added font macros

1 files changed, 39 insertions, 2 deletions

diff --git a/mla8.tex b/mla8.tex
index f3be21b..5cf9ce9 100644
--- a/mla8.tex
+++ b/mla8.tex
@@ -9,6 +9,43 @@
 \font\fourteenit=ptmri7t at 14pt
 \font\twelveit=ptmri7t at 12pt
 
+%%\font value reference for checks
+
+{
+\fourteenrm \xdef\fourteenrmid{\the\font}
+\fourteenit \xdef\fourteenitid{\the\font}
+\fourteenbf \xdef\fourteenbfid{\the\font}
+\twelverm   \xdef\twelvermid{\the\font}
+\twelveit   \xdef\twelveitid{\the\font}
+\twelvebf   \xdef\twelvebfid{\the\font}
+}
+
+%%semantic fonts
+
+\def\large{%
+  \edef\curfont{\the\font}%
+  \ifx\curfont\twelvermid \fourteenrm \fi%
+  \ifx\curfont\twelvebfid \fourteenbf \fi%
+  \ifx\curfont\twelveitid \fourteenit \fi%
+  \baselineskip=28pt%
+}
+
+\def\it{%
+  \edef\curfont{\the\font}%
+  \ifx\curfont\twelvermid \twelveit \fi%
+  \ifx\curfont\fourteenrmid \fourteenit \fi%
+  \ifx\curfont\twelvebfid \twelveit \fi%
+  \ifx\curfont\fourteenbfid \fourteenit \fi%
+}
+
+\def\bf{%
+  \edef\curfont{\the\font}%
+  \ifx\curfont\twelvermid \twelvebf \fi%
+  \ifx\curfont\fourteenrmid \fourteenbf \fi%
+  \ifx\curfont\twelveitid \twelvebf \fi%
+  \ifx\curfont\fourteenitid \fourteenbf \fi%
+}
+
 %math family
 
 \font\twelvermop=zptmcm7t at 12pt
@@ -50,12 +87,12 @@
 \noindent\@date \par
 }
 \def\titlespacing{} \def\spaceaftertitle{\def\titlespacing{\bigskip}} %gives the option of adding a large space after the title
-\def\title#1{\line{\hfil \fourteenrm \baselineskip=28pt #1 \hfil} \titlespacing}
+\def\title#1{\line{\hfil \large #1 \hfil} \titlespacing}
 
 %%running header
 
 \nopagenumbers
-\vsize=9.5in
+\vsize=\dimexpr 9.5in \relax
 \voffset=\dimexpr 12pt - 0.5in \relax
 \def\firsthead{} %a store for the first page's running header
 \def\numberfirstpage{\def\firsthead{\@last\ 1}} %optionally enables numbering on first page to same as others