[OS X TeX] Re : Stupid question about the tabular environment

[Alain Schremmer]

On Jan 17, 2009, at 4:14 PM, Herbert Schulz wrote:

>
> On Jan 17, 2009, at 3:02 PM, Alain Schremmer wrote:
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>> On Jan 17, 2009, at 3:52 PM, Herbert Schulz wrote:
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>>> On Jan 17, 2009, at 2:47 PM, Alain Schremmer wrote:
>>>
>>>>
>>>> Not to cheat on a lost bet but why does it revert to 6mm-15mm  
>>>> when I go from article to book?
>>>>
>>>> Puzzled regards
>>>> --schremmer
>>>
>>>
>>> Howdy,
>>>
>>> By default the book class doesn't set the inner and outer margins  
>>> the same. You'll see that the inner margin (left on odd/right  
>>> pages, right on even/left pages) is smaller than the outer margin.
>>
>> Of course! I forgot about leaving room for the binding.
>>
>> Good thing there was no bet this time.
>>
>> Regards
>> --schremmer
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>
> Howdy,
>
> Actually, it's a bit counter intuitive since the inside margin (the  
> one towards the binding) is smaller than the outside margin. I  
> think the idea is that when the book is opened flat the outer  
> margins and the space between the text boxes on the two pages  
> should appear approximately the same width.

You know, I had never really noticed. And I had always automatically  
thought, Ah yes, that's to leave the space for the binding. For a  
professional skeptic, that is something else!

Chastened regards
--schremmer