crypto101/book — pull request #205 by dfc (2014-05-08 17:34:19+00:00)
Title: Fix the recto/verso shuffle dance

The "ebook" option for memoir is a bit of a misnomer. You would think it sets
things up for electronic books but it actually sets up a traditional book with
the form factor of an e-reader. As a result of this the recto and verso
(odd and even) pages have different margins. I think it is a bit distracting
because the text shifts a little with each page. I don't know if this will show
up in the pull request correctly but the effect is:

RV Shuffle oneside
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This is alluded to on page 43 of the memman document but the author does
not really describe what is going on.

Food for thought: there is also an `openany` option. I go back and forth on
what is better or ebooks. By default new chapters only start on recto pages.
So every now and then a blank page is inserted in order to have the next
chapter/section start on the recto page. (14 extra pages: 238 vs 252)

Half the time I think it is a waste and the other half of the time I think it is a
nice pause for the reader. Do you have a preference?