[Tex/LaTex] Custom Papersize and Layoutsize (for Springer) using a documentclass (SVMult) and pdflatex

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I want a customized paper size, a customized text size and layout. Thus conforming to Springer's style requirements for scientific monographs which are different to conventional sizes like DIN A4.

Text size: 117mm width and 191mm height
Paper Size: 155mm width and 235mm height

Unfortunately, using Springer's SVMult template and pdflatex, the resulting pdf has the wrong size, namely A4. I guess this problem also exists for other styles with different text and paper layouts. The textsize is set in SVMult.

How to customize papersize and layout using a custom documentclass (SVMult) while using pdflatex?

Is it possible to adapt the svmult.cls so that the correct paper size is generated?
Can the package geometry be used while keeping SVMult settings?

I tried the following:

Influenced by this question on forcing pdf size.

Using Custom Class

\documentclass[graybox]{svmult}

No Effect at all:

\pdfpagewidth = 155mm
\pdfpageheight = 235mm

Correct Paper size, wrong formatting, at least wrong left and right page margins:

\usepackage{geometry}
\geometry{papersize={155mm,235mm}}

Using pass to keep SVMult settings thwarts papersize changes:

\usepackage[pass]{geometry}
\geometry{papersize={155mm,235mm}}

The problem prevails, using no other packages at all or using packages, among others hyperref.

Best Answer

You can pass the options to geometry adding some other ones.

\RequirePackage{fix-cm} % because svmult uses non standard sizes

\documentclass{svmult}
\usepackage[utf8]{inputenc}

\usepackage{geometry}
\geometry{
  verbose,
  papersize={155mm,235mm},
  textwidth=117mm,
  textheight=191mm,
  heightrounded, % <- I recommend this
  hratio=1:1,
  vratio=1:1,
}

\usepackage{kantlipsum}

\begin{document}

\title*{My title}
\author{Jaße \inst{1}}
\institute{University \texttt{jasse@foo.bar}}
\maketitle

\abstract{\kant[1]}
\keywords{keywords}


\section{Introduction}

\kant

\end{document}

The verbose option is used just to check the results of the computations. In particular I get

* \paperwidth=441.01772pt
* \paperheight=668.63976pt
* \textwidth=332.89723pt
* \textheight=538.0pt

This corresponds, in millimeters, to

* \paperwidth=155mm
* \paperheight=235mm
* \textwidth=117mm
* \textheight=189.09mm

The difference in the text height is negligible, since svmult uses \raggedbottom, doing heightrounded is conceptually better, in my opinion.

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