chapterthumb.sty

% chapterthumb.sty
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\ProvidesPackage{chapterthumb}%
  [2005/03/10 v0.1 unsupported LaTeX package]
\DeclareOption*{%
  \PassOptionsToPackage{\CurrentOption}{scrpage2}}
\ProcessOptions\relax
\RequirePackage{graphics,color}
\RequirePackage{scrpage2}
\newcommand*{\putchapterthumb}{%
  \begingroup
    \makebox[0pt][l]{%
      \hspace{-\oddsidemargin}\hspace{-1in}%
      \hspace{-\@oddheadshift}%
      \hspace{\paperwidth}%
      \parbox[t][0pt][t]{0pt}{%
        \vspace{-\topmargin}%
        \vspace{-1in}%
        \vspace{-\headheight}%
        \vspace{\dp\strutbox}%
        \vspace{\firstchapterthumbskip}%
        \setlength{\@tempdima}{\paperheight}%
        \addtolength{\@tempdima}{-\chapterthumbwidth}%
        \addtolength{\@tempdima}{1pt}%
        \setlength{\@tempdimb}{\chapterthumbskip}%
        \divide\@tempdima by\@tempdimb
        \@tempcnta=\@tempdima
        \advance\@tempcnta by 1
        \@tempcntb=\value{chapter}%
        \advance\@tempcntb by -1
        \divide\@tempcntb by \@tempcnta
        \multiply\@tempcntb by -\@tempcnta
        \advance\@tempcntb by \value{chapter}%
        \advance\@tempcntb by -1
        \setlength{\@tempdima}{\chapterthumbskip}%
        \vspace{\@tempcntb\@tempdima}%
        \makebox[0pt][r]{%
          \rotatebox{90}{%
            \colorbox{\chapterthumbboxcolor}{%
              \parbox[t][\chapterthumbheight][c]%
                     {\chapterthumbwidth}{%
                \centering
                \color{\chapterthumbcolor}%
                \chapterthumbfont{\chapterthumbformat}}}}}%
      }%
    }%
  \endgroup
}
\newcommand*{\firstchapterthumbskip}{0pt}
\newcommand*{\chapterthumbheight}{2em}
\newcommand*{\chapterthumbwidth}{.2\paperheight}%
\newcommand*{\chapterthumbskip}{.1\paperheight}%
\newcommand*{\chapterthumbboxcolor}{black}%
\newcommand*{\chapterthumbcolor}{white}
\newcommand*{\chapterthumbformat}{\@chapapp~\thechapter}
\newcommand*{\chapterthumbfont}{\normalfont\Large\sffamily}
\newcommand*{\scr@fnt@chapterthumb}{\chapterthumbfont}
\endinput
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