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Discrepancies with Word template / guidelines

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Description

The following are discrepancies I've found between the Word template and checklist and the current template.

List spacing

Spacing in lists should be single within a list entry and double between, but it is currently double everywhere.

For lists of figures and tables, this might be fixed using tocloft for the lists of tables and figures, but this package is currently incompatible with tagging. Temporary fix: use short titles to make these entries fit on one line.

For other lists, this might be fixed using enumitem with setspace, but enumitem is currently only partially-compatible with tagging.

Captions

Table and figure captions are bolded and left-aligned in the Word template, but they are currently center aligned. The guidelines do not state this as a requirement, so no change is planned.

Hyperlinks

Hyperlinks must be blue sufficient contrast and underlined, but they are not underlined in this template. No change is planned because the blue color chosen has sufficient difference in lightness with black.

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Research direction

Start by comparing the current TeX template's list formatting with the linked Word template and checklist. Investigate the list-spacing approaches mentioned for tocloft, enumitem, setspace, and tagging compatibility; done means list entries are single-spaced with double spacing between entries where supported, while captions and hyperlinks remain unchanged as stated.

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Assessment

Tech stack
tex
Domain
documentation
Issue type
Bug
Difficulty
3/5
Estimated time
1-2 days
Activity status
Quiet
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
55/100

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