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From: rsr@wvucswv.UUCP
Newsgroups: comp.text
Subject: Re: vertical spacing in LaTeX
Message-ID: <22@wvucswv.UUCP>
Date: 24 Feb 88 18:24:10 GMT
References: <4445@sigi.Colorado.EDU>
Lines: 34
Summary: One way to obtain double spacing in LaTeX

In article <4445@sigi.Colorado.EDU>, michael@boulder.Colorado.EDU (Michael Schmidt) writes:
> 
> I have a little question:
> 
>   How can I influence the vertical spacing in LaTeX? Say to
>   achieve double spacing?
> 
> 	  Michael Schmidt

I had posted a similar request about a year ago on comp.text, and 
Stan Dunn from Rutgers explained how it could be done.

Essentially, selective double-spacing can be obtained in LaTeX by defining
two new commands \bdouble and \edouble  (begin and end double-spacing!)
and enclosing any material to be double-spaced within these two commands.

These two definitions are:

\newcommand{\bdouble}{\baselineskip 2\baselineskip} % begin double space

\newcommand{\edouble}{\par \baselineskip .5\baselineskip} % end double space

USAGE: 

\bdouble
% Stuff to be double-spaced ...
\edouble

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