# How to make single-spaced quotation in double-spaced document using grid package

I am new user and learning. I am interested in grid layout using grid.sty and trying to get a simple two column, double-spaced document with single-spaced quotation.

I did baseline fontsize=12pt and baseline=28.8pt (twice the given option on grid package) but that caused quotation to be displayed as double-spaced. I tried to reset the environment quotation using quoting package, but I could not find the option to for singlespacing.

I tried fontsize=12pt and baseline=14.4pt as in grid manual, used setspace and \doublespacing at preamble, then alternatively gave \par\singlespacing before each environment like quotation and gridenv, and \par\doublespacing after. That apparently does the trick, but certainly NOT the correct way to achieve double-spaced document using grid package with single-spaced quotation. I have no problem with the gridenv behavior, but I really want the quotation to be single-spaced. How to properly achieve this?

The trial-and-error working example.

\documentclass[twocolumn]{article}
\usepackage[fontsize=12pt,baseline=14.4pt]{grid}
\usepackage[top=25mm, bottom=25mm,left=40mm, right=25mm]{geometry}
\setlength{\columnsep}{20pt}
\usepackage{ragged2e}
\usepackage{blindtext}
\usepackage{setspace}

\doublespacing

\begin{document}
\section{Blah! Blah!}
\blindtext
\par\singlespacing
\begin{quotation}
\noindent This is direct, displayed quotation or verbatim word-to-word copy from referenced material, when I am too lazy to paraphrase. This is done when the words exceed 40 words or so, but \bfseries{I want this to be singlespaced}.
\end{quotation}
\par\doublespacing
\blindtext
\section{Another Blurb}
\blindtext
\par\singlespacing
\begin{gridenv}
\begin{eqnarray}
\frac{\sum^X_Y}{\prod'_C} = x'' + y^{2} + z_{i}^{n}\label{eq1}\\
\frac{\int^\sum}{\int_prod'} = x'' + y^{2} + z_{i}^{n}\label{eq2}
\end{eqnarray}
\end{gridenv}
\par\doublespacing
\blindtext
\end{document}


• what is wrong with the way your MWE does it, when you say "certainly NOT the correct way"? – Steven B. Segletes Aug 21 '17 at 14:04
• I do not know what is wrong with my MWE, really. I was thinking that there could be other, proper ways to achieve what my MWE does--especially if the document needs many verbatim referencing (hence the display quotation). – M. Ridha Siregar Aug 21 '17 at 14:27
• If you wish to use it often, then just define it this way: \newenvironment{myquote} {\par\singlespacing\begin{quotation}} {\end{quotation}\par\doublespacing} – Steven B. Segletes Aug 21 '17 at 14:30
• Yes, the plan is to use it often and it can be that simpler. That works like a charm. Thank you. – M. Ridha Siregar Aug 21 '17 at 14:50

In comments, I noted to the OP that I saw nothing wrong with doing the way he/she had provided in their MWE. The OP indicated the need to use the construct often. I suggested that the construct that was provided could be encapsulated in its own environment, as I show below in the myquote environment.

\documentclass[twocolumn]{article}
\usepackage[fontsize=12pt,baseline=14.4pt]{grid}
\usepackage[top=25mm, bottom=25mm,left=40mm, right=25mm]{geometry}
\setlength{\columnsep}{20pt}
\usepackage{ragged2e}
\usepackage{blindtext}
\usepackage{setspace}
\newenvironment{myquote}
{\par\singlespacing\begin{quotation}}
{\end{quotation}\par\doublespacing}
\doublespacing

\begin{document}
\section{Blah! Blah!}
\blindtext
\begin{myquote}
\noindent This is direct, displayed quotation or verbatim word-to-word copy from referenced material, when I am too lazy to paraphrase. This is done when the words exceed 40 words or so, but \bfseries{I want this to be singlespaced}.
\end{myquote}
\blindtext
\section{Another Blurb}
\blindtext
\par\singlespacing
\begin{gridenv}
\begin{eqnarray}
\frac{\sum^X_Y}{\prod'_C} = x'' + y^{2} + z_{i}^{n}\label{eq1}\\
\frac{\int^\sum}{\int_prod'} = x'' + y^{2} + z_{i}^{n}\label{eq2}
\end{eqnarray}
\end{gridenv}
\par\doublespacing
\blindtext
\end{document}