From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: John Hendy Subject: Re: Paper Size for Exported LaTeX Date: Tue, 21 Oct 2014 13:29:24 -0500 Message-ID: References: <87lho9482f.fsf@be.cs.appstate.edu> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary=001a1133c9dcb968200505f30247 Return-path: Received: from eggs.gnu.org ([2001:4830:134:3::10]:39056) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1XgeCa-0006ru-WF for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Tue, 21 Oct 2014 14:30:41 -0400 Received: from Debian-exim by eggs.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1XgeCW-0002Vr-Ny for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Tue, 21 Oct 2014 14:30:36 -0400 Received: from mail-la0-f50.google.com ([209.85.215.50]:47208) by eggs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1XgeCW-0002S6-Dm for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Tue, 21 Oct 2014 14:30:32 -0400 Received: by mail-la0-f50.google.com with SMTP id s18so1603554lam.37 for ; Tue, 21 Oct 2014 11:29:24 -0700 (PDT) In-Reply-To: <87lho9482f.fsf@be.cs.appstate.edu> List-Id: "General discussions about Org-mode." List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Errors-To: emacs-orgmode-bounces+geo-emacs-orgmode=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Sender: emacs-orgmode-bounces+geo-emacs-orgmode=m.gmane.org@gnu.org To: khj@cs.appstate.edu Cc: emacs-orgmode --001a1133c9dcb968200505f30247 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 On Oct 21, 2014 1:05 PM, "Kenneth Jacker" wrote: > > [ Org-mode version 8.3beta (release_8.3beta-175-g59cd25 ] > > First time I've used the LaTeX exporting ... > > I have a hunch the default paper size is "A4". > Margins are *way* too wide ... > Default latex tends to look like that, so you'd be better off viewing the document properties from your viewer to verify. If it's a4, I set mine when I installed latex via texlive, but you can set it via your org doc: -http://en.m.wikibooks.org/wiki/LaTeX/Page_Layout There's been some other posts on the ML about making PDF export look better. Example: - http://comments.gmane.org/gmane.emacs.orgmode/85428 That has my setup a few posts in which I'm pretty happy with. John > How do I change it to "letter"? > > I tried a few things, but they don't seem to be changing anything! > John > > Thanks for your help, > -- > Prof Kenneth H Jacker (ret) khj@cs.appstate.edu > Computer Science Dept www.cs.appstate.edu/~khj > Appalachian State Univ > Boone, NC 28608 USA > > > > --001a1133c9dcb968200505f30247 Content-Type: text/html; charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable


On Oct 21, 2014 1:05 PM, "Kenneth Jacker" <khj@be.cs.appstate.edu> wrote:
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> [ Org-mode version 8.3beta (release_8.3beta-175-g59cd25 ]
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> First time I've used the LaTeX exporting ...
>
> I have a hunch the default paper size is "A4".
> Margins are *way* too wide ...
>

Default latex tends to look like that, so you'd be bette= r off viewing the document properties from your viewer to verify.

If it's a4, I set mine when I installed latex via texliv= e, but you can set it via your org doc:
-http://en.m.w= ikibooks.org/wiki/LaTeX/Page_Layout

There's been some other posts on the ML about making PDF= export look better. Example:
- http://co= mments.gmane.org/gmane.emacs.orgmode/85428

That has my setup a few posts in which I'm pretty happy = with.

John

> How do I change it to "letter"?
>
> I tried a few things, but they don't seem to be changing anything!=
>

John

>
> Thanks for your help,
> --
> Prof Kenneth H Jacker (ret)=C2=A0 =C2=A0khj@cs.appstate.edu
> Computer Science Dept=C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0www.cs.appstate.edu/~khj
> Appalachian State Univ
> Boone, NC=C2=A0 28608=C2=A0 USA
>
>
>
>

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