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+#% Do not delete the line below; configure depends on this
+#  \DeclareLaTeXClass{article (ENTCS)}
+# Based on LyX article class; modified to support ENTCS class
+# Reuben Thomas (rrt@sc3d.org)   27/5-2/6/01
+
+Input article.layout
+
+# only font size 11pt is really available
+ClassOptions
+  FontSize   11
+End  
+
+Style Title
+  LatexType             Command
+  LatexName             settitle
+  InTitle               1
+  Preamble
+\newcommand{\settitle}[1]{\def\theTitle{#1}}
+  EndPreamble
+End
+
+Style Author
+  LatexType             Command
+  LatexName             setauthor
+  InTitle               1
+  Preamble
+\newcommand{\setauthor}[1]{\def\theAuthor{#1}}
+  EndPreamble
+End
+
+Style Address
+  LatexType             Command
+  LatexName             setaddress
+  Align		        Center
+  AlignPossible	        Center
+  InTitle               1
+  Preamble
+\newcommand{\setaddress}[1]{\def\theAddress{#1}}
+  EndPreamble
+  Font 
+    Shape  	        Italic
+  EndFont
+End
+
+Style FrontMatter
+  CopyStyle             LaTeX
+  LaTeXType             Command
+  LaTeXName             setfrontmatter
+  InTitle               1
+  Preamble
+\newcommand{\setfrontmatter}[1]{\def\theFrontMatter{#1}}
+  EndPreamble
+End
+
+# Abstract style definition
+Style Abstract 
+  LatexType             Command
+  LatexName	        setabstract
+  LabelType		Top_Environment
+  ParIndent             ""
+  LeftMargin		""
+  RightMargin		""
+  InTitle               1
+  Preamble
+\newcommand{\setabstract}[1]{\def\theAbstract{#1}\setboolean{hasAbstract}{true}}
+  EndPreamble
+End
+
+# Keyword style definition
+Style Keyword
+  Align                 Center
+  AlignPossible         Center
+  LatexType             Command
+  LatexName             setkeyword
+  InTitle               1
+  Preamble
+\newcommand{\setkeyword}[1]{\def\theKeyword{#1}\setboolean{hasKeyword}{true}}
+  EndPreamble
+  LabelType             Static
+  LabelString           "Key words:"
+  LabelSep              xx
+  
+  # standard font definition
+  Font 
+    Size		Small
+  EndFont
+
+  # label font definition
+  LabelFont 
+    Shape               Italic
+    Size                Small
+  EndFont
+End
+
+Preamble
+\usepackage{entcsmacro,ifthen}
+\newcommand{\theTitle}[1]{}
+\newcommand{\theAuthor}[1]{}
+\newcommand{\theAddress}[1]{}
+\newcommand{\theAbstract}[1]{}
+\newboolean{hasAbstract}
+\newcommand{\theKeyword}[1]{}
+\newboolean{hasKeyword}
+\newcommand{\theFrontMatter}[1]{}
+\newcommand{\maketitle}{
+ \begin{frontmatter}
+ \title{\theTitle}
+ \author{\theAuthor}
+ \address{\theAddress}
+ \ifthenelse{\boolean{hasAbstract}}{\begin{abstract}\theAbstract\end{abstract}}{}
+ \ifthenelse{\boolean{hasKeyword}}{\begin{keyword}\theKeyword\end{keyword}}{}
+ \theFrontMatter
+ \end{frontmatter}
+}
+EndPreamble