Re: [NTG-context] Layout with equal margins.

[Willi Egger via ntg-context <ntg-context@ntg.nl>]

As Wolfgang mentions, the whitespace at the left margin is set with “backspace=60pt”

If the whitespace at the right margin of the papersize should be equal to the backspace you also can use

\setuplayout
  [backspace=60pt,
   width=middle,
   topspace=“your topspace”,
   height=middle]


Kind regards

Willi


> On 21 May 2023, at 13:56, Pawel Urbanski via ntg-context <ntg-context@ntg.nl> wrote:
> 
> Dear Friends,
> 
> I played wih hte setup and read the posts on the list. Apparently the mechanism for setting different margins can be confusing at times. At least, it is for a beginner.
> 
> 
> I want to create 2 versions of my book:
> 
> Version 1: Goes to printing with different inner and outer margins due to binding and so on,
> 
> Version 2: Can be downloaded and the left and right margins are equal size.
> 
> 
> I want ot keep the 6x9 size of a page, which is: 432x648pt. The sum of margins in both cases is 120pt. It leaves 312pt for the text content.
> 
> 
> When I do hte following:
> 
> \setuplayout[
> 
>     alternative=doublesided, width=fit, height=fit,
> 
>     leftmargin=60pt, leftmargin=60pt, ...]
> 
> The makeup width and text width is calculated as 472pt and the margin appears to be set just on one side.
> 
> I set both cutspace and backspace to 0pt. I assumed that either value is a particular area of the page.
> 
> 
> Has any one of you handled such a case? I'll be very glad to get some directions.
> 
> I can create a simple document with modes or documents to illustrate my case if needed...
> 
> 
> Thank you,
> 
> Pawel
> 
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