John, I would even go so far as to use Noto Serif and if that looks too big (compare with New Century Schoolbook 14) use 13pt.
:-)-O el On 2019-07-04 07:53 , John White wrote: > > On Thursday, July 4, 2019 8:30:45 AM PDT Dr Eberhard W Lisse wrote: >> John, >> >> use one of the Koma Script formats, perhaps article, and then in the >> Document Settings Document Class Custom put 14pt. >> >> In Document Settings Fonts use Base Size Default and select the fonts. >> >> That should do it. >> >> el >> >> Sent from Dr Lisse’s SE >> >> On 4. Jul 2019, 08:11 +0200, John White <j...@whitelawchartered.com>, wrote: >>> I am doing a brief for court. The rules provide: "A proportionally spaced >>> typeface (e.g., Century Schoolbook, CG Times, Times New Roman, and New >>> Century) must be 14-point or larger." I use new century Schoolbook. As >>> the base text is 12 point, the only way I see to do this is to highlight >>> the text and mark it in lyx text-style as "large," which throws off >>> symmetry of the document (e.g. subsections are also "large.") This is a >>> real pain. Any suggestions as to how I can otherwise get text in the >>> document to 14 point? One thing: I am relying on >>> https://tex.stackexchange.com/questions/40104/difference-between-latex-and >>> -word-in-setting-font-size#40108 and common sense for my conclusion that >>> when I check base size 12 in document settings 12 point text is produced. >>> However, on the printed page base size text actually looks to be closer >>> to 14 point. Perhaps if I actually measure the type when printed base >>> size 12 will really be closer to 14 point? I am using lyx version 2.3.2 >>> on Debian stretch. >>> Thanks for any suggestions? >>> John White > > Brilliant! Thanks Doc! > > > John > > -- Dr. Eberhard W. Lisse / Obstetrician & Gynaecologist (Saar) e...@lisse.na / * | Telephone: +264 81 124 6733 (cell) PO Box 8421 / Bachbrecht, Namibia ;____/
