rgheck wrote:
Derek Cordeiro wrote:
Hi,
I have a query about line spacing. Why does the line spacing
"\onehalfspacing" in LyX differ from word processors like Word or
OpenOffice? Or are they two different things? I have used same font
size of 12pt but find that a 1.5 line spacing in a word processor
generates much more space. Is there any way to establish a relation
between the two?
Yes, but it is complicated. According to the _LaTeX Companion_:
"'Double spacing' means that the vertical distance between baselines
is about twice as large as the font size", which means, visually, that
it should look as if an additional line would fit perfectly between
the printed lines. Traditional word processors produce double spacing
the way a typewriter does, by skipping a line. This means that you
insert the leading twice, too, and so the distance between lines is
much greater. Essentially the same goes for 1.5 in a word processor.
You can get this effect, if you want, using the preamble.
\usepackage{setspace}
\setstretch{1.5}
Or better, you can do this in LyX itself by choosing the "Custom" size 1.5.
rh
