Create a template with a fixed-width page, header and footer

Question

I want to compile a tcolorbox environment for each fixed-width page with a header and footer.

If I use the geometry package, the height page must be fixed. For standalone class, the height page can be fixed with the contents, but it not supports the header and footer.

Please help me create an environment with fixed width and as long as their heights, header, and footer.

Thank you very much!

Answer 1

Personally, I would program a few things to solve this problem elegantly.

1. I would first create a command to create the header:

\newcommand{my_fancy_header}{...}

2. Then I would create a command to create the footer:

\newcommand{my_fancy_footer}{...}

3. And finally a custom environment which uses all of those and expands the tcolorbox:

\newenvironment{my_fancy_environment}{\my_fancy_header\begin{tcolorbox}}{\end{tcolorbox}\my_fancy_footer}

Answer 2

May be try something like that:

  \usepackage[left=1.5cm,right=1.5cm,
  top=1.5cm,bottom=2cm,bindingoffset=0cm]{geometry}

Answer 3

It's possible to combine a tcbraster inside a incgraph environment to get independent pages with sizes adjusted to their contents.

\documentclass{article}
\usepackage{incgraph}
\usepackage[most]{tcolorbox}
\usepackage{lipsum}

\tcbset{
headbox/.style={
    sharp corners, notitle, colback=white, colframe=blue!50!green,  
    colupper=blue!50!green, halign=center, top=3mm, bottom=3mm},
footbox/.style={ 
    sharp corners, notitle, colback=white, colframe=blue!50!green, 
    colupper=blue!50!green, halign=center},
textbox/.style={
notitle, colback=white, colframe=blue}
}


\begin{document}
\begin{inctext}[paper=graphics]
\begin{tcbitemize}[raster columns=1]
\tcbitem[headbox] The information of Exam on header
\tcbitem[textbox] \lipsum[1]
\tcbitem[footbox] The school's name
\end{tcbitemize}
\end{inctext}

\begin{inctext}[paper=graphics]
\begin{tcbitemize}[raster columns=1]
\tcbitem[headbox] The information of Exam on header
\tcbitem[textbox] A short question
\tcbitem[footbox] The school's name
\end{tcbitemize}
\end{inctext}

\begin{inctext}[paper=graphics]
\begin{tcbitemize}[raster columns=1]
\tcbitem[headbox] The information of Exam on header
\tcbitem[textbox]  \lipsum[1-5]
\tcbitem[footbox] The school's name
\end{tcbitemize}
\end{inctext}

\end{document}

Answer 4

Sorry I have the complete answer and I don't know how to put it inside your's editor.

\documentclass[two pages,12pt]{article}
\usepackage{lastpage}
\usepackage{amsmath,amsthm,amssymb,amsfonts}
\usepackage{lipsum}
\usepackage{enumitem}
\usepackage{graphicx}
\usepackage{color}
\usepackage{fancyhdr} % For headers and footers
\usepackage{geometry}
\geometry{a4paper,total={210mm,297mm},left=20mm,right=20mm,top=30mm,bottom=30mm}
\usepackage[most]{tcolorbox}
\tcbset{colback=white}
\pagestyle{fancy}
\chead{\fbox{\parbox{\dimexpr\linewidth-7pt}{\centering \bf Examen name and type header}}}

\lhead{} % Left header
\rhead{} % Right header
\lfoot{} % Left footer
\cfoot{\fbox{\parbox{\dimexpr\linewidth-7pt}{\bf School footer \hfill Page n.: \thepage\ of \pageref{LastPage}}}}
\rfoot{} % Right footer
\renewcommand{\headrulewidth}{0pt}
\renewcommand{\footrulewidth}{0pt}
%\renewcommand*\rmdefault{ppl} %Set font

\begin{document}

\thispagestyle{fancy}                                                                 
\begin{tcolorbox}[enhanced, title style={left color=black, right color=white}, title=\bf Short Question - 30 pts, breakable]
    \lipsum[1-2]\\
    \begin{enumerate}
        \item prima domanda
        \item seconda domanda
    \end{enumerate}
\end{tcolorbox}
\newpage               

\begin{tcolorbox}[enhanced, title style={left color=black, right color=white}, title=\bf Long Question - 50 pts, breakable]
    \lipsum[1-2]\\
    \includegraphics[scale=1.5]{graph sinus and cosinus.pdf}\\
    Rispondi alle seguenti domande:
    \begin{enumerate}
        \item dimostrare che $\sin^2 x+\cos^2 x=1$
        \item Disegnare il grafico della funzione $y=\sqrt{\frac{2x-1}{x+3}}$
    \end{enumerate}
    \lipsum[4-7]
\end{tcolorbox} 
\newpage
\begin{tcolorbox}[enhanced, title style={left color=black, right color=white}, title=\bf Shortest Question - 20 pts, breakable]
    \lipsum[1-2]\\
    \begin{enumerate}
        \item prima domanda
        \item seconda domanda
    \end{enumerate}
\end{tcolorbox}   

\end{document}