Jean-Marc Lasgouttes wrote:
[stuff about xref problem deleted]
>
> Did you try to open the dialog box from the main document? I think
> that in this case it will contain all references. You can keep it open
> and switch to another document. Concerning the 'name' field, it is
> used in sgml documents, where you can overload the name of a link
> (think html link).
Reinhard Borek helped me to figure this out.
> John> The sequence of chapters in my book starts, like most books,
> John> with Preface, Forward, Chapter 1, Chapter 2, and so forth.
> John> Obviously, I don't want the Preface and Forward to be numbered--
> John> they precede the first chapter.
>
> Try to add (marked as TeX)
>
> \frontmatter at the beginning of the document
>
> \mainmatter at the beginning of serious things
>
> and \backmatter before the index, toc and friends. This will also
> change the page numbering (it only works with the book classes,
> though).
I will try this.
> John> Is there a way to cause margin notes to be centered on the page
> John> they appear on? Obviously this gets complicated if there is more
> John> than one margin note, but spacing them evenly doesn't seem
> John> difficult. The problem is that some margin notes appear very
> John> close to the bottom of the page they are located on and appear
> John> to extend into the footer space. I think, at least in my own
> John> situation, it would look better if the notes were centered. I
> John> have seen books layed out this way-- is there a LATeX class that
> John> will acheive this for me?
>
> The margin note is supposed to appear near the point where they are
> inserted (when possible). I am not sure of what you are trying to
> accomplish here.
I'm using margin notes for sidebar information, which can sometimes
exceed 50 words. When the sidebar text appears close to the bottom of a
page the text extends right through the footer and off the page. This
wasn't at all what I expected. It seems to me that it should either
move the margin note up so the text fits, or wrap it to the next page.
Is this just a bug in whatever class handles margin notes that I can
correct by upgrading? Centering the margin note in the page was just a
perceived method for fixing the problem, but I would prefer to keep the
margin note close to the text I insert it next to.
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Thanks much for the help.
-john.
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