On 2013-10-29, Mark Horton wrote: > Hi I am a beginner in Lyx and understand a bit about the principles of Latex. > I understand the advantages of a "fixed" layout and have seen some code to > create a simple one. However it looks like a very steep learning curve.
> All I would like to do is 2 little adjustments to the standard "book" layout. > It looks fine on A4 paper but when dropping down to A5 paper the space around > the Chapter heading text is too big and the Chapter heading text is too big. > I believe there are two possible routes, something about a "local" > module to override current settings which would be best. Or if possible > get the original source for the book layout and create my own local > layout from it. (But I wouldn't know where to find that.. or if it is > available) > So much for the principle. Any advice on where to find out about the > practice (at beginner level) would be appreciated. I recommend using the KOMA class scrbook, which is highly configurable (via the "LaTeX preamble") and well documented (via the scrguide.pdf (German) and scrguien.pdf (English) user guide). KOMA may even already automatically adapt the layout if you select the papersize with the correct option (not via another package or settings "by hand"). Günter
