{"ID":2861456,"CreatedAt":"2026-06-01T04:54:23.091178241Z","UpdatedAt":"2026-06-01T04:54:23.091178241Z","DeletedAt":null,"paper_url":"https://arxiv.org/abs/2510.01961","arxiv_id":"2510.01961","title":"KTBox: A Modular LaTeX Framework for Semantic Color, Structured Highlighting, and Scholarly Communication","abstract":"The communication of technical insight in scientific manuscripts often relies on ad-hoc formatting choices, resulting in inconsistent visual emphasis and limited portability across document classes. This paper introduces ktbox, a modular LaTeX framework that unifies semantic color palettes, structured highlight boxes, taxonomy trees, and author metadata utilities into a coherent system for scholarly writing. The framework is distributed as a set of lightweight, namespaced components: ktcolor.sty for semantic palettes, ktbox.sty for structured highlight and takeaway environments, ktlrtree.sty for taxonomy trees with fusion and auxiliary annotations, and ktorcid.sty for ORCID-linked author metadata. Each component is independently usable yet interoperable, ensuring compatibility with major templates such as IEEEtran, acmart, iclr conference, and beamer. Key features include auto-numbered takeaway boxes, wide-format highlights, flexible taxonomy tree visualizations, and multi-column layouts supporting embedded tables, enumerations, and code blocks. By adopting a clear separation of concerns and enforcing a consistent naming convention under the kt namespace, the framework transforms visual styling from cosmetic add-ons into reproducible, extensible building blocks of scientific communication, improving clarity, portability, and authoring efficiency across articles, posters, and presentations.","short_abstract":"The communication of technical insight in scientific manuscripts often relies on ad-hoc formatting choices, resulting in inconsistent visual emphasis and limited portability across document classes. This paper introduces ktbox, a modular LaTeX framework that unifies semantic color palettes, structured highlight boxes,...","url_abs":"https://arxiv.org/abs/2510.01961","url_pdf":"https://arxiv.org/pdf/2510.01961v1","authors":"[\"Bhaskar Mangal\",\"Ashutosh Bhatia\",\"Yashvardhan Sharma\",\"Kamlesh Tiwari\",\"Rashmi Verma\"]","published":"2025-10-02T12:32:01Z","proceeding":"cs.DL","tasks":"[\"cs.DL\",\"cs.SE\"]","methods":"[]","has_code":false}