[Tex/LaTex] Finely control line spacing when already using the setspace package

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I'm using setspace to double-space an article (as it's widely known, this package behaves more intelligently than \linespread, Double line spacing alread covers the details).

\usepackage{setspace}
\doublespacing

However, I'd like to finely adjust the "double" spacing so I can control the overall length of the paper. If I use \linespread, I go back to the less intelligent mechanism. Is there a way to fine tune what the setspace package does?

My question is specific to the article and, perhaps, report document classes. I'm saying this because some googling found some tricks specific to the memoir class.

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In addition to the familiar \onehalfspacing (etc.) commands and \begin{onehalfspace}...\end{onehalfspace} (etc.) environments, the setspace package includes a \setstretch{baselinestretch} command that can help you out, or a \begin{spacing}{nnn}...\end{spacing} environment. Set the spacing factor number, nnn to, say, 1.85 or whatever your situation needs. See the documentation in the comments in setspace.sty for more details.

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The setspace package does it for you, but it turns doublespacing off within footnotes and floats like figure and table captions. That's usually desired.

But if you don't want to use setspace, perhaps because of the mentioned reason, you could use the command \linespread, for instance:

\linespread{1.5}

A package may be preferred over such a command though.

[Tex/LaTex] How to doublespace a table using setspace

The setspace package restores the normal \baselinestretch inside floats (and footnotes); you can override this decision by redefining \@xfloat:

\documentclass{article}
\usepackage{amsmath}
\usepackage{setspace}
\usepackage{lipsum}

\newcommand\Factor{1.9}

\makeatletter
\def\@xfloat#1[#2]{\ifhmode \@bsphack\@floatpenalty -\@Mii\else
   \@floatpenalty-\@Miii\fi\def\@captype{#1}\ifinner
      \@parmoderr\@floatpenalty\z@
    \else\@next\@currbox\@freelist{\@tempcnta\csname ftype@#1\endcsname
       \multiply\@tempcnta\@xxxii\advance\@tempcnta\sixt@@n
       \@tfor \@tempa :=#2\do
                        {\if\@tempa h\advance\@tempcnta \@ne\fi
                         \if\@tempa t\advance\@tempcnta \tw@\fi
                         \if\@tempa b\advance\@tempcnta 4\relax\fi
                         \if\@tempa p\advance\@tempcnta 8\relax\fi
         }\global\count\@currbox\@tempcnta}\@fltovf\fi
    \global\setbox\@currbox\vbox\bgroup
    \def\baselinestretch{\Factor}\@normalsize
    \boxmaxdepth\z@
    \hsize\columnwidth \@parboxrestore}
\makeatother

\begin{document}
\begin{spacing}{\Factor}
\lipsum[1]
\begin{table}[ht]
\begin{tabular}{rlll}
  \hline
 & col1 & col2 & col3 \\ 
  \hline
  50 & 19 & 7 & 26 \\ 
  100 & 10 & 20 & 29 \\ 
  150 & 1 & 7 & 2 \\ 
  200 & 0 & 0 & 10 \\ 
\hline
\end{tabular}
\end{table}
\end{spacing}
\end{document}

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A shorter (and safer) possibility is to use the etoolbox package and its \AtBeginEnvironment command to add \doublespacing to the tabular environment:

\documentclass{article}
\usepackage{amsmath}
\usepackage{setspace}
\usepackage{etoolbox}
\usepackage{lipsum}

\AtBeginEnvironment{tabular}{\doublespacing}

\begin{document}
\begin{spacing}{1.9}
\lipsum[1]
\begin{table}[ht]
\begin{tabular}{rlll}
  \hline
 & col1 & col2 & col3 \\ 
  \hline
  50 & 19 & 7 & 26 \\ 
  100 & 10 & 20 & 29 \\ 
  150 & 1 & 7 & 2 \\ 
  200 & 0 & 0 & 10 \\ 
\hline
\end{tabular}
\end{table}
\end{spacing}
\end{document}

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