Re: Layout and textwidth/textmargin

[nico <nicolas.marsgui@libertysurf.fr>]

On Thu, 24 Aug 2006 20:37:46 +0200, nico <nicolas.marsgui@libertysurf.fr>  
wrote:

> Hello,
>
> I wonder if it is possible to setup a layout with these requirements:
>
> - it can be doublesided, that is, when doublesided the left margin (LM)
> and right margin (RM) are different and mirrored on right/left pages.
>
> - the headings (section, etc.) start just after the left margin.
>
> - the text body has an extra left text margin (TM) that is not mirrored.
>
> Here is an example of the expected output in doublesided mode:
>
> Left Page:
>      LM      TM                          RM
> |<--7--><-- 8-->                      <-5->|
> |       1. This is a Title                 |
> |                                          |
> |               This is the text body      |
> |               that has a bigger left     |
> |               margin.                    |
>
> Right Page:
>
>     RM    TM                            LM
> |<-5-><-- 8-->                      <--7-->|
> |             The test continues on        |
> |             This page.                   |
> |                                          |
> |     2. Another Title                     |
> |                                          |

Well, I start from the beginning with odd/even layout setting, and the  
following does not work. The behaviour I see is that only the odd setting  
is used. What is wrong in there?

\definelayout[odd]
   [width=middle,
    backspace=7cm,
    cutspace=5cm]

\definelayout[even]
   [backspace=8cm,
    cutspace=2cm,
    width=middle]

\setuplayout

%\showlayout

\starttext
\dorecurse{4}{
\section{Hello}
\input knuth \endgraf
\subsection{Sub Hello}
\input tufte \endgraf}
\stoptext

Regards,
BG