template.tex

\documentclass[12pt,a4paper,oneside]{article}
\usepackage[dutch]{babel}

\setlength{\parindent}{0pt}
\setlength{\parskip}{6pt plus 2pt minus 1pt}
\setlength{\emergencystretch}{3em}  % prevent overfull lines
\setcounter{secnumdepth}{0}

\title{$title$}
\author{$for(author)$$author$$sep$ \and $endfor$}
\date{$date$}

%%%%%%%%%% Legacy %%%%%%%%%%
\RequirePackage[l2tabu, orthodox]{nag}
\usepackage{fixltx2e}
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%%%%%%%%%%% Fonts %%%%%%%%%%
\usepackage{microtype}          % microkerning
\usepackage[no-math]{fontspec}  % load system fonts
\defaultfontfeatures{Microtype,
     Mapping=tex-text,
     Ligatures=TeX,
     Scale=MatchLowercase}
\newfontfeature{Microtype}{protrusion=default; expansion=default;}
\setmainfont[Ligatures={TeX, Common}, Numbers={OldStyle}]{Linux Libertine O}
\setsansfont[Ligatures={TeX, Common}, Numbers={OldStyle}]{Linux Biolinum O}
\setmonofont{Inconsolata}

\usepackage{xunicode}   % convert latex accents and characters to unicode
\usepackage{xltxtra}    % some XeTeX specific stuff
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%%%%%% Typography %%%%%%%%%%
\frenchspacing                          % don't doublespace after a period
\usepackage{parskip}                    % vertical space between paragraphs instead of indentation
\usepackage{ellipsis}                   % fixes ellipsis spacing
\usepackage[hang,flushmargin]{footmisc} % better footnotes
\usepackage{booktabs}                   % better tables
\usepackage{eurosym}                    % euro symbol (\euro)

\usepackage{enumitem}
\setlist[itemize]{leftmargin=0pt, itemindent=0pt}
\setlist[enumerate]{labelindent=2em}
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%%%%%%% Page layout %%%%%%%%
\usepackage[DIV=18, headinclude=false, footinclude=false]{typearea}
\pagenumbering{gobble}
\usepackage{titling}
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%%%%% embed sourcecode %%%%%
\def\uqji#1#2\relax{% this makes it work with spaces in the filename
  \ifx"#1%
    \uqjii#2%
  \else
    \let\filename\jobname
  \fi}
\def\uqjii#1"{\def\filename{#1}}
\expandafter\uqji\jobname\relax

\usepackage{navigator}
\embeddedfile{sourcecode}{./\filename.tex}
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%%%%%%%%%%% Misc %%%%%%%%%%%
\usepackage[usenames,dvipsnames]{xcolor}    % define some some colors
\usepackage[setpagesize=false,              % page size defined by xetex
            unicode=false,                  % unicode breaks when used with xetex
            xetex]{hyperref}
\hypersetup{
    pdfusetitle,                % put \title and \author in pdf metadata
    linktocpage=true,           % only link the pages in the TOC
    ocgcolorlinks,              % only show links on screens, as colors
    citecolor=blue,             %
    filecolor=blue,             % define the link colors
    linkcolor=blue,             %
    urlcolor=blue]}             %
%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%

\usepackage{ifthen}

\begin{document}

\ifthenelse{\equal{$layout$}{compact}}{\setlength{\droptitle}{-2em}}{}

\maketitle

\ifthenelse{\equal{$layout$}{compact}}{\vspace*{-5em}}{}


$body$

\end{document}