Re: Changing of fonts

David Lloyd Geering <dreamlax@xxxxxxxxxxxx> writes:

> You have to use the \fontsize{height}{depth} command.
>
> \fontsize{12}{15} will change the font to use 12pt with 15pt depth. I can't
> confirm this, but the depth is used only for the letters of the alphabet that
> go under the baseline. For example, the word 'Sister' has a smaller depth
> than 'Sister Mary' because the 'y' requires the extra depth, so you'll need
> to make sure you can accommodate the extra depth.

Where did you ever pick up such nonsense!?

The first parameter of \fontsize is the nominal font size (which may
not correspond to any measurable quantity).

The second parameter is the inter-line spacing.

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Donald Arseneau asnd@xxxxxxxxx
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