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author | Karl Berry <karl@freefriends.org> | 2010-04-07 22:47:28 +0000 |
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committer | Karl Berry <karl@freefriends.org> | 2010-04-07 22:47:28 +0000 |
commit | 3f1971c9b7717818766692c9aa497e20e7472f2c (patch) | |
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parent | c7c3b090320a234149dbe23315e2a15a2773ac79 (diff) |
FAQ-en 3.19d (7apr10)
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diff --git a/Master/texmf-dist/doc/generic/FAQ-en/html/FAQ-gutter.html b/Master/texmf-dist/doc/generic/FAQ-en/html/FAQ-gutter.html index 05ddfdb9a15..6817b2f9550 100644 --- a/Master/texmf-dist/doc/generic/FAQ-en/html/FAQ-gutter.html +++ b/Master/texmf-dist/doc/generic/FAQ-en/html/FAQ-gutter.html @@ -8,23 +8,23 @@ on the right of even-numbered pages. This is often thought to look odd, but it is quite right. <p/>The idea is that the typographic urge for symmetry should also apply to margins: if you lay an even numbered page to the left of an -odd-numbered one, you will see that you’ve three equal chunks of +odd-numbered one, you will see that you’ve three equal chunks of un-printed paper: the left margin of the even page, the right margin of the odd page, and the two abutting margins together. <p/>This is all very fine in the abstract, but in practical book(let) -production it only works “sometimes”. +production it only works “sometimes”. <p/>If your booklet is produced on double-width paper and stapled, the effect will be good; if your book(let) is produced using a so-called -“perfect” binding, the effect will again be good. -<p/>However, almost any “quality” book-binder will need some of your -paper to grab hold of, and a book bound in such a way won’t exhibit -the treasured symmetry unless you’ve done something about the margin +“perfect” binding, the effect will again be good. +<p/>However, almost any “quality” book-binder will need some of your +paper to grab hold of, and a book bound in such a way won’t exhibit +the treasured symmetry unless you’ve done something about the margin settings. <p/>The packages recommended in -“<a href="FAQ-marginpkgs.html">setting up margins</a>” mostly have provision for -a “binding offset” or a “binding correction” — search for -“binding” in the manuals (<i>vmargin</i> doesn’t help, here). -<p/>If you’re doing the job by hand (see +“<a href="FAQ-marginpkgs.html">setting up margins</a>” mostly have provision for +a “binding offset” or a “binding correction” — search for +“binding” in the manuals (<i>vmargin</i> doesn’t help, here). +<p/>If you’re doing the job by hand (see <a href="FAQ-marginmanual.html">manual margin setup</a>), the trick is to calculate your page and margin dimensions as normal, and then: <ul> @@ -38,8 +38,8 @@ which can be achieved by: \addtolength{\oddsidemargin}{offset} </pre> </blockquote><p> -(substituting something sensible like “<code>5mm</code>” for -“<code>offset</code>”, above). +(substituting something sensible like “<code>5mm</code>” for +“<code>offset</code>”, above). <p/>The above may not be the best you can do: you may well choose to change the <code>\</code><code>textwidth</code> in the presence of the binding offset; but the changes do work for constant <code>\</code><code>textwidth</code>. |