The memoir class - The UK TeX Archive

1.5. REMARKS 5article typesetting simulates the article class, but the \chapter command is not disabled.Chapters do not start a new page and chapter headings are typeset like a sectionheading. The numbering of figures, etc., is continuous and not per chapter. However,a \part command still puts its heading on a page by itself.oldfontcommands makes the old, deprecated LaTeX version 2.09 font commands available. Warningmessages will be produced whenever an old font command is encountered.None of these options are defaulted.1.5 REMARKSCalling the class with no options is equivalent to:\documentclass[letterpaper,10pt,twoside,onecolumn,openright,final]{memoir}The source file for this manual starts\documentclass[letterpaper,10pt,extrafontsizes]{memoir}which is overkill as both letterpaper and 10pt are among the default options.Actual typesetting only occurs within the document environment. The region of thefile between the \documentclass command and the start of the document environmentis called the preamble. This is where you ask for external packages and define your ownmacros if you feel so inclined.\flushbottom \raggedbottomWhen the twoside or twocolumn option is selected then typesetting is done with\flushbottom, otherwise it is done with \raggedbottom.When \raggedbottom is in effect LaTeX makes little attempt to keep a constant heightfor the typeblock; pages may run short.When \flushbottom is in effect LaTeX ensures that the typeblock on each page is aconstant height, except when a page break is deliberately introduced when the page mightrun short. In order to maintain a constant height it may stretch or shrink some verticalspaces (e.g., between paragraphs, around headings or around floats or other inserts likedisplayed maths). This may have a deleterious effect on the color of some pages.If you get too many strung out pages with \flushbottom you may want to put\raggedbottom in the preamble.If you use the ebook option you may well also want to use the 12pt and oneside options.