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In the period from {\tt 1404} till {\tt 1585} Hasselt had its own
{\sl right of coinage}. This right was challenged by other cities,
but the {\switchtobodyfont[7pt] bishops of Utrecht} did not honour these
{\slb protests}.
The curly braces indicate begin and end of style or size switches.
Mintage
In the period from 1404 till 1585 Hasselt had its own right of coinage. This right was
challenged by other cities, but the bishops of Utrecht did not honour these protests.
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31.5 Redefining fontsize
For special purposes you can define your own fontsize.
\definebodyfont[..,.1.,..][.2.][..,..=..,..]
A definition could look like this:
\definebodyfont[10pt][rm][tfe=lbr at 36pt]
{\tfe Hasselt!}
Hasselt!
Now \tfe will produce 36pt characters saying:
31.6 Small caps
Abbreviations like PDF (Portable Document Format) are printed in pseudo small caps. A
small capital is somewhat smaller than the capital of the actual typeface. Pseudo small
caps are produced with:
[setup cap is undefined]
If you compare PDF, \cap{PDF} and \sc PDF :
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