Page Layout ⇒ Page numbering in margin next to text block

[Bram]

Hi,

I'ld like to have the page numbering in the margins, so that the numbers appear left or right of the text block. This is for a book design using the memoir class and xelatex.
I would appreciate some help!
Bram

[localghost]

Give a clear problem description in form of a minimal example.


Best regards and welcome to the board
Thorsten

[Bram]

Give a clear problem description in form of a minimal example.


Best regards and welcome to the board
Thorsten

I would like to have page numbers at approximate the position that I have sketched in these pictures:

evenpages.jpg (349.94 KiB) Viewed 4477 times

oddpages.jpg (352.04 KiB) Viewed 4477 times

Ideally, the page numbering should be included in my page style:

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\documentclass{memoir}

\makepagestyle{mystyle}
\makeevenfoot {mystyle}{\pagefootfont\leftmark}{} {}
\makeoddfoot {mystyle}{}{}{\pagefootfont\rightmark}
\createmark {chapter} {both} {nonumber}{ }{. \ }
\pagestyle{mystyle}

\begin{document}

\chapter{Chapter to test layout}
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur 
\end{document}

Hope you can help!

[localghost]

Your example is not compilable as is. The command \pagefootfont is detected as an undefined control sequence. Please check your examples for functionality before you present them.

[Bram]

Your example is not compilable as is. The command \pagefootfont is detected as an undefined control sequence. Please check your examples for functionality before you present them.

Sorry, this should be better. Thanks for your patience!

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\documentclass{memoir}
    \makepagestyle{mystyle}
    \makeevenfoot {mystyle}{\leftmark}{} {}
    \makeoddfoot {mystyle}{}{}{\rightmark}
    \createmark {chapter} {both} {nonumber}{ }{. \ }
    \pagestyle{mystyle}

    \begin{document}
    \chapter{Chapter to test layout}
    Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur
\end{document}

[Stefan Kottwitz]

Hi Bram,

welcome to the board!

Here is an example with textpos:

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\usepackage{calc}
\usepackage[absolute]{textpos}
\makepagestyle{mystyle}
\makeevenfoot{mystyle}{%
  \begin{textblock*}{1em}(2em,.5\paperheight)
    \Huge\thepage
  \end{textblock*}
    \thepage
}{}{}
\makeoddfoot{mystyle}{%
  \begin{textblock*}{1em}(\paperwidth-3em,.5\paperheight)
    \Huge\thepage
  \end{textblock*}
    \thepage
}{}{}
\pagestyle{mystyle}

Stefan

[Bram]

Thanks a lot! That solves my problem, and has shown me the way to a very useful package.