How do I specify the margin for the main text for the thesis?

[Nuno Calaim]

I read somewhere that I should read the memoir package, I tried but didn't find how to do it

I know how to change the paper size and font size as the template has those options there

memoir={              % See the 'memoir' documentation
    % showtrims,          % DEBUG
    a4paper,            % the paper size/format
    11pt,               % 10pt, 11pt(*), 12pt
    final,              % draft, final  <= Replace 'draft' with 'final' in final version
  },

but how do I change the margins?

Thanks

[Joao Lourenco]

Hi,

Although it is not clear for me why you want to change the margins, here it is…  :)

In the "customization area" in the file template.tex add

% Set margins for "normal" pages (screen=PDF for visualization in the screen, paper=PDF for printing)

\margin[screen,top]={3.5cm}

\margin[screen,bottom]={2.5cm}

\margin[screen,left]={3.0cm}

\margin[screen,right]={3.0cm}

\margin[paper,top]={3.5cm}

\margin[paper,bottom]={2.5cm}

\margin[paper,left]={2.5cm}

\margin[paper,right]={3.5cm}

and replace the sizes with whatever you want.

João L.

[Joao Lourenco]

left = inner margin

right = outer margin

On Wednesday, June 26, 2019 at 1:21:01 PM UTC+1, Nuno Calaim wrote:

[Nuno Calaim]

Thank you for the info, but I am unable to change the margins to 2.0cm in a b5 paper.

I suspect this is either a bug, or a problem in my tex configuration.

I raised an issue in github

[Nuno Calaim]

Hello,

I couldn't change the margins of the text using the command like you proposed in the customization area of the preamble

% Set margins for "normal" pages (screen=PDF for visualization in the screen, paper=PDF for printing)

\margin[screen,top]={3.5cm}

\margin[screen,bottom]={2.5cm}

\margin[screen,left]={3.0cm}

\margin[screen,right]={3.0cm}

\margin[paper,top]={3.5cm}

\margin[paper,bottom]={2.5cm}

\margin[paper,left]={2.5cm}

\margin[paper,right]={3.5cm}

But I could if I did

\setlrmarginsandblock{2cm}{2cm}{*}

\setulmarginsandblock{2.5cm}{*}{1}
\checkandfixthelayout

But I would like to remain consistent with the novathesis variables

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