On Thu, 4 Apr 2002 14:55:41 -0500
John Culleton <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> I would like to set up:
> left margin=.5in and right margin= 1.5in for right hand pages,
> left margin=1.5in and right margin .5in for left hand pages.
>
> This leaves room for a sidebar (marginal text) on the outer
> edge of either page type.
I haven't tried putting anything in the margins yet, but I want to use
marginal notes extensively in my next projects, so I am interested in
this also.
Here is how I've controlled margin widths for a book layout.
This turns on right-left mirroring:
\setuppagenumbering[alternative=doublesided]
Say the page width is 8.5in. I want a 1in gutter on the inside margin of
each page, and a 1.5in margin on the outer edge.
\setuplayout[backspace=1in, width=6in]
"backspace" is the gutter, "width" is the text area, and whatever is
left over is the outer margin:
8.5 - 1 - 6 = 1.5
As far as I can see, the outer margin is not specified directly. The
page width is an implicit factor in the calculation.
-Bill
