On Sat, 14 Aug 2004 14:59:45 +1200 Stefano Franchi <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Hi Rich, > > thank for the suggestion, but my problem is not changing the paper > > size. I need to change the size of the text block. I do not really > care about the paper size and I was hopeful that LaTex/LyX could work > out all the other parameters (left and right margin, inner additional > margin, etc.) once given the size of the text block, which, as far as I > understand it, is the most basic typesetting item. > > Best, > > Stefano Hi Stefano. Read the instructions from Rich _carefully_. At the place he indicates, you change the margins, so this way you can determine the size of the text block... Page width - left margin - right margin = text width. Same for vertical. Note that the page he indicates (custom margins) needs at least left, right, top and bottom margins (you can leave the rest untouched). John
