page-binding

The position of the page binding. Influences the position of the page-inset-inner and page-inset-outer. If two-sided is enabled, it influences the position of the first page of a section: for left binding, the first page of a section will be a right page. For right binding, it will be a left page. Empty pages will be inserted to ensure the correct position of first pages.

Availability

Available in: Document Settings

Type

Symbol

Available values

Value	Description
left	The page binding is on the left side. On two-sided output, first pages will be on the right side. Used as default.
right	The page binding is on the right side. On two-sided output, first pages will be on the left side.

Default value

left

Inherited

Yes.

Example

document-settings {
  page-inset-inner:  4cm
  page-inset-outer:  2cm
  page-binding:      left
  section-break:     heading-2
  two-sided:         yes
}