packages.tex

% remove both for IEEE citation styles, see also src/appendix
\usepackage[authoryear,square]{natbib}
\renewcommand{\cite}{\citep}

% better font, similar to the default springer font
% cfr-lm is preferred over lmodern. Reasoning at http://tex.stackexchange.com/a/247543/9075
\usepackage[% 
  rm={oldstyle=false,proportional=true},% 
  sf={oldstyle=false,proportional=true},% 
  tt={oldstyle=false,proportional=true,variable=true},% 
  qt=false% 
]{cfr-lm}


% extended enumerate, such as \begin{compactenum}
\usepackage{paralist}

% for easy quotations: \enquote{text}
\usepackage{csquotes}

% tweak \url{...}
\usepackage{url}
  % nicer // - solution by http://tex.stackexchange.com/a/98470/9075
  \makeatletter
  \def\Url@twoslashes{\mathchar`\/\@ifnextchar/{\kern-.2em}{}}
  \g@addto@macro\UrlSpecials{\do\/{\Url@twoslashes}}
  \makeatother
  \urlstyle{same}
  % improve wrapping of URLs - hint by http://tex.stackexchange.com/a/10419/9075
  \makeatletter
  \g@addto@macro{\UrlBreaks}{\UrlOrds}
  \makeatother

% enable hyperref without colors and without bookmarks
\usepackage[
  % pdfauthor={\theauthor},
  % pdfsubject={},
  % pdftitle={\thetitle},
  % pdfkeywords={},
  bookmarks=false,
  breaklinks=true,
  colorlinks=true,
  linkcolor=black,
  citecolor=black,
  urlcolor=black,
  pdfpagelayout=SinglePage,
  pdfstartview=Fit
]{hyperref}

% enable \cref{...} and \Cref{...} instead of \ref: Type of reference included in the link
\usepackage[capitalise,nameinlink]{cleveref}
  % Nice formats for \cref
  \crefname{section}{Sect.}{Sect.}
  \Crefname{section}{Section}{Sections}
  \crefname{figure}{Fig.}{Fig.}
  \Crefname{figure}{Figure}{Figures}
  \crefname{table}{Tabl.}{Tabl.}
  \Crefname{table}{Table}{Tables}

% e.g. and i.e.
\usepackage{xspace}
  \newcommand{\eg}{e.\,g.,\ }
  \newcommand{\ie}{i.\,e.,\ }

% graphics
\usepackage[export]{adjustbox} % loads also graphicx
\usepackage{float}
\usepackage{rotating}
\usepackage{wrapfig}