improved bibliography layout

Author: tvercaut

FormatAndDefsThesisExtra.tex

@@ -179,6 +179,8 @@
 \usepackage[style=alphabetic,maxnames=99,maxcitenames=1,giveninits=false,uniquename=init,backref=true]{biblatex}
 % Make parenthical citations the default
 \renewcommand\cite{\parencite}
+% Help transition from natbib
+\newcommand\citep{\parencite}
 
 % Need to bypass an error with texcount https://github.com/cai4cai/XCLThesisTemplate/issues/5
 %TC:ignore
@@ -209,6 +211,12 @@
   }
 }
 
+\usepackage{enumitem}
+\defbibenvironment{thesisbibenv}
+  {\description[font=\normalfont]}
+  {\enddescription}
+  {\item[\mkbibbrackets{\printfield{labelalpha}}]}
+
 %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%
 % Hyperreferences
 %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%

Methods.tex

@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 \label{chap:methods}
 \minitoc
 
-What a beautiful method
+What a beautiful method~\cite{article-minimal}.
 
 \newpage
 

Thesis.pdf

@@ -22,6 +22,8 @@
 
 \addbibresource{JNFull.bib}
 \addbibresource{ThesisBibliography.bib}
+% xampl.bib is for illustration puposes only
+\addbibresource{xampl.bib}
 
 \begin{document}
 
@@ -71,6 +73,6 @@ \chapter{Acknowledgments}
 
 \backmatter
 
-\printbibliography[heading=bibintoc]
+\printbibliography[heading=bibintoc,env=thesisbibenv]
 
 \end{document}

Thesis.tex

@@ -45,10 +45,10 @@
 \begin{center}
 \begin{tabular}{l p{3.3cm} l l}
 
-Technical Supervisor & & Technical Co-Supervisor \\
+First Supervisor & & Second Co-Supervisor \\
 \textbf{Pr. Paul Erdos} & & \textbf{Pr. Harold Hopkins}  \\
  & & \\
-Clinical Supervisor & & \\
+Third Supervisor & & \\
 \textbf{Pr. Godfrey N. Hounsfield} & & 
 
 \end{tabular}