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From: John Hendy <jw.hendy@gmail.com>
Subject: Re: setting left margin in PDF output of ORG file
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To: "Thomas S. Dye" <tsd@tsdye.com>
Cc: Michael Strey <mstrey@strey.biz>, emacs-orgmode <emacs-orgmode@gnu.org>, "J. David Boyd" <jdavidboyd@adboyd.com>

On Mon, Apr 28, 2014 at 7:06 PM, Thomas S. Dye <tsd@tsdye.com> wrote:
> John Hendy <jw.hendy@gmail.com> 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.

I love out-of-the-box thinking :)

>
> Here is a quote from the Koma script manual:
>
>   Many LATEX classes, including the standard classes, present the user
>   with the largely fixed configuration of margins and typearea. With the
>   standard classes, the configuration determined is very much dependent
>   on the chosen font size. There are separate packages, such as geometry
>   (see [Ume00]), which give the user complete control, but also full
>   responsibility, of the settings of typearea and margins.
>
>   KOMA-Script takes a somewhat different approach with its typearea
>   package. Here the user is given several construction setting and
>   automatization possibilities based on established typography standards
>   in order to help guide him or her in making a good choice.
>

Interesting quote! You've sold me on Michael's original suggestion and
I'll be checking out Koma more closely very soon. It's great timing as
a semi-annual technical report at work is due from me shortly :)

John

> All the best,
> Tom
>
> --
> Thomas S. Dye
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