preamble.tex

\usepackage{booktabs}
\usepackage{longtable}
\usepackage{framed,color}
\usepackage{float}
\floatplacement{figure}{H}
\usepackage[parfill]{parskip}
\definecolor{shadecolor}{RGB}{248,248,248}

\ifxetex
  \usepackage{letltxmacro}
  \setlength{\XeTeXLinkMargin}{1pt}
  \LetLtxMacro\SavedIncludeGraphics\includegraphics
  \def\includegraphics#1#{% #1 catches optional stuff (star/opt. arg.)
    \IncludeGraphicsAux{#1}%
  }%
  \newcommand*{\IncludeGraphicsAux}[2]{%
    \XeTeXLinkBox{%
      \SavedIncludeGraphics#1{#2}%
    }%
  }%
\fi

%% Need to clean up
\newenvironment{rmdblock}[1]
  {\begin{shaded*}
  \begin{itemize}
  \renewcommand{\labelitemi}{
    \raisebox{-.7\height}[0pt][0pt]{
  %    {\setkeys{Gin}{width=3em,keepaspectratio}\includegraphics{images/#1}}
    }
  }
  \item
  }
  {
  \end{itemize}
  \end{shaded*}
  }
%% Probably can be omitted
\newenvironment{rmdnote}
  {\begin{rmdblock}{note}}
  {\end{rmdblock}}
\newenvironment{rmdcaution}
  {\begin{rmdblock}{caution}}
  {\end{rmdblock}}
\newenvironment{rmdimportant}
  {\begin{rmdblock}{important}}
  {\end{rmdblock}}
\newenvironment{rmdtip}
  {\begin{rmdblock}{tip}}
  {\end{rmdblock}}
\newenvironment{rmdwarning}
  {\begin{rmdblock}{warning}}
  {\end{rmdblock}}
\newenvironment{learncheck}
  {\begin{rmdblock}{warning}}
  {\end{rmdblock}}
\newenvironment{review}
  {\begin{rmdblock}{warning}}
  {\end{rmdblock}}

% To tweak tufte layout
\geometry{
  left=0.8in, % left margin
  textwidth=35pc, % main text block
  marginparsep=1pc, % gutter between main text block and margin notes
  marginparwidth=8pc % width of margin notes
}