Re: layout rules (was: koma)

[Hans Hagen <pragma@wxs.nl>]

At 05:46 PM 2/5/01 +0100, Hraban wrote:
>Hans Hagen wrote:
>> if you and Uwe cook up some basic styles, i can optimize them
>
>There's an easy type area algorithm implemented in the typearea
>package, on that relies the koma-script package. (KoMa is for
>Markus Kohm, not alcoholism...)

i would write it from scratch anyway since i have a \definelayout macro on
my to do list [needed for mid document changes and asymmetrical layouts]
and maybe strategies fit in there

>It is recommended by Jan Tschichold and called "n-Teilung" or
>"9-er-Teilung".

Ah, i wonder what the opinion of some dutch typographers on that would be -) 

>You divide page width and page height by a number n, that must
>be greater than 5, for a good book layout n=9 is recommended.
>The greater the number, the greater becomes the type area and
>the smaller the margins.
>You take 1/n of the width as the margin to the binding and 2/n
>as the outer margin; 1/n of the height for the head and 2/n for
>the foot margin -- that's all.

There are a couple of more measures: header, footer, typesetting width of
margin etc. 

actually, all default measures are defined relative to the papersize, which
is why changing the papersize results in a change in layout specs. 

>There are much more algorithms and geometric constructions for
>"classical" tpe areas, but they all have no big differences.
>
>
>We'll meet in Rosenheim.

Ok, take a photocopy from the Tschichold specs with you and we'll implement
in there.  

Hans
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