Restricting linespread to an environment

Question

\linespread doesn't seem to be taken in consideration when set in an environment. How can I reduce the space between lines in a specific environment?

score 9 · Accepted Answer · answered Jul 31 '11 at 16:00

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Inside your environment you can use one of the commands \singlespacing, \onehalfspacing or \doublespacing, or the spacing environment from the setspace package; a little example:

\documentclass{article}
\usepackage{setspace}

\newcommand\TestText{test test test test test test test test test test test test test test test test test test test test test test test test test test test test test test test test test test test test test test test test test test test test test test test test test test test test test test test test test test test test test test test test }
\newenvironment{myenv}[1]
  {\begin{spacing}{#1}}
  {\end{spacing}}

\begin{document}

\TestText
\begin{myenv}{1.6}
\TestText
\end{myenv}
\begin{myenv}{0.6}
\TestText
\end{myenv}

\end{document}

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answered Jul 31 '11 at 16:00

Gonzalo Medina

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Thanks! Just a small comment: When you use \singlespacing you also need to have the spacing package installed. – Pancho Pino Nov 02 '11 at 01:17
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@PanchoPino: You must be referring to the setspace package, since there is no spacing package. – Werner Nov 02 '11 at 07:04
Is there also a simple way to define custom factors - not only 0.5 steps? – Eric Jan 24 '12 at 09:22
@Eric: I am not sure I understand your question. Could you explain in more detail, please? – Gonzalo Medina Jan 24 '12 at 15:42
Sure! When using package setspace, one may use \singlespacing, \onehalfspacing, \doublespacing and so on. I.e. using linespread factor 1.0, 1.5 or 2.0. But is it also possible to use factors that are different, e.g. linespacing 1.25? – Eric Jan 24 '12 at 19:18
How can I do this when I want to change the spacing in the title? I'm writing the title with a simple \title{} – Miguel Jun 11 '18 at 13:20

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