatter

Covers¶

Theses and dissertations — memoir's rich chapter-style system gives fine-grained control over heading typography
Book-length documents where you want memoir's built-in page layout management (memoir handles geometry itself; no geometry package conflict)

YAML setup¶

journal:
    template: memoir
    # options: 11pt,a4paper,openright   # default; override as needed
bibliography: references.bib

Chapter style¶

memoir has an extensive catalogue of predefined chapter heading styles (see the memoir manual, chapter 6). Set the style via a YAML key:

chapter-style: veelo     # or bringhurst, dash, demo2, pedersen, ...

Defaults to default when absent.

The chapter-style: key uses a hyphen (standard YAML), which Jinja2 cannot reference directly. texmark surfaces it as the template variable chapter_style automatically.

Front-matter content¶

YAML key	Markdown heading	Emitted as
`dedication: "..."`	(YAML only)	Centered italic dedication page
`preface: "..."`	`# Preface`	`\chapter*{Preface}`
`foreword: "..."`	`# Foreword`	`\chapter*{Foreword}`
`abstract: "..."`	`# Abstract`	`\begin{abstract}...\end{abstract}`
`list_of_figures: true`	(YAML only)	`\listoffigures`
`list_of_tables: true`	(YAML only)	`\listoftables`

A \tableofcontents is always emitted.

Multi-chapter layout¶

Top-level embeds compile to \include{stem} for the memoir template. See docs/multi-file.md for the embed reference.

Selective recompilation¶

texmark thesis.md --only chapters/methods.md

Per-chapter bibliographies (biblatex)¶

bibliography_per_chapter: true

memoir is compatible with both natbib and biblatex; the template loads exactly one, avoiding double-load conflicts. See docs/multi-file.md.

Custom preamble¶

preamble: macros.tex   # or inline block scalar; see docs/preamble.md

Notes¶

memoir manages page geometry internally. The geometry package is deliberately not loaded (the memoir manual documents an incompatibility). Use memoir's own layout commands (\setlrmarginsandblock, \setheaderspaces, etc.) if you need to override the default layout — put them in preamble:.

Recognised section headings¶

# Abstract
# Preface
# Foreword
# Acknowledgments