font handling in dfgproposal.cls

dfg/dfgproposal.cls

@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@
 \newif\ifgeneral\generalfalse
 \DeclareOption{general}{\generaltrue}
 \DeclareOption{german}{\PassOptionsToPackage{\CurrentOption}{dfgpdata}}
+\PassOptionsToClass{11pt}{article}
 \DeclareOption*{\PassOptionsToClass{\CurrentOption}{proposal}}
 \ProcessOptions
 \LoadClass{proposal}
@@ -18,6 +19,8 @@
 \RequirePackage{dfgpdata}
 \ifdeutsch\RequirePackage[ngerman]{babel}
 \else\RequirePackage[ngerman,english]{babel}\fi
+\RequirePackage[scaled=.90]{helvet}
+\renewcommand{\familydefault}{\sfdefault}
 \newenvironment{sitedescription}[2][]%
 {\def\@test{#1}\def\@@title{\ifx\@test\@empty\pdataref{site}{#2}{acronym}\else #1\fi:
 \textsc{\pdataref{site}{#2}{name}}}

dfg/dfgproposal.dtx

@@ -198,12 +198,14 @@
 % 
 % \subsection{Package Options and Format Initialization}\label{sec:impl:options}
 % 
-% We first set up the options for the package. 
+% We first set up the options for the package. In particular, we set the font size 11pt
+% that DFG wants. 
 % 
 %    \begin{macrocode}
 %<cls>\newif\ifgeneral\generalfalse
 %<cls>\DeclareOption{general}{\generaltrue}
 %<cls|reporting>\DeclareOption{german}{\PassOptionsToPackage{\CurrentOption}{dfgpdata}}
+%<cls|reporting>\PassOptionsToClass{11pt}{article}
 %<cls>\DeclareOption*{\PassOptionsToClass{\CurrentOption}{proposal}}
 %<reporting>\DeclareOption*{\PassOptionsToClass{\CurrentOption}{reporting}}
 %<pdata>\newif\ifdeutsch\deutschfalse
@@ -211,7 +213,7 @@
 %<cls|reporting|pdata>\ProcessOptions
 %    \end{macrocode}
 %
-%    Then we load the packages we make use of
+%    Then we load the packages we make use of. 
 % 
 %    \begin{macrocode}
 %<cls>\LoadClass{proposal}
@@ -221,6 +223,13 @@
 \RequirePackage{dfgpdata}
 \ifdeutsch\RequirePackage[ngerman]{babel}
 \else\RequirePackage[ngerman,english]{babel}\fi
+%    \end{macrocode}
+% 
+% In particular, we set the font Helvetica (as a substitute for the Arial font DFG wants).
+% 
+%    \begin{macrocode}
+\RequirePackage[scaled=.90]{helvet}
+\renewcommand{\familydefault}{\sfdefault}
 %</cls|reporting>
 %    \end{macrocode}
 %

dfg/dfgreporting.cls

@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@
 \NeedsTeXFormat{LaTeX2e}[1999/12/01]
 \ProvidesPackage{dfgreporting}[2019/03/21 v1.4 DFG Project Reporting]
 \DeclareOption{german}{\PassOptionsToPackage{\CurrentOption}{dfgpdata}}
+\\PassOptionsToClass{11pt}{article}
 \DeclareOption*{\PassOptionsToClass{\CurrentOption}{reporting}}
 \ProcessOptions
 \LoadClass{reporting}
@@ -16,6 +17,8 @@
 \RequirePackage{dfgpdata}
 \ifdeutsch\RequirePackage[ngerman]{babel}
 \else\RequirePackage[ngerman,english]{babel}\fi
+\RequirePackage[scaled=.90]{helvet}
+\renewcommand{\familydefault}{\sfdefault}
 \define@key{prop@gen}{reportperiod}{\def\prop@gen@reportperiod{#1}}
 \define@key{prop@gen}{applareas}{\def\prop@gen@applareas{#1}}
 \define@key{prop@gen}{key}{\@dmp{key=#1}%

examples/dfg/simple-proposal/proposal.tex

@@ -11,8 +11,6 @@
     \classoptions] % the other class options from above, they can be overwritten e.g. in submit/final,tex
     {dfgproposal}
 \addbibresource{../lib/dummy.bib}
-\renewcommand{\familydefault}{\sfdefault}
-\usepackage[scaled=.90]{helvet}
 \usepackage[utf8]{inputenc}
 
 \begin{document}
@@ -51,8 +49,7 @@
 \input{workplan}
 
 \section{Bibliography concerning the state of the art, the research objectives, and the
-  work programme \deu{(Literaturverzeichnis zum Stand der Forschung, zu den Zielen und dem
-    Arbeitsprogramm)}}
+  work programme}
 
 \begin{todo}{from the proposal template}
   In this bibliography, list only the works you cite in your presentation of the state of
@@ -66,7 +63,7 @@
 \input{../proposal/funds}
 \input{preconditions}
 
-\section{Additional information \deu{(Ergänzende Erklärungen)}}
+\section{Additional Information}
 
 Funding proposal XYZ-83282 has been submitted prior to this proposal on related topic XYZ.
 \fi %ifpublic