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Frank wrote:
>
> but instead of complaining about the wrong defaults: I suggest to make
> a contest for a good page layout on <some> paper. I certainly would
> welcome additional classes in the latex2e world and they need not have
> letterpaper or a4paper as the basis.

What means `welcome'?

High on my todo list (behind the Generic Local Guide ;-) is the
repackaging of my paper9 style (formerly known as a4-9 when it
supported only a4 paper) as a package. It's an implementation of the
designs presented in Tschichold's classic paper on page layout.

> ps.   Warning layout design is a craft! One need education

Lesser artists steal, greater artists borrow... (Or was it the other
way round? :) :)

        Joachim

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