\marginpar trick: not considered as float

Question

I've found on the net a useful trick that does exactly what the title says. This is the code:

\newcommand{\mymarginpar}[1]{%
\vadjust{\smash{\llap{\parbox[t]{\marginparwidth}{#1}\kern\marginparsep}}}}

It works fine, the only problem is that the note is created in the left margin. Is it possible to put it in the right margin instead?

Why don't you use the package marginnote, which provides marginnotes, which are not floats? — Keks Dose, Jul 14 '13 at 18:13
For no particular reason: I'd like to know in which way that command could be tweaked, as I can't figure it out on my own. I find it a neat solution. — uldi, Jul 14 '13 at 18:19
Well, it's the same as above: I would like to fix that command, without additional packages. Take it as a little challenge (as stupid as it might seem). — uldi, Jul 14 '13 at 19:28

score 4 · Accepted Answer · answered Jul 14 '13 at 20:13

An equivalent definition for right-side margin paragraphs would be:

\newcommand{\lmarginpar}[1]{%
  \vadjust{\smash{\llap{\parbox[t]{\marginparwidth}{\strut#1}\kern\marginparsep}}}}
\newcommand{\rmarginpar}[1]{%
  \vadjust{\smash{\rlap{\hspace*{\dimexpr\linewidth+\marginparsep}\parbox[t]{\marginparwidth}{\strut#1}}}}}

\lmarginpar sets a left-overlap of a paragraph of width \marginparwidth plus a right-hand gap of \marginparsep. \rmarginpar sets a left-hand gap of \linewidth+\marginparsep followed by a paragraph of width \marginparwidth.

\marginpar trick: not considered as float

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