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How to (automatically) determine a visually appealing line spread?
I'm writing a "larger" document with a lot of mathematics. Occasionally, I use a notation like
p \xrightarrow{\mathcal A^X} q
which produces tall lines. LaTeX increases the line spread for those ...
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typesetting the document which fits into marked fixed lines
I have a to typeset the article such that, the output should be printed on the fixed marks that are 1.36 cms apart.
In other words, printing sheet has marked lines which are 1.36 cms apart. I have ...
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Why exactly is \linespread{1.05} appropriate for Palatino?
Section 1.4 of l2tabu, Changing inter-line space using \baselinestretch, contains a remark about the Palatino font:
[I]f you only want to use fonts other than Computer Modern you may use ...
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Spacing of sectioning commands for grid typesetting
I know questions about grid typesetting have been asked before, and some packages (grid, gridpos) exist. The scenario I have at the moment is simpler than that, and is mostly a question about elastic ...
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What exactly is leading?
Wikipedia:
In typography, leading ( /ˈlɛdɪŋ/)
refers to the distance between the
baselines of successive lines of type.
By this definition, isn't it the same thing as line height?
But in ...
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Rhythm: different values for parskip and baselineskip in scrartcl
I am writing some small demo files, each trying to implement a specific advice from Bringhurst's Elements of Typograhpic Style. He recommends to keep the vertical rhythm of the page, and to return to ...
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What does 'double spacing' mean?
I think I know the meanings of \baselineskip, \lineskip and \lineskiplimit in TeX, I also know \baselineskip, \baselinestretch, \linespread and the second argument of \fontsize in LaTeX. However, I ...
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Source of “correct” baselinestretch values for various fonts?
I once encountered the advice to use \renewcommand\baselinestretch{1.025} after \usepackage{bera} (though I am not 100% certain that 1.025 was the suggested value). There's little doubt to my ...
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Grid System in LaTeX
I'd like to typeset documents using the 'Grid system' of page layout. Good examples are on pages 40-53 of this document. The textpos package is helpful for this, but two additional features would be ...
