Investigating issue with paper size not being correct

LuaUUThesis.cls

@@ -40,32 +40,21 @@
 	\setlength{\pdfpageheight}{\paperheight}
 }
 
-% extra-large margins for use during draft
-% Note that this is effectively s5paper format
-% with all extra space used for margins (out to a4paper dimensions)
 \providecommand{\UU@setafourpaper}{
-	\setlength{\paperheight}{297mm} %242mm % 55mm
-	\setlength{\paperwidth}{210mm}  %165mm % 45mm
+	\setlength{\paperheight}{297mm} 
+	\setlength{\paperwidth}{210mm}
 	\setlength{\hoffset}{-1in}
 	\setlength{\voffset}{-1in}
-	% add half the excess height to topmargin (plus original value)
-	\setlength{\topmargin}{36,3mm} % 8.8 + 0.5 * 55
-	% add 50 percent of the excess width to oddsidemargin (plus original value)
-	\setlength{\oddsidemargin}{45mm} % 22.5 + 0.50 * 45
-	\setlength{\evensidemargin}{45mm}
+	\setlength{\topmargin}{13,8mm} 
+	\setlength{\oddsidemargin}{30mm}
+	\setlength{\evensidemargin}{30mm}
 	\setlength{\headheight}{4,6mm}
 	\setlength{\headsep}{4,6mm}
-	% keep textheight and textwidth same as for s5paper
-	% remember, the idea here was to expand the margins, to make room
-	% for more marginnotes during draft work
-	\setlength{\textheight}{572pt}
-	\setlength{\textwidth}{120mm}
+	\setlength{\textheight}{242mm}
+	\setlength{\textwidth}{150mm}
 	\setlength{\marginparsep}{1mm}
-	% add 50 percent of the excess page width to marginparwidth (plus original value)
-	% remember, marginparwidth should be slightly smaller than odd/evensidemargin
-	\setlength{\marginparwidth}{42,5mm} % 20 + 0.50 * 45
+	\setlength{\marginparwidth}{20mm}
 	\setlength{\footskip}{26pt}
-	\setlength{\topskip}{13pt}
 	\setlength{\pdfpagewidth}{\paperwidth}
 	\setlength{\pdfpageheight}{\paperheight}
 	\special{papersize=297mm,210mm}
@@ -176,17 +165,16 @@
 	\fi%
 }%
 
-%% disable this block since it seems to only be for dvips route anyway
 % Define page size and tell dvips to use it by entering the \special command
-%\UU@papersize
-%\special{papersize=\the\pdfpagewidth,\the\pdfpageheight}
+\UU@papersize
+\special{papersize=\the\pdfpagewidth,\the\pdfpageheight}
 
 
 % ============================================
 %               Font settings
 % ============================================
 
-% these sizes only work well with the UUThesis default font (Times new roman and its clones)
+% these font sizes only work well with the UUThesis default font (Times new roman and its clones)
 \AtBeginDocument{%
 %	\renewcommand\normalsize{\@setfontsize{\normalsize}{11}{13}} %11/13pt
 %	\renewcommand\small{\@setfontsize{\small}{10}{12}}%10/12pt

UUThesisTemplate.cls

@@ -40,32 +40,21 @@
 	\setlength{\pdfpageheight}{\paperheight}
 }
 
-% extra-large margins for use during draft
-% Note that this is effectively s5paper format
-% with all extra space used for margins (out to a4paper dimensions)
 \providecommand{\UU@setafourpaper}{
-	\setlength{\paperheight}{297mm} %242mm % 55mm
-	\setlength{\paperwidth}{210mm}  %165mm % 45mm
+	\setlength{\paperheight}{297mm} 
+	\setlength{\paperwidth}{210mm}
 	\setlength{\hoffset}{-1in}
 	\setlength{\voffset}{-1in}
-	% add half the excess height to topmargin (plus original value)
-	\setlength{\topmargin}{36,3mm} % 8.8 + 0.5 * 55
-	% add 50 percent of the excess width to oddsidemargin (plus original value)
-	\setlength{\oddsidemargin}{45mm} % 22.5 + 0.50 * 45
-	\setlength{\evensidemargin}{45mm}
+	\setlength{\topmargin}{13,8mm} 
+	\setlength{\oddsidemargin}{30mm}
+	\setlength{\evensidemargin}{30mm}
 	\setlength{\headheight}{4,6mm}
 	\setlength{\headsep}{4,6mm}
-	% keep textheight and textwidth same as for s5paper
-	% remember, the idea here was to expand the margins, to make room
-	% for more marginnotes during draft work
-	\setlength{\textheight}{572pt}
-	\setlength{\textwidth}{120mm}
+	\setlength{\textheight}{242mm}
+	\setlength{\textwidth}{150mm}
 	\setlength{\marginparsep}{1mm}
-	% add 50 percent of the excess page width to marginparwidth (plus original value)
-	% remember, marginparwidth should be slightly smaller than odd/evensidemargin
-	\setlength{\marginparwidth}{42,5mm} % 20 + 0.50 * 45
+	\setlength{\marginparwidth}{20mm}
 	\setlength{\footskip}{26pt}
-	\setlength{\topskip}{13pt}
 	\setlength{\pdfpagewidth}{\paperwidth}
 	\setlength{\pdfpageheight}{\paperheight}
 	\special{papersize=297mm,210mm}