On Thu, 14 Feb 2008 15:48:07 +1100
Typhoon <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> On Wed, 13 Feb 2008 15:51:37 -0800
> Brian Kidd <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
> > i was noticing recently that the double spacing of a lyx-produced
> > document seems a little small. for example, i am able to get 324
> > words on a page (8.5 x 11) in a double spaced document that is
> > twelve point font with 1.25" margins all around. this is much more
> > than the typical 250 words per page as a rule of thumb and as a
> > comparison, the same number of words take up 1.3 pages in a
> > double-spaced document in word with the equivalent font size and
> > margin spacing. has anyone else seen this behavior and is there a
> > way to set lyx so it will produce more typical double spacing?
>
> Lamport says to use \renewcommand\baselinestretch{2} for double
> spacing. The argument can be any decimal number: it acts as a
> multiplier for \baselineskip.
>
> \baselineskip is reset by a number of commands, so \baselinestretch is
> your friend.
>
> Lamport, Page 172.
Left out the brackets:
\renewcommand{\baselinestretch}{2}
>
> Cheers,
> Alan
>
> >
> > thanks,
> > -brian
> >
>
