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misc/preamble.tex

@@ -5,6 +5,8 @@
 \usepackage[utf8]{inputenc} % support of UTF-8 input text
 \usepackage[T1]{fontenc} % proper encoding of the output font
 \usepackage{lmodern} % original CM font doesn't work well with [T1]{fontenc}
+% use different sans font
+\usepackage[semibold]{sourcesanspro}
 
 % set language
 \ifenglish%
@@ -47,9 +49,22 @@
 \usepackage{multirow} % add support for multi-rows
 \usepackage{multicol} % add support for multi-columns
 \usepackage{longtable} % long tables can break pages
-\usepackage{tabularx} % allows to fill table to linewidth
-\newcolumntype{Y}{>{\centering\arraybackslash}X} % Y is centered X
-\newcolumntype{P}[1]{>{\centering\arraybackslash}p{#1}} % P is p in centered
+\usepackage{array} % provides >{} and <{} syntax for column definition
+% column types
+% (l)eft, (c)enter, (r)ight aligned
+% p{<length>} left alined with defined width (paragraph)
+% X left aligned with max possible width
+\usepackage{tabularx}
+% Y centered with max possible width
+\newcolumntype{Y}{>{\centering\arraybackslash\hspace{0pt}}X}
+% Z right aligned with max possible width
+\newcolumntype{Z}{>{\raggedleft\arraybackslash}X}
+% x alias of p for consistency
+\newcolumntype{x}[1]{p{#1}}
+% y{<length>} centered with defined width
+\newcolumntype{y}[1]{>{\centering\arraybackslash}p{#1}}
+% z{<length>} centered with defined width
+\newcolumntype{z}[1]{>{\raggedleft\arraybackslash}p{#1}}
 \usepackage[flushleft]{threeparttable} % text below tables
 
 % Math stuff and units