Pad odd page to force chapter to start on even page

Question

I understand the use of \@openrightfalse to force a chapter to start on an even page. When the previous chapter were to end on an even page, this would force an empty odd page. How do I change the content of the filler page, e.g. to "this page intentionally left blank"?

Now I see the error, I did not read entirely: openany (which sets \@openrightfalse then) does not mean that a chapter does start only on even pages then — , Jul 28 '15 at 18:57
likely duplicate: Chapter on the right side - How to turn it off? — barbara beeton, Jul 28 '15 at 19:59
@barbarabeeton I don't think the question is a duplicate even though the answer given there addresses this question, too. At least, it may do, if the OP does indeed decide to use memoir. — cfr, Jul 28 '15 at 20:28
@cfr -- okay, reasonable interpretation. here's an alternative which may be more to the point: How do I make pages which were “intentionally left blank”?. although it's tagged for koma-script, there's also an answer for memoir. — barbara beeton, Jul 28 '15 at 20:39
@barbarabeeton That looks more likely - or maybe a combination of both. — cfr, Jul 28 '15 at 21:04
@SimonKuang -- the question title implies that you want all chapters to start on an even page, but the text of the question implies that you may just want a message on an empty page before the start of a chapter. these are a bit contradictory. it would be helpful if you could be more precise about what you really want, and look at the two questions cited in comments as possible duplicates. maybe one of them answers your real question? — barbara beeton, Jul 28 '15 at 21:14
@barbarabeeton, I think that question you referred to answers mine. — Simon Kuang, Jul 28 '15 at 21:17
@SimonKuang -- but which? the one about "chapter on the right side", or "how do i make pages ..."? and once that's clear, can we close this one as a duplicate? — barbara beeton, Jul 28 '15 at 21:33

score 2 · Accepted Answer · answered Jul 28 '15 at 21:26

You can do this just with commands from memoir. If you are using a standard class nextpage offers some additional convenience commands, such as \cleartoevenpage[], which work similarly to those defined by memoir. Here, \cleartoevenpage[] is used in a redefinition of memoir's \clearforchapter:

\documentclass{memoir}
\usepackage{kantlipsum}
\renewcommand\clearforchapter{%
  \cleartoevenpage[\thispagestyle{empty}A beetle in a box.]}
\begin{document}
\chapter{one}
\kant[1-4]
\chapter{two}
\kant[5]
\chapter{three}
\kant[6-10]
\end{document}

Pad odd page to force chapter to start on even page

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