[OS X TeX] How to customise the TOC with the list of page numbers on the left side

[Adam M. Goldstein]

On Aug 20, 2009, at 2:49 PM, Pierfranco Minsenti wrote:

> Hi,
>
> sorry Adam, I don't mean the position of the TOC page but rather the  
> position of page numbers inside the TOC.

Your explanation is admirably clear . . . and it looks like Alan has  
suggested a solution.


> I would like a Table of Contents approximately to look like that:
>
> TABLE OF CONTENTS
>
>   3    1. Introduction
> 19    2. Literature review
> 43    3. Methodology
>
> etc.
>
> That is page numbers (3, 19, 43, etc.) appear on the left hand side  
> of the page, followed by a fixed space and then by the entry,  
> instead of the default LaTeX TOC where page numbers appear on the  
> right hand side, like that:
>
>
> TABLE OF CONTENTS
>
> 1. Introduction    .    .    .    .    .       .   3
> 2. Literature review    .    .    .    .     19
> 3. Methodology    .    .    .    .       .    43
>
>
> Hope now is more clear.
>
> Pierfranco
>
> 2009/8/20 Adam M. Goldstein <a.m.goldstein at mac.com>
> On Aug 20, 2009, at 9:38 AM, Pierfranco Minsenti wrote:
>
> Hi,
>
> I would like to customise the Table of Contents so as to have the  
> list of entries with the page numbers all on the left hand side,  
> followed by a predefined space and then by the entries, instead than  
> on the right hand side, as usual.
> Is that possible?
> I am using the KOMA report class.
> Thanks in advance.
>
>
> Do you mean, you'd like the table of contents on the "back" of a  
> page, i.e., so that when you open the report, the table of contents  
> appears on a left-hand page? Or do you mean, you'd like to have the  
> table of contents and the space flush up against the left side of  
> whatever page the contents are on? I think you must mean the former,  
> because, unless I am mistaken, the former is what is standardly done.
>
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