I've been trying to put margin notes in both the left and the right margins at the same time. My attempts have gone something like:
Lorem{\reversemarginpar\marginpar{Left}} ipsum {\normalmarginpar\marginpar{Right}} dolor sit amet, consectetuer adipiscing elit.
But here both notes appear in the right margin. I would be very grateful for ideas on how to solve this.
memoirclass has a\sideparcommand that allows side notes, i.e. notes on the other side of the page than where the margin notes are. See this example. – Jubobs Mar 8 at 23:11\sidebarand the result seems to be exactly what I am looking for. However, I'm not keen on all the overhead that comes with memoir, nor on redoing my adjustments to the article class. The manual talks about a lot of work going into implementing\sidebar- this isn't available as a package that can be loaded into article? – user27080 Mar 9 at 9:40