[XeTeX] book size options --- help

[Pander]

Nicolas Vaughan wrote:
> Dear all,
> This a problem I've had ever since I began working in LaTeX, and I
> still have it in XeTeX. Perhaps someone can help me with it.
> I have been requested to typeset in XeLaTeX a math book of this size:
> 170mm x 240mm. I must have these margins: top: 25mm, bottom: 30mm;
> outside: 25mm; inside: 25mm.
> But I don't know exactly how to change this parameters.
> Should I use the geometry package? Or the memoir class?
> Any recommendations?

I use geometry like this:

\usepackage[includehead,includefoot,hdivide={.7in,,.7in},vdivide={.7in,,.7in}]{geometry}

see the manual for more options.

Good luck,

Pander

> Thanks in advance.
> Cheers!
> Nicolas Vaughan