Adjusting margins for left and right chapter pages (but not front or end matter)

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Hi,

I’m using custom CSS on the McLuhan theme, and I’d like to adjust the margins for chapter pages (i.e. specify different margins for right and left facing pages).

I understand that I can use @page to specify different margins for left and right pages across an entire book but I am not sure how to limit this style to actual chapters only. Right now if I apply specific margins using @page it adjusts the margins on the title page, ToC etc, which I would prefer to avoid.

Is it necessary to create a @page group and then apply that group to the chapter (or ugc) div class? Or is there an easier way to achieve this that I am totally missing?

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Hi @daveydream, you can target using @page chapter {}. Here’s the full set of named pages:

@page before-title {}
@page halftitle-page {}
@page title-page {}
@page epigraph {}
@page dedication {}
@page copyright-page {}
@page toc {}
@page front-matter {}
@page introduction {}
@page part {}
@page chapter {}
@page back-matter {}

You can also add combinations of :left, :right, :first, or :blank to these, e.g.:

@page chapter:first:right {
  /* Style the first page of a chapter on the right side. */
}

Hope this helps!

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that´s good information for a snipet

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Thanks a lot Ned, this is really very helpful indeed. Much appreciated!

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