Page Layout ⇒ How to reduce the margins in ClassicThesis Template?

[Bakpapier]

Hey guys, so currently my thesis looks like this. The margins are huge, and on alternating pages the left or the right margin is larger. These margins are meant to be this way in the classicthesis template, but my supervisor wants smaller margins. And preferably, not to have the margins alternate per page. Does anyone know how I can change something in the template so that I can reduce the margins at the left and right side of the text?

http://imgur.com/a/MUADU

All I found deep in the config file was this. Changing this around seems to have influence on the header and footer height, but not on the left and right margin width which is what I want. Look at the 'areaset' part. I thought that changing that up would solve it but it doesn't !

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% ********************************************************************
% Textblock size
%*******************************************************
\@ifpackageloaded{typearea}%
    {\relax}{%
        \RequirePackage{typearea}%
    }
\ifthenelse{\boolean{@a5paper}}%
    {% A5
        \ifthenelse{\boolean{@minionpro}}%
        {% Minion gets some extra sizes     
            \PackageInfo{classicthesis}{A5 paper, MinionPro}%
            \areaset[current]{278pt}{556pt}%
            \setlength{\marginparwidth}{5em}%
            \setlength{\marginparsep}{1.25em}%
        }{% Palatino or other
            \PackageInfo{classicthesis}{A5 paper, Palatino or other}%
            \areaset[current]{288pt}{555pt}%
            \setlength{\marginparwidth}{4em}%
            \setlength{\marginparsep}{1.25em}%
        }%
    }{% A4
        \ifthenelse{\boolean{@minionpro}}%
        {% Minion gets some extra sizes         
            \PackageInfo{classicthesis}{A4 paper, MinionPro}%
            \areaset[current]{312pt}{684pt}% 609 + 33 + 42 head \the\footskip
            \setlength{\marginparwidth}{7.5em}%
            \setlength{\marginparsep}{2em}%
        }{% Palatino or other
            \PackageInfo{classicthesis}{A4 paper, Palatino or other}
            \areaset[current]{336pt}{750pt} % ~ 336 * factor 2 + 33 head + 42 \the\footskip 
%            \areaset{336pt}{761pt} % 686 (factor 2.2) + 33 head + 42 head \the\footskip 10pt     
            \setlength{\marginparwidth}{7em}%
            \setlength{\marginparsep}{2em}%
        }%
    }
% Here are some suggestions for the text widths and heights:
% Palatino  10pt: 288--312pt | 609--657pt
% Palatino  11pt: 312--336pt | 657--705pt
% Palatino  12pt: 360--384pt | 768pt
% Minion      10pt: 264--288pt | 561--609pt
% Minion      11pt: 288--312pt | 609--657pt
% Minion      12pt: 336pt      | 672pt
% Libertine 10pt:
% Libertine 11pt:
% Libertine 12pt:
% kpfonts 10pt:
% kpfonts 11pt:
% kpfonts 12pt:

Could someone please help me out? I really like the template, it's just that the margins are over exagerrated and really need to be smaller.

I can post additional code or files if you want. I'm willing to donate something on paypal if you succesfully help me out because I am really at a loss here.

[Bakpapier]

I have tried to use the following package but it didnt work

\usepackage[left=1.5in,right=1in,top=1in,bottom=1in]{geometry}

Margins are still too big.

[Bakpapier]

\areaset[current]{\dimexpr\textwidth+\marginparwidth+\marginparsep}{\textheight}
\setlength{\marginparwidth}{0pt}
\setlength{\marginparsep}{0pt}

Using this also did not work (in the main document).

If I am going to switch to another template (god forbid), does anyone have a suggestion for a nice template for a thesis which does not have enormous margins?

[thomasb]

Lately, I use the fullpage package, but it doesn't answer your question (http://distrib-coffee.ipsl.jussieu.fr/p ... llpage.pdf) :

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\documentclass[a4paper,landscape]{article}
\usepackage[options]{fullpage}

where possible options for fullpage are :
- in (default) sets the margins to one inch;
- cm sets the margins to 1.5 cm (one centimeter is really too little);
- plain (default) selects the plain page style, i.e., with no headers but only a footer;
- empty for neither headers nor footers;
- headings for both header and footers;
- myheadings also for both headers and footers.

[Bakpapier]

Lately, I use the fullpage package, but it doesn't answer your question (http://distrib-coffee.ipsl.jussieu.fr/p ... llpage.pdf) :

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\documentclass[a4paper,landscape]{article}
\usepackage[options]{fullpage}

where possible options for fullpage are :
- in (default) sets the margins to one inch;
- cm sets the margins to 1.5 cm (one centimeter is really too little);
- plain (default) selects the plain page style, i.e., with no headers but only a footer;
- empty for neither headers nor footers;
- headings for both header and footers;
- myheadings also for both headers and footers.

It doesnt work sadly, but thank you for your help anyway.

[thomasb]

Try commenting the typearea package

[Bakpapier]

Try commenting the typearea package

Where can I find this?

[thomasb]

Your code starts with :

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\@ifpackageloaded{typearea}%

So there must be a

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\usepackage{typearea}

somewhere, comment this line :

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%\usepackage{typearea}

[Bakpapier]

Your code starts with :

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\@ifpackageloaded{typearea}%

So there must be a

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\usepackage{typearea}

somewhere, comment this line :

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%\usepackage{typearea}

I understand it needs to be somewhere, but for the love of all that is holy I am unable to find it.

I will look more though.

[thomasb]

Use the "search string" function of your editor : Ctrl-F generally