[OS X TeX] Overriding Default Paper Type

[Maarten Sneep]

On 21-jun-2006, at 17:50, Morten Høgholm wrote:

> No but the pdf-specific primitives have to be set and the standard
> classes do not do that.
>
> The usual solution is to use the geometry package. A different
> somewhat subtler method is to use the graphics package, which when
> loaded will make it all happen as if by magic...

I think I understand the standard policy of not messing with the
standard classes, but - given that the latex project now recommends
to use pdfetex as the engine for the latex macro package - would it
be possible to introduce a change to those very same standard
classes that correct this issue? I think this will remove a great deal
of confusion.

Maarten



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