[OS X TeX] Card Format
David Watson
dewatson at me.com
Wed May 6 15:55:52 EDT 2009
On May 6, 2009, at 2:23 PM, Alain Schremmer wrote:
> Is there a way to get something like the following look for each
> single page of a book? (Hence the name "card format")? The idea is
> that the outer lines are always on the margins and the inner lines
> can be changed to accommodate the contents of the boxes.
>
> In other words, the line between Example and Solution should be
> easily changeable from page to page, ditto for the line between
> Exercises and Answers and same for the horizontal double line
> between top and bottom. (No need for such a separation as in the
> sample)
>
> I was thinking of minipages with the contents done as usual but I
> don't see how to ensure that each "card" is exactly on one page nor
> how to make the sum of the widths of the boxes equal to the width of
> the page, nor how to make the sum of the heights of the boxes equal
> to the height of the page.
>
> From a quick read of Companion 2ed, the geometry package does not
> seem to deal with that, tabulars are not fixed and Companion 2ed
> does not seem to address this type of stuff at all.
>
> Very hopeful regards
> --Regards
I know it's apples and oranges, but I always liked the kinds of
textbooks that provided something like the following
---- begin demo ----
| Example: given the two functions whose rules are...
| ...elaboration of example
|
| Solution: to compute fog(x), evaluate f(x)
| ...elaboration of solution
Exercise:
1)
2)
3) ...
---- end demo ----
There would be a bar to the left of the example and solution, then
exercises would follow.
This would be simple enough using a self-rolled environment, along
with an appropriately placed \vrule
I know this isn't what you are looking for, but it keeps the flow
going linearly, instead of breaking up the natural flow of text.
I think this helps when it comes to challenged students who have a
hard time following instructions.
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