[NTG-context] Re: learning about the grid

[Pablo Rodriguez via ntg-context <ntg-context@ntg.nl>]

On 11/19/23 23:17, madiazm.eoicc@gmail.com wrote:
> Thanks, Pablo and Henning
>
> I suppose I am making a mistake with my setupinterlinearspace. My
> school asks for Times New Roman (I use termes) 12pt and
> onehalfspacing. In latex I used linespread{1.3} and so I supposed
> setting ConTeXt with setupinterlinearspace[1.3ex] was the right way.

Hi Miguel,

sorry, but I don’t have any idea what \linespread might mean for LaTeX
in plain English.

Some ConTeXt users may also use LaTeX too, but don’t rely on that.

> (I read somewhere that vertical spaces should be measured in ex and
> horizontal spaces in em; maybe it's not widely accepted).

As far as I know, em is defined by the width of the capital 'M' and ex
is defined by the height of the lowercase 'x'.

With your requirements, I think it is easier to set line spacing to one
and a half line with 1.5em, such as in:

  \setupbodyfont[termes]
  \starttext
  \the\exheight\\
  \the\dimexpr3\exheight\\
  \the\emwidth
  \the\dimexpr1.5\emwidth\\
  \stoptext

Just in case it might help,

Pablo

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