[OS X TeX] view of a6paper

[Maarten Sneep]

On 14 okt 2008, at 20:40, Doris Wagner wrote:

> hi list,
>
> I have the following code:
>
> \documentclass[a6paper]{article}
> \usepackage[height=16cm,width=11cm]{geometry}
> \begin{document}
> text
> \end{document}
>
> when I open the file with preview, I see that the text only occupies  
> the place needed by a6, but preview shows an a4-paper. how can I  
> change this behaviour?


Need more info: which application is used for viewing?

Regardless of that, try this:

\documentclass{article}
\usepackage[a6paper]{geometry}
\begin{document}
text

\rule{1cm}{1cm}

\end{document}

This gives the desired result for me, at least I think it does. A6  
paper is 105 by 148 mm, not 16 by 11 as you instruct geometry to use  
later on. Keep in mind that many viewers will scale the page to a  
maximum zoom. The square is 1 by 1 cm.

Maarten