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On Wed, Jan 15, 2003 at 11:46:29PM +0100, address@hidden wrote:
> Hi again,
> 
> I have probe the package that your kinly make for me, David. I'm 
> pretty sure the package is installed because now I can see:
> 
> <style|<tuple|article|luna.ts>>
>
> in the markup of the document. However, I have some clarifications and 
> more questions, (please be patient :-) ) here follows:

The package is not installed. That is really a bad idea to edit a
document by hand when you are not absolutely sure you know what you ar
doing.

What you should have done is move luna.ts to ~/.TeXmacs/packages and
then select "Document->Use package->Luna". Then you will see the name
of the package in the left footer, just after the name of the style.

To unselect all packages, select the style again with
"Document->Style->article".


> I dont use book style because of the word "Chapter" wich not complain 
> with the local rules for documentation on thesis writings.

Well, we could also see how to redefine chapter from the book style,
but it is a bit late for that now.

> > Also there seem to be some interaction between the page breaking
> > primitives and setting 'this page header/footer'. Indeed, 'this page
> > header/footer' must be set BEFORE a 'page break' or 'new page'. So 
> you
> > should use the 'empty page' value defined in this stylsheet (using 
> the
> > hybrid '\' command) instead of
> > 
> >  <format|new page><assign|this page header|><assign|this page 
> > footer|>
> 
> Did you mean I have to put <assing|empty page> or <format|empty page> 
> or I'm asbolutely loose here? ( I probe both but seems dont have any 
> result)

I mean type '\ e m p t y space p a g e return'. That will create a
<value|empty page>.

I tried to use a macro and a function, but the hybrid command insisted
on creating a value whatever the content of the 'empty page'
variable... So I worked around the problem.


> > I see you use empty lines for formatting. You should use vertical
> > spacing elements instead. You may want to factor 'page break
> > before' and a 'big skip before' inside the 'u-section' and
> > 'section' macros. You can do this easily by putting those in the
> > 'section extras' > macros in this package.
> 
> How can I use this macros, replace <section*> by <u-section>?

Yes.

> > I designed the package to place the headers and footers at places
> > convenient for a bound, recto-verso printed document.
> 
> When I made a preview of the doc with the new package added I see the 
> page number on headers, how can I "activate" the "page number on 
> footer" characteristic?

By actually using the package...

It footers are redefined by assigning 'odd page footer' and 'even page
 footer' directly.

Headers are redefined by assigning 'even page text' and 'odd page
 text' which are used by sectioning macros to redefine 'even page
 header' and 'odd page header'.

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