[OS X TeX] Re: Memoir and setsidebars

[Nathan Paxton]

	Thanks.  That worked.

	A question. What if I want to change the size AND the font (say, to  
Latin Modern Sans Serif)?

-Nathan

> Try
>
> \setsidebars{*}{*}{*}{*}{\footnotesize}{*}
>
> When the manual says that a * can be inserted to keep the default, it
> meant exactly that, not an empty bracket as you seem to be trying.
> Also, \footnotesize as a font command belongs in the second to last
> argument. The last argument wants a number for the height measure and
> \footnotesize is not a measure but a font command.
>
> -- Kai (http://kaivonfintel.org).
>
> On 2 Aug 2007, at 10:52 AM, Nathan Paxton wrote:
>
>> 	Sorry all,
>>
>> 	I know this is probably more appropriate in CTT, but each time I  
>> try to post there, it cuts off the majority of the message.
>>
>> 	If you can help with the following (or in helping me figure out  
>> how to post to CTT, I'd be quite grateful.
>>
>> best,
>> -Nathan
>>
>> On Aug 1, 12:14 pm, NateP <napax... at gmail.com> wrote:
>> >         Hi all,
>> >
>> >         I'm using the memoir class to write a booklet for my  
>> department, and
>> > I want to change the sidepar environment, so that it sets the  
>> sidepars
>> > in a different font family and at footnote size.  The syntax for  
>> the
>> > command is:
>>
>> Somehow the rest of the message got cut off.  Here it is:
>>
>> The syntax for the command is (with default values filled in):
>> \setsidebars{\marginparsep}{\marginparwidth}{2\onelineskip}{0pt}{} 
>> {\textheight}
>>
>> \setsidebars{(hsep)}{(width)}{(vsep)}{(topsep)}{(font)}{(height)
>>
>> Memoir's documentation says: "Any, or all, of
>> the arguments can be a *, in which case the parameter  
>> corresponding to that argument
>> is unchanged."
>>
>> When I do that, however, I get the following in the log file,  
>> repeated five or six times:
>>
>> ./fullbook.tex:62: Missing number, treated as zero.
>> <to be read again>
>>                    \relax
>> l.62  \setsidebars{}{}{}{}{}{\footnotesize}
>>
>> A number should have been here; I inserted `0'.
>> (If you can't figure out why I needed to see a number,
>> look up `weird error' in the index to The TeXbook.)
>>
>> ./fullbook.tex:62: Illegal unit of measure (pt inserted).
>> <to be read again>
>>                    \relax
>> l.62  \setsidebars{}{}{}{}{}{\footnotesize}
>>
>> Dimensions can be in units of em, ex, in, pt, pc,
>> cm, mm, dd, cc, nd, nc, bp, or sp; but yours is a new one!
>> I'll assume that you meant to say pt, for printer's points.
>> To recover gracefully from this error, it's best to
>> delete the erroneous units; e.g., type `2' to delete
>> two letters. (See Chapter 27 of The TeXbook.)
>>
>>
>> ./fullbook.tex:62: Class memoir Error: \sidebarhsep is zero or  
>> negative.
>>
>> See the memoir class documentation for explanation.
>> Type  H <return>  for immediate help.
>>  ...
>>
>> l.62  \setsidebars{}{}{}{}{}{\footnotesize}
>>
>> You're in trouble here.  Try typing  <return>  to proceed.
>> If that doesn't work, type  X <return>  to quit.
>>
>>
>> ----------
>> Nathan A. Paxton
>> Ph.D. Candidate
>> Dept. of Government, Harvard University
>>
>> Resident Tutor
>> John Winthrop House, Harvard University
>>
>> napaxton AT fas DOT harvard DOT edu
>> http://www.fas.harvard.edu/~napaxton
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>>
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