On 2 August 2010 14:31, Bok Young Hoon <bok.youngh...@gmail.com> wrote:
> Hi > I need help with the font sizes used by LyX. I need to submit my thesis in > 12 pt font but this appears to be smaller than the 12 pt font used by other > word processors (most notably Microsoft Office). When I change the font size > in LyX to "Large" it seems to be too large (but maybe it's the correct > setting if I want to get somethng comparable to 12 pt in Office). Does > anyone know more about this? Is the "normal" size font in LyX really smaller > than 12 pts even though I think there's documentation saying that it should > be comparable to 12 pt font. > The PDF files generated by LyX are actually generated through the LaTeX typesetting system. LaTeX uses the "Computer Modern" font by default. This font has a different overall appearance on paper compared to Times New Roman of the same point size. However, if you measure the height of the capital M or most other letters, you will notice that they are mostly the same. A 12 pt font should be a 12 pt font. You can change the font to something else in the "Document:Settings:Font:Roman" box. For instance, you can choose Time Roman, which will look very close to using Times New Roman under Office. However, maybe it is the LaTeX class you are using that redefines the font internally to something smaller ? Perhaps it does not support the size options. What are your document settings (class, default font, font base size, margins and text layout) ? You should compare these to the Word template provided by your institution. I am currently writing my thesis with a school-provided class using the Times font at 12pt. The output looks nearly identical to the school's Word template, except for the spacing between sections which is typeset differently between Word and LaTeX. Best regards, Tennessee Carmel-Veilleux, ing. jr (OIQ) Electrical engineering masters student, ETS (http://www.etsmtl.ca) Project AREXIMAS (http://areximas.etsmtl.ca)
