Twelve Point Macro

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

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


%=============================================================================
% {\twelvepoint\rm ...}    { all fonts will be 12 point including math fonts }  
% {\twelvepoint $...$ }    { math only to be in 12 point font }
%-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
\def\twelvepoint{
\def\rm{\fam0\twelverm}
\textfont0=\twelverm \scriptfont0=\ninerm \scriptscriptfont0=\sevenrm
\textfont1=\twelvemi  \scriptfont1=\ninemi  \scriptscriptfont1=\sevenmi
\textfont2=\twelvesy \scriptfont2=\ninesy \scriptscriptfont2=\sevensy
\textfont3=\tenex   \scriptfont3=\tenex \scriptscriptfont3=\tenex
\textfont\itfam=\twelveit \def\it{\fam\itfam\twelveit}
\textfont\slfam=\twelvesl \def\sl{\fam\slfam\twelvesl}
\textfont\ttfam=\twelvett \def\tt{\fam\ttfam\twelvett}
\textfont\bffam=\twelvebf \scriptfont\bffam=\ninebf 
                         \scriptscriptfont\bffam=\sevenbf
                         \def\bf{\fam\bffam\twelvebf}
\normalbaselineskip=14pt}

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Last modified: 14 August 1995