I am trying to create a package that will use grid typesetting (in the humanities, so not much of a problem) but that should allow the user to freely set the \baselinestretch
. I am using the memoir
class as a basis.
In order to do so, I have defined some font sizes, and calculated the amount of space which I should add, for instance after a \Large
heading, so as to preserve the vertical alignment; then I am setting the lengths accordingly. So, for instance:
\renewcommand{\baselinestretch}{1.1}\selectfont
\renewcommand*{\normalsize}{\fontsize{12}{14.5}\selectfont}
\renewcommand*{\Large}{\fontsize{17}{22}\selectfont}
\def\addto@Large{7.7pt}
\setlength{\beforechapskip}{\addto@Large}
\addtolength{\beforechapskip}{\baselineskip}
It works so far, but I would like to be able to change \baselinestretch
at will. In order to do that, I basically need to define my \addto@Large
command for a stretch factor of one (so that would be 7pt
here), and then multiply it by the \baselinestretch
factor.
Is it possible, and if so, how can I do that?
Best Answer
You have several choices. For example define
\addto@Large
as a dimen parameter:You can also do in one swoop, by using
\dimexpr
:In this case
\addto@Large
can also be defined as you did; but it's best to have it as a dimen parameter.