Bruce Pourciau wrote:
> Typographers generally measure type size and leading in points --
> they might say, for example, that they have set Adobe Palatino 10/12,
> that is, in 10 point type with 2 points of lead. Does anyone know the
> default leading used for the standard LaTeX letter and article
> classes, assuming the default 10 pt type size?
See the file size10.clo:
\renewcommand\normalsize{%
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that is: 10pt/12pt
> If the default is
> 10/12, say, would \linespread{1.05} increase the leading to 10/12.6?
basically yes, but read:
http://www.tex.ac.uk/cgi-bin/texfaq2html?label=linespread
> (I'm using a new installation gwtex and have \usepackage[osf]
> {mathpazo} in the preamble, if that matters.)
FWIW, Walter Schmidt, the maintainer of the PSNFSS bundle and co-author of
mathpazo, recommends
\linespread{1.05}
when using mathpazo/palatino.
HTH,
Jürgen
> Thanks for the help.
>
> Bruce
