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I want margins on the left side of both columns.

Posts like this show how to move BOTH margins in between the columns but I only want the second column margin to be moved between the columns.

I'm sure it's simple but I'm not a latex master and am getting frustrated.

dantheman
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You can just remove the \if@firstcolumn test from the marginpar handler so the note is always added on the left, then arrange that the column sep is larger than marginpar width

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\documentclass[twocolumn,a5paper]{article}
\setlength\columnsep{4cm}
\addtolength\oddsidemargin{2cm}
\setlength\marginparwidth{3cm}

\makeatletter
\def@addmarginpar{@next@marbox@currlist{@cons@freelist@marbox
    @cons@freelist@currbox}@latexbug@tempcnta@ne
    \if@twocolumn
        % always \if@firstcolumn 
          @tempcnta\m@ne
       % \fi
    \else
      \if@mparswitch
         \ifodd\c@page \else@tempcnta\m@ne \fi
      \fi
      \if@reversemargin @tempcnta -@tempcnta \fi
    \fi
    \ifnum@tempcnta <\z@  \global\setbox@marbox\box@currbox \fi
    @tempdima@mparbottom
    \advance@tempdima -@pageht
    \advance@tempdima\ht@marbox
    \ifdim@tempdima >\z@
      @latex@warning@no@line {Marginpar on page \thepage\space moved}%
    \else
      @tempdima\z@
    \fi
    \global@mparbottom@pageht
    \global\advance@mparbottom@tempdima
    \global\advance@mparbottom\dp@marbox
    \global\advance@mparbottom\marginparpush
    \advance@tempdima -\ht@marbox
    \global\setbox @marbox
                   \vbox {\vskip @tempdima
                          \box @marbox}%
    \global \ht@marbox \z@
    \global \dp@marbox \z@
    \kern -@pagedp
    \nointerlineskip
    \hb@xt@\columnwidth
      {\ifnum @tempcnta >\z@
          \hskip\columnwidth \hskip\marginparsep
       \else
          \hskip -\marginparsep \hskip -\marginparwidth
       \fi
       \box@marbox \hss}%
    \nointerlineskip
    \hbox{\vrule @height\z@ @width\z@ @depth@pagedp}}
\makeatother


\def\z{\stepcounter{enumi}\theenumi, one two three four five. Red blue Green. }
\def\zz{\z\z Sone text\marginpar{some text in the margin} with a note. }
\def\zzz{\zz\z\z\zz}
\begin{document}


\zzz \zz \zz \zzz


\z\z\zzz\zz \z\z\zzz\zz


\zz\z\zzz \zz\z\zzz
\end{document}
David Carlisle
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