jiffy

A TikZ-based page-layout diagnostic tool for LaTeX.

Version: 0.3 (2026/09/13) Author: Scot Parker Contributors: Gemini Pro and ChatGPT License: LaTeX Project Public License (LPPL) version 1.3c

Description

The jiffy package produces scaled graphical diagnostics of a document's page geometry. In two-sided mode, \jiffy generates a verso diagram, a recto diagram, and a consolidated data sheet. In one-sided mode, it generates one geometry diagram and a data sheet. The data sheet contains page dimensions, off-page diagnostics, and document/typography information.

The package supports a miniature renderer and a true 1:1 full-page overlay. Display strings are provided for English (US), Vietnamese, Spanish, German, French, and Dutch.

Installation

Install jiffy through your TeX distribution once it is available from CTAN, or place jiffy.sty in the same directory as the document for local testing.

Usage

\usepackage[
  pt_precision=1,
  fullpage=false,
  display-language=english-us
]{jiffy}

\begin{document}
\jiffy
\end{document}