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I wish to set a page with the following measures (I'm copying a Renaissence text, basically):

  • Stocksize (a3paper)
  • trimmedsize (papersize) 340mm*210mm
  • typeblock 261.8mm*140mm
  • lr margins 23.3mm 46.7mm
  • ul margins 23.3mm 54.9mm
  • marginnote dst 2.8mm, width 23.3mm, 1em

Fontsize should be roman 14pt and marginnote text should be italic 12pt

Now maybe I'm overlooking something, but it appears memoir sets the text margins according to the stock and keeps moving the trims over the text.

\documentclass[a3paper, 14pt, twoside, showtrims]{memoir}

\settrimmedsize{340mm}{210mm}{*}
%\settrims{10mm}{10mm}
%\settypeblocksize{261.8mm}{140mm}{*}
%\setlrmargins{23.3mm}{46.7mm}{*}
\setlrmarginsandblock{23.3mm}{46.7mm}{*}
\setulmarginsandblock{23.3mm}{54.9mm}{*}

\setmarginnotes{2.8mm}{23.3mm}{1em}


\usepackage{lipsum}

\begin{document}

\lipsum \sidepar{\lipsum}
\lipsum

\end{document}

I'm sure it's going to be a very trivial matter and I apologize if the answer is obvious, but I really can't seem to find a solution.

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  • try to add \checkandfixthelayout at the end of your settings of page layout. – Zarko Aug 13 '14 at 13:02
  • I would like to avoid \checkandfixthelayout, it kind of fixes the page but I don't know what's the actual result. I don't know how far from the original project it goes. – user56153 Aug 13 '14 at 13:21
  • possible duplicate of Memoir Page Layout doesn't work as expected: Text shifted right – Sveinung Aug 13 '14 at 13:22
  • As stated I have no control on how \checkandfix modifies the layout. Xelatexing my code, I get the trims OVER the text, which is very peculiar, and different from tex.stackexchange.com/questions/24595/… – user56153 Aug 13 '14 at 13:25
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    If you do not use \checkandfixthelayout, you have to use another margin-setting package, for example geometry. You may also try ctan.org/pkg/zwpagelayout – Sveinung Aug 13 '14 at 13:31
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\documentclass[a3paper, 14pt, twoside, showtrims]{memoir}

\settrimmedsize{340mm}{210mm}{*}
%\settrims{10mm}{10mm}
%\settypeblocksize{261.8mm}{140mm}{*}
%\setlrmargins{23.3mm}{46.7mm}{*}
\setlrmarginsandblock{23.3mm}{46.7mm}{*}
\setulmarginsandblock{23.3mm}{54.9mm}{*}
\setmarginnotes{2.8mm}{23.3mm}{1em}

\settypeoutlayoutunit{mm} % <-- remember

\checkandfixthelayout % <-- remember

\usepackage{lipsum}

\begin{document}

\lipsum \sidepar{\lipsum}
\lipsum

\end{document}

reports 

*********************************************************
Stock height and width: 419.99507mm by 296.9965mm
Top and edge trims: 0mm and 0mm
Page height and width: 339.996mm by 209.99753mm
Text height and width: 263.38089mm by 139.87936mm
Spine and edge margins: 23.29971mm and 46.69945mm
Upper and lower margins: 23.29971mm and 53.31538mm
Headheight and headsep: 6.15047mm and 7.61998mm
Footskip: 10.15971mm
Columnsep and columnseprule: 3.51456mm and 0mm
Marginparsep and marginparwidth: 2.79996mm and 23.29971mm
Sidecapsep and sidecapwidth: 2.46019mm and 50.60962mm
Sidebarhsep and sidebarwidth: 2.46019mm and 50.60962mm
Sidebarvsep and sidebartopsep: 6.15047mm and 0mm
Sidebarheight: 330.28046mm
Sidefoothsep and sidefootwidth: 2.46019mm and 50.60962mm
Sidefootvsep and sidefootheight: 6.15047mm and 330.28046mm
*********************************************************
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  • This fixes the issue. Thank you so much! I guess changing the font size and face of the marginpar section is another issue in itself. – user56153 Aug 13 '14 at 14:20
  • For marginpar font try \renewcommand{\sideparfont}{\normalfont\itshape\fontsize{12pt}{12pt}\selectfont\small} – user56567 Aug 13 '14 at 14:21
  • @daleif There is a $ char instead of % in your code :-) – user56567 Aug 13 '14 at 14:26
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    @cornelius \fontsize{12pt}{12pt}\selectfont‌​\small does not make much sense. – daleif Aug 19 '14 at 11:24
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    @daleif: Sorry, there is a typo: \renewcommand{\sideparfont}{\normalfont\itshape\fontsize{12pt}{12pt}\selectfont‌​} – user56567 Aug 19 '14 at 11:58

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