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|                                selectfontset                                |
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\selectfontset{cm12}{twelvept}{14pt}
\selectfontset{cm10}{tenpt}{12pt}
\twelvept
 
Abbreviation:  ã|\sfsã%
 
Parameters:    ã|catalog name, user's reference, leadingã%
 
    ã|Description:ã%
For  a typical  document, you  will need  both a  font set  and a  math set.
The default font set selections  consist of two sets for composing printers:
\twelvept for the 12 point  size Computer Modern serif typestyle; and \tenpt
for the 10  point Computer Modern serif typestyle.   Typically, the \select-
fontset markup is placed in the  front of your document.  The format of this
markup is
 
\selectfontset{catalog name}{user's reference name}{leading between lines}
 
where catalog name  is the system name  for that font set.   (Complete lists
of the  catalog names can be  found by going  to the TEXT1 help  menu, or by
looking in the Font  Catalogs.)  The user's reference  is a name of your own
devising.  This name, when prefaced with a backslash will give you access to
that font set.  The leading is the interlineskip specification.
    Users of typewriter printers  use different \selectfontset markup, which
offers "standard",  "underscore" (for italic), and  "bold" monospaced faces.
These are the only fonts available to such printers.
    Each font set includes the following nine faces, each of which is called
by  adding a  backslash in  front of  the name,  or using  the abbreviation:
\roman (\rm),  \bold (\bd), \italic  (\it), \typewriter  (\tt), \caps (\cc),
\mathitalic (\mi),  \symbol (\sy), \extension (\ex),  and \bolditalic (\bi).
Not all font  sets have all nine  faces available.  If  a particular face is
not available, a warning message will be printed.
 
    ã|Example:ã%
After entering the \selectfontset,
 
\selectfontset{cm11}{eleven}{default}
\eleven
 
each time \eleven is specified,  you would be using the Computer Modern font
set at  a 11 point size  (cm11).  The  third parameter ("default") indicates
that TEXT1  will use the default  value for \interlineskip, in  this case 13
points.   Then,  whenever you switch  to bold  (\bd) you would  get Computer
Modern bold at  a 11 point size.   If you were to  specify \it you would get
Computer Modern italic at 11 points.
 
    ã|Example:ã%
Consider  this  example for  switching  from  9 point  to  a  8  point size.
The  \eightpoint is  set  with \interlineskip{9pt}  instead  of  the default
\interlineskip{10pt}, leaving less space between lines.
 
\selectfontset{cm9}{ninepoint}{default}
\selectfontset{cm8}{eightpoint}{9pt}
\eightpoint
 
\centerline{\ninepoint\bd Sociogeology}
\vs{12pt}
\centerline{\it by Achilles Chert}
\vs{12pt}
"Does the absurd dictate death?" asks Albert Camus,
 
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|                                Sociogeology                                 |
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|                              by Achilles Chert                              |
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|     "Does the absurd dictate death?"  asks Albert Camus,                    |
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    ã|Notes:ã%
Again, not  all font sets  have all nine faces  available.   If a particular
face is not available, a warning message will be printed.