On Thu, Nov 26, 2009 at 05:19, Curiouslearn wrote:
Why does the following does not center the text? I am choosing a letter size paper which is 8.5 inches wide. I have both margins at 1.5in
That's width of box called margin (the one where you put side notes etc). You need to set backspace=1.5in and that should suffice.
and all other distances equal to 0 in. Should the text be not centered.
No, because backspace=1in by default, so what you thought of as "left margin" is only 1in wide and the right one probably 2in then. Mojca
\setuppapersize[letter][letter] \setuplayout[leftmargin=1.5in,rightmargin=1.5in,leftedge=0in,rightedge=0in,leftmargindistance=0in,rightmargindistance=0in,leftedgedistance=0in,rightedgedistance=0in,width=5.5in]
\starttext \showlayout \input tufte \stoptext