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Re: Mathematical & scientific characters.

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From: pwilliams
Date: Fri, 10 May 1991 13:46
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In article <gregoret.673211693@celeste.mmwb.ucsf.edu>, gregoret@celeste.mmwb.ucsf.edu (Lydia M. Gregoret) writes:
> morgan@ooc.uva.nl (Chris Morgan/RIKS) writes:
> 
>>I'm currently doing battle with one of the UNIX buffs here who insists
>>that he can produce higher quality output for his technical journal
>>papers using his UNIX box and TROFF/NROFF etc,. than with my Macs.
> 
> There is a solution to the funky (uneven) line spacing that one gets
> when mixing, say, Times and Symbol fonts in MS Word, or by having
> subscripts and superscripts.
> 
> The solution is to select "-12" for line spacing in the Paragraph
> dialog box (Format menu) instead of "Auto" (if you are working in 12
> pt. font size and want single spacing.)  Any negative number forces
> even spacing of lines to that width.  This is documented in the manual
> under "Line Spacing".
> 
> Lydia Gregoret
> gregoret@cgl.ucsf.edu


This works except when you have a fraction or integral, or something else
that would normally be higher than regular words or symbols.  Using
-24 for double for an equation can cut off part of the upper and lower
limits.

I'm an avid tex fan, I do stuff in word, but only when I'm told I have to.

                                                       Pam
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