joe@oregon.uoregon.edu (10/02/90)
Assuming you are using plain TeX, you can easily redefine your default font simply by naming a new font. Thus, for example, since ten point is a little small for me, I routinely set the default font to be Computer Modern Roman twelve point. However, this has some unexpected side effects in that it doesn't redefine the size of math mode $...$ and $$...$$ stuff. I know I can tinker with \textfont, \scriptsize and \scriptscriptsize to handle this problem for the math mode families, but is there any easier way to handle this problem? Thanks, Joe St Sauver (JOE@OREGON.UOREGON.EDU or JOE@OREGON) Statistical Programmer and Consultant University of Oregon
dhosek@hmcvax.claremont.edu (Hosek, Donald A.) (10/02/90)
In article <20097.270759b5@oregon.uoregon.edu>, joe@oregon.uoregon.edu writes... >Assuming you are using plain TeX, you can easily redefine your default font >simply by naming a new font. Thus, for example, since ten point is a little >small for me, I routinely set the default font to be Computer Modern Roman >twelve point. >However, this has some unexpected side effects in that it doesn't redefine >the size of math mode $...$ and $$...$$ stuff. >I know I can tinker with \textfont, \scriptsize and \scriptscriptsize to >handle this problem for the math mode families, but is there any easier way >to handle this problem? Well one approach would be to use the *point.tex macros on ymir.claremont.edu in [anonymous.tex.inputs.plain-contrib]. However, an even better approach would be to use the Mittelbach & Schoepf font selection macros in [anonymous.tex.inputs.latex-mainz] "But wait!" you say, "That's for LaTeX, isn't it?" Well, yes, it is, but the lfonts.new portion of the package is completely independent of LaTeX. And once you've dealt with font selection with their techniques, you won't want to bother with any other font selection technique again. I kid you not. -dh --- Don Hosek TeX, LaTeX, and Metafont support, consulting dhosek@ymir.claremont.edu installation and production work. dhosek@ymir.bitnet Free Estimates. uunet!jarthur!ymir Phone: 714-625-0147 finger dhosek@ymir.claremont.edu for more info