Document Classes ⇒ Empty Pages

[okkadiroglu]

Hi,

I am preparing a document in a book format.

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\documentclass[a4paper,12pt,draft]{book}
\usepackage[T1]{fontenc}
\usepackage[latin5]{inputenc}
\usepackage[dvips]{graphicx}
\usepackage[turkish]{babel}
\begin{document}
.......

I start a chapter with

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\chapter*{chapter-name}

and finish it with

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.\\

Chapter 1 finishes on page 2 and next chapter starts on page 3 and finishes on page 8. Chapter 3 starts on page 11 thus leaving two empty pages. Other chapters that follow do not show such a behavior. How can I correct this?

Sorry for the bad formatting in my first post. It is my first time in this list, I will be more careful next times.


You have asked if there are any commands between chapter2 and 3. Below presented is the part of the tex file from kile that is related to the said two chapters in question.

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.....bir yerdi. Hiç bir yeri karıştırımadım. Sonunda İstanbul'a vardık ve Beylerbeyi'nedeki evimize ulaştık.\\


\chapter*{Beylerbeyi}

Beylerbeyi'ndeki evimiz şimdi köprü yolları nedeniyle artık var olmayan Aptullahağa Mahallesinin......

Many Thanks for your help and patience

[localghost]

[…] I am preparing a document in a book format. […]

Your code snippet doesn't show that.

[…] I start a chapter with \chapter*{chapter-name} and finish it with \\ and two empty lines. […]

Why do you do that?

With this poor information it is very difficult to say what's going wrong. It would be very helpful if you can reduce the problem to a minimal example. Some code between chapters 2 and 3 seems to cause this behaviour. So this would be a good point to start.

And by the way, for posting code please use the »Code« button to tag it as such. It would be very kind if you use it accordingly to keep your posts clear and legible.



Best regards and welcome to the board
Thorsten