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[Stéphane Payrard <address@hidden>]

On (29/11/02 11:37), Forringer, Ted wrote:
> Subject: Paragraph spacing
> Date: Fri, 29 Nov 2002 11:37:51 -0600
> From: "Forringer, Ted" <address@hidden>
> To: <address@hidden>
> Reply-To: address@hidden
> 
> I am trying to use TeXmacs for writing my Ph.D. thesis.  I do not yet
> understand how to modify the style files make a style that works for me.
> The "book" style seems the closest, but I need to change the margins,
> and use "letter" size paper instead of A4.  I also need to have double
> spacing for all of the text.
> 
> Should I be trying to make a modified style "thesis" or should I use the
> "book" style and manually change the margins and page size?  If I need
> to modify the style files, should I use a text editor (vim), or should I
> use TeXmacs?

You certainly can.
This is how I have generated the empty attached TeXmacs file with
book style, letter size paper, and line spacing set to 0.4fn

> 
> Manually changing the line spacing does not seem to work for me.

Have you checked the status-line? It is also used as a emacs-like
minibuffer (or vi command line?) where you need to type the new
linespacing value.  It probably should be made more visible because
most people expect some sort of popup entry form.

> 
> I am sorry these are such beginner's questions.

Even for such questions, it does not hurt to tell which TeXmacs
version you use. :)

> 
> -Ted

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 stef