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by **Steven Robertso** » Tue, 07 May 2002 22:12:23

Hi all, apologies for breaking the 'work-it-out-by-self' thing...
numerous web searches aren't helping me, nor are the references I have,
and I have about an hour to get this sorted out... (freaking out :)

Can anyone give me a single one-line command in regular TeX (not LaTex)
to increase font size? Right now, I'm using cmr12, but it isn't scaling
very well, i.e. not at all.

I'm not particular about the font, but it's for a uni essay, so needs to
be something reasonable, i.e. not Wingdings :)

Many thanks.

-S

by **Peter Schmit** » Wed, 08 May 2002 00:18:13

> Can anyone give me a single one-line command in regular TeX (not LaTex)
> to increase font size? Right now, I'm using cmr12, but it isn't scaling
> very well, i.e. not at all.

You first have to load the font in the desired size
either: \font\Bigfont = cmr12 scaled 1200 % e.g.: 20 percent increased
or: \font\Bigfont = cmr12 at 14pt % designsize -> 14pt
or: \font\Bigfont = cmr12 at 14truept % overrules magnification
and then switch to this font:
\Bigfont This is typeset using Bigfont.

Peter

by **Steven Robertso** » Wed, 08 May 2002 17:05:47

>>Can anyone give me a single one-line command in regular TeX (not LaTex)
>>to increase font size? Right now, I'm using cmr12, but it isn't scaling
>>very well, i.e. not at all.

> You first have to load the font in the desired size
> either: \font\Bigfont = cmr12 scaled 1200 % e.g.: 20 percent increased
> or: \font\Bigfont = cmr12 at 14pt % designsize -> 14pt
> or: \font\Bigfont = cmr12 at 14truept % overrules magnification
> and then switch to this font:
> \Bigfont This is typeset using Bigfont.

> Peter

thanks very much :)
got my essay in on time... just hope it doesn't suck....

-s

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last-minute request for help with font sizing

last-minute request for help with font sizing