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From: xiaofei@ACSU.BUFFALO.EDU
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Subject: \the \baselineskip
Message-ID: <9102170805.AA03692@autarch.acsu.buffalo.edu>
Date: 17 Feb 91 08:05:17 GMT
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If I say
``
\the\baselineskip
\baselineskip=2.0\baselineskip
\the\baselineskip
''
 
I expect the first \the\baselineskip gives me a ``12.0pt'' and the
second one goves me a ``24.0pt''. But it is not the case, they both
give me ``12.0pt'' which I find it difficult to understand.
 
In order to get the results I expected I have to put \par in the
first sentence. But this does not make sense to me. The value for
\baselineskip HAS BEEN CHANGED regardless if there is a baselineskip.
 
I expect the basic logic to work:
``
x=1
means x is one
x=2\times x
then x is two obviously
''
 
What is wrong with the way I am thinking?