On Sat, 14 Aug 2004, Stefano Franchi wrote: > thank for the suggestion, but my problem is not changing the paper > size. I need to change the size of the text block. I do not really care > about the paper size and I was hopeful that LaTex/LyX could work out all > the other parameters (left and right margin, inner additional margin, > etc.) once given the size of the text block, which, as far as I understand > it, is the most basic typesetting item.
Stefano, OK. From TLC2, page 207: "For specifying the text body size several methods are available; the choice of which to use is largely a matter of taste. You can explicitly specify the text area size by giving values for 'textwidth' and 'textheight'. In that case you should normally ensure that 'textheight' holds an integral number of text lines to avoid underfull box messages for pages consisting only of text. A convenient way to achieve this goal is to use the 'lines' option, which calculates the appropriate '\textheight' using the current values for '\baselineskip' and '\topskip'." It goes on. I'm finding The LaTeX Companion, 2nd Edition to be an invaluable resource as I write my book. HTH, Rich -- Dr. Richard B. Shepard, President Applied Ecosystem Services, Inc. (TM) <http://www.appl-ecosys.com>
