Michael Schmitt wrote: > Here it comes. But I think I have fooled myself. A margin of 2cm seems > to be just too small. If I increase the bottom margin to 3cm, the page > number rises on the page.
The behavior is perfectly sensible. The bottom margin is 2 cm, just as you requested it. If you want the page number to be more up, you have to enter a smaller footskip value ("Abstand zum Fuß" in German l10n) than geometry's default. HTH, Jürgen