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authorJeffrey H. Kingston <jeff@it.usyd.edu.au>2010-09-14 20:36:56 +0000
committerJeffrey H. Kingston <jeff@it.usyd.edu.au>2010-09-14 20:36:56 +0000
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Lout 3.22.
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@@ -326,13 +326,29 @@ representative sample of these options, showing their default values:
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Section {@NumberOf setup} explains how to make your own setup file and
-change its options. @Code "@TitlePageFont" is the font used on the title
+change its options; here we just explain what the options do.
+@PP
+@Code "@TitlePageFont" is the font used on the title
title.page.font. @Index @Code "@TitlePageFont"
-page of the book, not including a size. @Code "@ChapterStartPages"
-determines what kinds of pages chapters and other major components of the
-book may begin on, and may be {@Code Any}, {@Code Odd}, or {@Code Even},
-meaning any page, odd-numbered pages only, or even-numbered pages
-only. @Code "@SeparateIntroNumbering"
+page of the book, not including a size.
+@PP
+@Code "@ChapterStartPages" determines what kinds of pages chapters and
+chapter.start.pages @Index @Code "@ChapterStartPages"
+other major components of the book may begin on, and may be {@Code Any},
+{@Code Odd}, or {@Code Even}, meaning any page, odd-numbered pages only,
+or even-numbered pages only. It may also be {@Code SamePage}, which
+means that chapters and appendices will continue directly after the
+previous chapter or appendix, on the same page (other major components
+such as the table of contents and index will start on a fresh page
+as usual). If you switch to {@Code SamePage}, you will probably need
+to adjust {@Code "@ChapterHeadingFont"} and {@Code "@AboveChapterGap"},
+described below, since their default values are intended for use with
+chapters and appendices that start on a fresh page; and you will also
+need to begin the body of your chapter with a paragraph symbol such as
+@Code "@LP" or {@Code "@PP"}, since otherwise there will be no
+vertical space between the chapter heading and body.
+@PP
+@Code "@SeparateIntroNumbering"
separate.intro.numbering @Index @Code "@SeparateIntroNumbering"
determines whether the introductory part of the book is to have a
separate numbering sequence or not. @Code "@ReferencesBeforeAppendices"