Implied Double Space in Table of Contents Vs. Sections

Question

I'm attempting to remove a double space that seems to be automatically put after the display of list of figures, table of contents, etc. What I mean visually is show as follows:

What I would like however, is something like this (without the double space)

In my document, displaying the list of figures/table of contents/etc. is automatically generated by the commands \listoffigures or \tableofcontents respectively. Is there anyway to remove this excess white space?

Answer 1

If you use the tocloft pacakge, you can adjust the vertical spacing after the title and the fonts of the titles as detailed below.

Changing Spacing After Title:

The vertical spacing after the titles can be adjusted via the following lengths:

• \cftafterloftitleskip: list of figures
• \cftafterlottitleskip: list of tables
• \cftaftertoctitleskip: table of contents

Here is a comparison of the default setting for cftafterloftitleskip compared to the setting it to 12pt:

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Changing Font:

Assuming you are not using the [titles] option when loading the tocloft package you can change the font of the titles with \renewcommand to adjust:

• \cftloftitlefont: list of figures
• \cftlottitlefont: list of tables
• \cfttoctitlefont: table of contents

Here is a comparison of the font adjusted for the LOF, vs the default for LOT using:

\renewcommand{\cftloftitlefont}{\Large\bfseries}

Code:

\documentclass{book}
\usepackage{lipsum}% for dummy text

\usepackage{tocloft}
\setlength{\cftafterloftitleskip}{12pt}
\setlength{\cftafterlottitleskip}{12pt}
\setlength{\cftaftertoctitleskip}{12pt}

%\renewcommand{\cftloftitlefont}{\Large\bfseries}% To change font of the LOF title

\begin{document}
\tableofcontents
\listoffigures
\listoftables

\chapter{One}
\lipsum[1-12]
\begin{figure}
    \caption{First Figure in Chapter One}
\end{figure}
\begin{table}
    \caption{First Figure in Chapter One}
\end{table}
\lipsum[1-12]
\begin{figure}
    \caption{Second Figure in Chapter One}
\end{figure}
\begin{table}
    \caption{Second Figure in Chapter One}
\end{table}

\chapter{Two}
\lipsum[1-12]
\begin{figure}
    \caption{First Figure in Chapter Two}
\end{figure}
\begin{table}
    \caption{First Figure in Chapter Two}
\end{table}
\end{document}