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index afc8bbe9fc2..10d8bbc3cfa 100644
--- a/Master/texmf-dist/doc/generic/musixtex/musixdoc/layout.tex
+++ b/Master/texmf-dist/doc/generic/musixtex/musixdoc/layout.tex
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ systems to increase by up to \verb|5\Interligne|.
The following values of page-layout parameters will allow as much material
as possible
-on a page, provided the printer supports these dimensions, which
+on a page, provided the printer supports these dimensions which
imply approximately half-inch margins:
\begin{center}
@@ -74,30 +74,26 @@ If a score is going to be ``published'' at a public repository (such as
A$4$ \emph{or} letter paper, for example by setting the \verb|\hsize| to~190~mm
and the \verb|\vsize| to~10~in.
-To determine the maximal dimensions that \emph{your} printer is capable of,
-process the standard file \verb|testpage.tex| with \LaTeX\ and
-print the result. The ``rulers'' on four sides will indicate
-how much of the one-inch ``margin'' material outside the frame can actually be printed.
-Your \verb|\hsize| and \verb|\vsize| parameters can be increased, or, if necessary, decreased
-accordingly. If your score is going to be printed by a publisher or a colleague, you can send
-\verb|testpage.pdf| to them to determine what margins are necessary for their
-printer.
+To generate a score in ``landscape''\index{landscape mode} mode, adjust the
+text-size parameters above accordingly (e.g., \verb+\hsize=10in+ and \verb+\vsize=7.5in+)
+and add a suitable \verb\papersize\ ``special'' to the \TeX\ output, as in
+\verb+\special{papersize=11in,8.5in}+.
For \emph{any} values of
\verb|\hsize| and \verb|\vsize|,
-material will normally be centered on the page by using one of the following
-command sequences, which simply split the difference between the page size and the text size,
+material will normally be centered on the page by using
+command sequences such as the following, which simply split the difference between the page size and the text size,
and then subtract one inch because of \TeX\ conventions:
\begin{enumerate}
-\item[For A$4$ paper (210~mm $\times$ 297~mm):]\quad\\[-2ex]
+\item[For A$4$ paper, portrait mode (210~mm $\times$ 297~mm):]\quad\\[-2ex]
\begin{verbatim}
\hoffset=210mm\advance\hoffset-\hsize\divide\hoffset2
\advance\hoffset-1.0in
\voffset=297mm\advance\voffset-\vsize\divide\voffset2
\advance\voffset-1.0in
\end{verbatim}
-\item[For letter-size paper (8.5~in $\times$ 11~in):] \quad\\[-2ex]
+\item[For letter-size paper, portrait mode (8.5~in $\times$ 11~in):] \quad\\[-2ex]
\begin{verbatim}
\hoffset=8.5in\advance\hoffset-\hsize\divide\hoffset2
\advance\hoffset-1.0in
@@ -105,6 +101,16 @@ and then subtract one inch because of \TeX\ conventions:
\advance\voffset-1.0in
\end{verbatim}
\end{enumerate}
+
+To determine the maximal dimensions that \emph{your} printer is capable of,
+process the standard file \verb|testpage.tex| with \LaTeX\ and
+print the result. The ``rulers'' on four sides will indicate
+how much of the one-inch ``margin'' material outside the frame can actually be printed.
+Your \verb|\hsize| and \verb|\vsize| parameters can be increased, or, if necessary, decreased
+accordingly. If your score is going to be printed by a publisher or a colleague, you can send
+\verb|testpage.pdf| to them to determine what margins are necessary for their
+printer.
+
However, if the margins on the \verb|testpage| output are \emph{not}
symmetric,
the printer is mis-aligned.
@@ -116,7 +122,8 @@ for just \verb|musixtex| output using
\verb|\advance\voffset ...|
after the ``normal'' settings given above.
-\pagebreak
+
+
\section{Page numbering, headers and footers}\index{page
number}\index{footnote}