[Tex/LaTex] geometry options problem

double-sidedgeometrymargins

I am using geometry package with \LoadClass[twocolumn]{article}. But when I use geometry, the options for left,right,top,bottom are effecting only in even pages not in odd pages.

How can i change globally in geometry package.

the Class file:

\LoadClass[twocolumn]{article}

\RequirePackage{geometry}
\geometry{
left={15mm},
right={15mm},
top={15mm},
bottom={15mm},
}

Best Answer

The following example shows that everything is as expected:

`19551.cls`

\LoadClass[twocolumn]{article}

\RequirePackage{geometry}
\geometry{
left={15mm},
right={15mm},
top={15mm},
bottom={15mm},
}

`19551.tex`

\documentclass{19551}
\geometry{showframe}
\usepackage{kantlipsum}
\begin{document}
\kant[1-20]
\end{document}

The first two pages side by side

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Related Solutions

[Tex/LaTex] Geometry package arguments not doing anything

Your MWE as is does not compile and results in

LaTeX Error: Option clash for package geometry.

But, loading the geometry package just once as:

\usepackage[showframe=true,headheight=1cm,margin=1in,bottom=1in]{geometry}

seems to work fine. Adjusting the setting bottom changes the margin as expected. For instance, using bottom=3in results in the following. I enabled showframe to see the effect.

enter image description here

As @egreg commented, the \geometry command can be used multiple times and the effects are cumulative. Perhaps you got confused with having multiple \geometry commands and the \usepackage options. So the following will yield the same results as above:

\usepackage{geometry}
\geometry{showframe=true,headheight=1cm}
\geometry{margin=1in,bottom=1in}

[Tex/LaTex] Change behavior of geometry for all pages

The llncs class loads the article class with the twoside option and doesn't have a oneside option. You can revert back to "oneside" by switching manually:

\makeatletter
\let\@twosidetrue\@twosidefalse
\let\@mparswitchtrue\@mparswitchfalse
\makeatother

\documentclass{llncs}
\usepackage[left=3.5cm,right=2.5cm,top=2.5cm,bottom=2.5cm]{geometry}