Start new page with each section with new page geometry

Question

I would like to start each section on a new page and new geometry. For each section on a new page, \newcommand{\sectionbreak}{\clearpage} is used but I can't change the page geometry.

Normally, 2.5 cm should be inside, but for section pages, it should be 5cm.

Is there a general tuning?

You should provide a small example that can be use for tests. Beside this what do you mean by page geometry? which values do you want to change? — Ulrike Fischer, Dec 05 '20 at 14:45
If you want the entire section on one page, you can use standalone. See https://tex.stackexchange.com/questions/244348/make-only-one-page-for-each-chapter — John Kormylo, Dec 05 '20 at 16:03
you don't want a new geometry, you simply want a \vspace: `\newcommand{\sectionbreak}{\clearpage\vspace{2.5cm}}` — Ulrike Fischer, Dec 07 '20 at 22:57

score 0 · Accepted Answer · answered Dec 07 '20 at 23:05

There is no need for separate geometries for section and non-section pages. Instead, override the sectional command to insert an appropriate \vspace* at the top of the page. The following implements that under the default article class:

\documentclass{article}
\usepackage[margin=25mm]{geometry}
\usepackage{lipsum}
\let\oldsection\section
\renewcommand{\section}{%
  \par
  \clearpage
  \vspace*{\dimexpr25mm-\baselineskip-3.5ex}% \section in article adds 3.5ex plus 1ex minus .2ex
  \oldsection
}
% Add a vertical rule from the top of the page at lengths 25mm and 50mm, for reference
\usepackage{eso-pic}
\AddToShipoutPictureFG{%
  \AtPageUpperLeft{%
    \hspace{25mm}%
    \rule[-25mm]{1pt}{25mm}%
    \hspace{2mm}%
    \rule[-50mm]{1pt}{50mm}%
  }%
}
\begin{document}
\section{First section}\lipsum[1-10]
\section{Second section}\lipsum[1-20]
\end{document}

The removal of 3.5ex comes from the article class' definition of \section that adds a vertical skip of 3.5ex (+ 1ex - .2ex); see Where can I find help files or documentation for commands like \@startsection for LaTeX?:

\newcommand\section{\@startsection {section}{1}{\z@}%
                                   {-3.5ex \@plus -1ex \@minus -.2ex}%
                                   {2.3ex \@plus.2ex}%
                                   {\normalfont\Large\bfseries}}

Start new page with each section with new page geometry

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