Hi, I myself use the package geometry with much success :)
ftp://ftp.tex.ac.uk/tex-archive/macros/latex/contrib/geometry/geometry.pdf Cheers! Jerome. On 11 January 2011 10:52, Sven Siegmund <[email protected]> wrote: > Hi all, > > I need help with xetexing a document on a custom paper format. > > As far as I understand the page layout, this minimal example should > suffice to typeset on my custom format paper. However, while the > resulting pagesize of the pdf is just as I specified, the text is not > adjusted to its smaller size. It looks like typesetting on A4 and then > cutting the pdf to my desired format. The compiler does not even > complain abou overfull hbox. What am I doing wrong in this minimal > example? > > \documentclass{article} > \usepackage{xltxtra} > > \setlength\paperwidth{155mm} > \setlength\paperheight{240mm} > \setlength\pdfpagewidth{\paperwidth} > \setlength\pdfpageheight{\paperheight} > > \begin{document} > > The resulting text will not fit on the page. Yet, when compiling, > pdflatex or xelatex do not complain about overfull hbox. > > \end{document} > > best regards, > > S. > > > -------------------------------------------------- > Subscriptions, Archive, and List information, etc.: > http://tug.org/mailman/listinfo/xetex > -- Jerome Eteve. http://libsquare.net -------------------------------------------------- Subscriptions, Archive, and List information, etc.: http://tug.org/mailman/listinfo/xetex
