Page Layout ⇒ Table of contents only on odd pages

[dukesdj]

I have looked around for a solution to this. I would like my table of contents to be only on odd pages. I did come across one solution, however, it only works if your contents page covers 2 pages. My contents page crosses more pages than this.

The following is an example of the problem (not the contents page is the issue not the format of the actual section).

Does anyone have a way around this to make contents pages only appear on odd pages (not just start on an odd page but all pages in the table of contents are only on odd pages)?

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\documentclass[11pt]{book}
\usepackage[a4paper,twoside,top=2cm, bottom=2cm, outer=2cm, inner=4cm]{geometry}
\usepackage[UKenglish]{babel}

\usepackage{afterpage}
\AtBeginDocument{%
    \addtocontents{toc}{\protect\afterpage\protect\cleardoublepage}%
}

\begin{document}
    
\tableofcontents

\section{1}\section{1}\section{1}\section{1}\section{1}\section{1}\section{1}\section{1}\section{1}\section{1}\section{1}\section{1}\section{1}\section{1}\section{1}\section{1}\section{1}\section{1}\section{1}\section{1}\section{1}\section{1}\section{1}\section{1}\section{1}\section{1}\section{1}\section{1}\section{1}\section{1}\section{1}\section{1}\section{1}\section{1}\section{1}\section{1}\section{1}\section{1}\section{1}\section{1}\section{1}\section{1}\section{1}\section{1}\section{1}\section{1}\section{1}\section{1}\section{1}\section{1}\section{1}\section{1}\section{1}\section{1}\section{1}\section{1}\section{1}\section{1}\section{1}\section{1}\section{1}\section{1}\section{1}\section{1}\section{1}\section{1}\section{1}\section{1}\section{1}\section{1}\section{1}\section{1}\section{1}\section{1}\section{1}\section{1}\section{1}\section{1}\section{1}\section{1}\section{1}\section{1}\section{1}\section{1}\section{1}\section{1}\section{1}\section{1}\section{1}\section{1}\section{1}\section{1}\section{1}\section{1}\section{1}\section{1}\section{1}\section{1}\section{1}\section{1}\section{1}\section{1}\section{1}


\end{document}

[Ijon Tichy]

You almost already have it:

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\documentclass[11pt]{book}
\usepackage[a4paper,twoside,top=2cm, bottom=2cm, outer=2cm, inner=4cm]{geometry}
\usepackage[UKenglish]{babel}
\usepackage{afterpage}
\usepackage{blindtext}

\newif\ifemptyleftpages
\newcommand*{\emptyleftpages}{%
  \ifemptyleftpages
    \ifodd\value{page}\else
      %\thispagestyle{empty}% maybe also a good idea
      \cleardoublepage
    \fi
    \afterpage{\emptyleftpages}% recursive call
  \fi
}
\renewcommand*{\emptyleftpagestrue}{%
  \let\ifemptyleftpages\iftrue
  \emptyleftpages
}

\AtBeginDocument{\addtocontents{toc}{\protect\emptyleftpagestrue}}
\AtEndDocument{\addtocontents{toc}{\protect\emptyleftpagesfalse}}

\begin{document}

\tableofcontents

\blinddocument\blinddocument\blinddocument\blinddocument\blinddocument
\blinddocument\blinddocument\blinddocument\blinddocument\blinddocument
\blinddocument\blinddocument\blinddocument\blinddocument\blinddocument

\end{document}

[dukesdj]

Thanks! That works. It is a little funky (if only 1 item would go onto the 3rd toc page it doesnt work for some reason) in my full document but I think this is probably going to be something in my preamble. I can easily work around it!

Thanks tons this has been bugging me for a while!

[Ijon Tichy]

Maybe

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\AtEndDocument{\addtocontents{toc}{\protect\clearpage\protect\emptyleftpagesfalse}}

would be better. But I've not tested it.