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| author | Dan Allen <dan.j.allen@gmail.com> | 2022-06-18 23:52:30 -0600 |
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| committer | Dan Allen <dan.j.allen@gmail.com> | 2022-06-19 01:49:57 -0600 |
| commit | c426c3d712d1fa16d61ac83538f5da13636cd2bf (patch) | |
| tree | 67795a7cda736bb7242f0e7ca10c3328e4ace49b /docs/modules/theme | |
| parent | d43bf2bc09c1c70e03e3ab2f3138de7c4c4f7c10 (diff) | |
make docs more clear about how to apply recto margins to title page [skip ci]
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| -rw-r--r-- | docs/modules/theme/pages/page.adoc | 10 |
1 files changed, 7 insertions, 3 deletions
diff --git a/docs/modules/theme/pages/page.adoc b/docs/modules/theme/pages/page.adoc index d944c597..5d58826c 100644 --- a/docs/modules/theme/pages/page.adoc +++ b/docs/modules/theme/pages/page.adoc @@ -121,11 +121,15 @@ The color keyword `transparent` is not recognized in this context. === Inner and outer margins The margins for `recto` (right-hand, odd-numbered) and `verso` (left-hand, even-numbered) pages are calculated automatically from the `margin-inner` and `margin-outer` values. -These margins and used when the value `prepress` is assigned to the `media` document attribute. -If no cover is specified, the recto margin is not applied to the title page. -To apply the recto margin to the title page, but not include a cover, assign the value `~` to the `front-cover-image` and `back-cover-image` attributes. +These margins are only used when the value `prepress` is assigned to the `media` document attribute. + +The recto margin is applied to the title page if a front cover is specified. +To apply the recto margin to the title page without specifying a front cover, assign the value `~` to the `front-cover-image`. See xref:cover.adoc[] for information about the `cover` category keys. +TIP: Setting `front-cover-image` to `~` makes the converter acts as though a front cover is present without reserving a page for it. +It essentially informs the converter that the front cover will be inserted by a separate process. + [#columns] === Columns |