[tex-live] [OT] landscape class option
Norbert Preining
preining at logic.at
Thu Jan 5 16:00:03 CET 2006
Hi Morten!
On Don, 05 Jan 2006, Morten Høgholm wrote:
> The implementation in the standard classes does not try to maximize
> \textheight and \textwidth. On the contrary, it tries so see if the
> predefined ``optimal'' values fit on the paper, and if it doesn't, reduces
> them to fit the margin specifications. Here are the comments from
> classes.dtx.
Thanks 1000 times. That was what I missed.
(Background: I had to make a wid table for display, and thought
landscape is enough)
> So yes, if you want terribly overlong lines in a one-column, landscape
> document, then you have to either manually set \textwidth or use a package
> that will do it for you.
Ok, I will try to remember this.
Side note/question: Was this always like this?
Best wishes
Norbert
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