Eleven Point Macro

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The following code allows one to change to eleven point fonts throughout a selected section merely by using the normal font change commands. The definitions for six, eight and eleven point fonts are required. For use within a TeX file or as an input file.

Example: {\elevenpoint \rm {\bf This type will be in an eleven point bold font} {\it while this type will be in an eleven point italic font} and even the math fonts, $a^2+b^2=c^2$, will be in an eleven point italic font}.


%============================================================================
% {\elevenpoint\rm ...}   { all fonts will be 11 point including math fonts }
% {\elevenpoint $...$ }    { math only to be in 11 point font }
%----------------------------------------------------------------------------
\def\elevenpoint{
\def\rm{\fam0\elevenrm}
\textfont0=\elevenrm \scriptfont0=\eightrm \scriptscriptfont0=\sixrm
\textfont1=\elevenmi  \scriptfont1=\eightmi  \scriptscriptfont1=\sixmi
\textfont2=\elevensy \scriptfont2=\eightsy \scriptscriptfont2=\sixsy
\textfont3=\tenex   \scriptfont3=\tenex \scriptscriptfont3=\tenex
\textfont\itfam=\elevenit \def\it{\fam\itfam\elevenit}
\textfont\slfam=\elevensl \def\sl{\fam\slfam\elevensl}
\textfont\ttfam=\eleventt \def\tt{\fam\ttfam\eleventt}
\textfont\bffam=\elevenbf \scriptfont\bffam=\eightbf 
                         \scriptscriptfont\bffam=\sixbf
                         \def\bf{\fam\bffam\elevenbf}
\normalbaselineskip=13pt}

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MESmith Spinneret / TeXSpot / smith@math.fsu.edu


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Last modified: 14 August 1995