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The marginfix package is incredibly verbose in what it writes to the log file. For example:

\documentclass{article}
\usepackage{marginfix}
\listfiles
\begin{document}
Here is some text\marginpar{This is a marginpar}
\end{document}

This file includes the following stuff written by marginfix:

MFX: dumpmargins 
MFX:
addmarginpar (running insert) \bx@A /\bx@B at 1:10.0pt, marginlist=macro:->

MFX:
addmarginpar (exit): marginlist=macro:->\mfx@margin@note \bx@A \bx@B {1.60004pt}\mfx@margin@skip {5.0pt} 
MFX: buildmargin: marginheight=550.0pt 
MFX: buildmargin@down: ENTRY 
MFX:
marginlist=macro:->\mfx@margin@note \bx@A \bx@B {1.60004pt}\mfx@margin@skip {5.
0pt} 
MFX: note@down: ENTRY: \bx@A /\bx@B  at 1.60004pt 
MFX: note@down: adding compressible 1.60004pt 
MFX: margin on right 
MFX: whichbox: \bx@B  
MFX: note@down: adding \bx@B ht 6.94444ptdp 13.94444pt 
MFX: note@down: RETURN space=20.88889pt, pos=22.48892pt 
MFX: skip@down 5.0pt 
MFX: buildmargin@down: RETURN 
MFX: marginlist=macro:-> 
MFX: buildmargin@up: excess=-522.51108pt 
MFX:
marginout=macro:->\mfx@margin@skip {5.0pt}\mfx@margin@note \bx@B \@cons \@freelist \bx@A \@cons \@freelist \bx@B \mfx@margin@compressible {1.60004pt} 
MFX: skip@gobble@up: 5.0pt 
MFX: note@up: \bx@B  
MFX: compressible@up: 1.60004pt, excess=-527.51108pt 
MFX: skip@up: \dimen@  
MFX: attachmargin 
MFX: margin on right

Once you have several marginpars floating around this ends up as a whole lot of log file junk you have to wade through.

So: can I turn off allowing marginfix to write to the log file? (either through some secret marginfix option that isn't in the manual or through some general LaTeX method to "mute" certain packages from the log file)

Seamus
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2 Answers2

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In general, you can use the silence package which is capable of suppressing warnings and errors of entire packages.

Load the package and write for example

\WarningsOff[marginfix]
Stefan Kottwitz
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  • I like this answer. Unfortunately, it seems it doesn't work in the case of marginfix might this be because it is not using "warnings" but some other method to write to the log file? – Seamus Jul 28 '11 at 11:04
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I think that is a error in the .ins-file which has been used to unpack the .dtx. The code you are seeing is meant for debugging.

Get marginfix.dtx and marginfix.ins from CTAN, remove the debug option in marginfix.ins and then run marginfix.ins. This will give you a sainer marginfix.sty. And notify the author.

Ulrike Fischer
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