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Re: 14pt fonts?

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From: Ian Green
Date: Fri, 21 Aug 1992 13:54
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On 19 Aug 92 17:14:40 GMT, dhosek@lucy.claremont.edu said:
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>> My problem now is: How can I get my fonts to be in 14 point? I am basically
>> using a mocked up version of the springer style file smva.sty, plus 12pt on
>> the report.sty. The ideal thing would be if there were a 14pt option file
>> that would work well in conjunction with report.sty. 

> No, not report.sty! LaTeX has a bad enough reputation for
> producing ugly output as it is! Does your publisher have no
> concern for quality output?


Don,
	I stopped at your claim that LaTeX has a `bad enough
reputation'.  I wonder why, if this is the case, why there aren't any
other styles around which are one-up on the standard styles.  I think
I'm inclined to agree with you, so where are they?

-ian

Ian Green                                            Ian.Green@ed.ac.uk
Mathematical Reasoning Group                    
Department of AI, University of Edinburgh            +44 31 650 2721


> -dh

> Don Hosek                  
> dhosek@ymir.claremont.edu  
> Quixote Digital Typography 
> 714-621-1291
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