On Mon, Apr 28, 2014 at 7:06 PM, Thomas S. Dye wrote:
> John Hendy writes:
>
>> I'm thinking that the article class must either 1)
>> not embody "the classic rules" that well or 2) the classic rules
>> aren't very aesthetically pleasing after all.
>
> or 3) the classic rules are variable and flex
John Hendy writes:
> I'm thinking that the article class must either 1)
> not embody "the classic rules" that well or 2) the classic rules
> aren't very aesthetically pleasing after all.
or 3) the classic rules are variable and flexible.
Here is a quote from the Koma script manual:
Many LATE
On Mon, Apr 28, 2014 at 8:58 AM, Michael Strey wrote:
>
> On 2014-04-25, John Hendy wrote:
[snip]
>> Default Org -> LaTeX article looks *ugly as all hell* to me.
>
> Check the Komascript classes.
Missed this point. I've dabbled with them a little, but will have to
take another look as they come
On Mon, Apr 28, 2014 at 8:58 AM, Michael Strey wrote:
>
> On 2014-04-25, John Hendy wrote:
>> I have to ask: is whatever was once considered the golden ratio for
>> text-to-whitespace in printed material, or even used by Gutenberg
>> himself for proper typesetting considered relevant/best practice
On 2014-04-25, John Hendy wrote:
> I have to ask: is whatever was once considered the golden ratio for
> text-to-whitespace in printed material, or even used by Gutenberg
> himself for proper typesetting considered relevant/best practice
> today?
Yes, at least partly. "Verachtet mir die alten Me
Achim Gratz writes:
> J. David Boyd writes:
>> However, how do I get rid of the huge left and right and top and bottom
>> margins? I like my PDFs to have no more than .75" top, bottom, left and
>> right.
>>
>> I've looked through all the latex, org-latex, org-beamer variables I can
>> find with
J. David Boyd writes:
> However, how do I get rid of the huge left and right and top and bottom
> margins? I like my PDFs to have no more than .75" top, bottom, left and
> right.
>
> I've looked through all the latex, org-latex, org-beamer variables I can find
> with customize-apropos, but not hav
On 25 April 2014 21:51, Thomas S. Dye wrote:
> Bringhurst is very good.
>
> Also, good discussions from a LaTeX point of view in Chapters 2 of the
> Koma-Script and Memoir manuals.
>
> On my system, I get these with `texdoc memoir' and `texdoc koma'.
>
> hth,
> Tom
>
Both Koma and Memoir are gre
Bringhurst is very good.
Also, good discussions from a LaTeX point of view in Chapters 2 of the
Koma-Script and Memoir manuals.
On my system, I get these with `texdoc memoir' and `texdoc koma'.
hth,
Tom
Martin Schöön writes:
> Recommended reading if your are interested in typography:
>
> Rob
Recommended reading if your are interested in typography:
Robert Bringhurst: "The Elements of Typographical Style" ISBN 0-88179-205-5
Victoria Squire: "Getting it Right with Type" ISBN-13: 978-1-85669-474-2
Ellen Lupton: "thinking with type" ISBN 1-56898-448-0
Derek Birdsall: "notes on book design
On Thu, Apr 24, 2014 at 5:29 AM, Michael Strey wrote:
> Hi Dave,
>
> Please read
> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Canons_of_page_construction
> before changing anything in the layout of margins.
>
> The typical LaTeX classes are made thorougly with those classic rules of
> page construction in mind.
Hi Dave,
Please read
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Canons_of_page_construction
before changing anything in the layout of margins.
The typical LaTeX classes are made thorougly with those classic rules of
page construction in mind.
On 2014-04-23, J. David Boyd wrote:
> I can export an org file to
Nick Dokos writes:
> jdavidb...@adboyd.com (J. David Boyd) writes:
>
>> Bastien writes:
>>
>>> jdavidb...@adboyd.com (J. David Boyd) writes:
>>>
I've looked through all the latex, org-latex, org-beamer variables I can
find with customize-apropos, but not having any luck.
>>>
>>> You ca
John Hendy writes:
> On Wed, Apr 23, 2014 at 11:59 AM, J. David Boyd wrote:
>> Bastien writes:
>>
>>> jdavidb...@adboyd.com (J. David Boyd) writes:
>>>
I've looked through all the latex, org-latex, org-beamer variables I can
find with customize-apropos, but not having any luck.
>>>
>>
jdavidb...@adboyd.com (J. David Boyd) writes:
> Bastien writes:
>
>> jdavidb...@adboyd.com (J. David Boyd) writes:
>>
>>> I've looked through all the latex, org-latex, org-beamer variables I can
>>> find with customize-apropos, but not having any luck.
>>
>> You can use the LaTeX geometry package
On Wed, Apr 23, 2014 at 11:59 AM, J. David Boyd wrote:
> Bastien writes:
>
>> jdavidb...@adboyd.com (J. David Boyd) writes:
>>
>>> I've looked through all the latex, org-latex, org-beamer variables I can
>>> find with customize-apropos, but not having any luck.
>>
>> You can use the LaTeX geometr
Bastien writes:
> jdavidb...@adboyd.com (J. David Boyd) writes:
>
>> I've looked through all the latex, org-latex, org-beamer variables I can
>> find with customize-apropos, but not having any luck.
>
> You can use the LaTeX geometry package:
>
> \usepackage[margin=0.25in]{geometry}
>
> HTH,
T
I can export an org file to a PDF no problem, looks great.
However, how do I get rid of the huge left and right and top and bottom
margins? I like my PDFs to have no more than .75" top, bottom, left and
right.
I've looked through all the latex, org-latex, org-beamer variables I can find
with cu
jdavidb...@adboyd.com (J. David Boyd) writes:
> I've looked through all the latex, org-latex, org-beamer variables I can find
> with customize-apropos, but not having any luck.
You can use the LaTeX geometry package:
\usepackage[margin=0.25in]{geometry}
HTH,
--
Bastien
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