When switching back to a more basic template, the Table of Symbols elements got messed up so there were unneeded blank pages and things ended up on the wrong recto/verso.
Developed code that worked well enough. Need to put into the template
\newcommand{\frontmatterhead}[1]{{%based upon \chapterhead from memman.pdf p.84
\clearpage
% move to correct page
\thispagestyle{chapter} % set the page style
\insertchapterspace% space between previous and the title
\printchaptertitle{#1}% title
\addcontentsline{toc}{chapter}{#1}
\afterchaptertitle% \afterchapskip space after title
}}
When switching back to a more basic template, the Table of Symbols elements got messed up so there were unneeded blank pages and things ended up on the wrong recto/verso. Developed code that worked well enough. Need to put into the template