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\documentclass[a4paper]{report}
\usepackage{lipsum,mathptmx}

%\baselineskip16pt

\begin{document}
\baselineskip16pt
\lipsum[1]\footnote{\lipsum[3]}
\par\noindent\lipsum[2]
\end{document}

This code shows how setting \baselineskip for the document does not set it for footnotes, since the main text is set to have wider interline spacing, while the footnote text isn't. My question is: why is that?

PS While making this example, I bumped into another thing: the commented line of code, if uncommented, does absolutely nothing. That is, if I uncomment that and remove the other \baselineskip16pt, the baseline skip is not changed. Why does that happen?

MickG
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  • Does \renewcommand{\footnote}[1]{\begingroup\linespread{1.5}\oldfootnote{#1}\endgroup} do what you want? You can change 1.5 to whatever you like. – LaRiFaRi Jul 06 '15 at 11:34
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    You should act on \baselinestretch rather than setting \baselineskip. For this use \linespread{1.3333} in the preamble. – egreg Jul 06 '15 at 11:44
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    Explanation of \linespread. But why is there such a difference? I mean, why is the \baselineskip set only for the "body of the document" and not for the footnotes? – MickG Jul 06 '15 at 12:06

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