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<P DIR=LTR><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT FACE="Consolas"><<</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"> <FONT FACE="Consolas">This isn't Mac specific, but it's something that's bugged me for a LONG time, and maybe someone can help me out. I've always felt that the second row of a table is too close to the horizontal rule (if any) that separates it from the top row. For example, when I typeset the table below in 11pt Lucida, the exponents touch the horizontal rule. </FONT></SPAN></P>
<P DIR=LTR><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT FACE="Consolas">Is there a simple, non-kludgy fix or adjustment for this? I don't want to increase all the linespacing, just the spacing between the first and second row. Thanks.</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT FACE="Consolas"> >></FONT></SPAN></P>
<P DIR=LTR><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT FACE="Consolas">Chris,</FONT></SPAN></P>
<P DIR=LTR><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT FACE="Consolas">This bothers me, too. I get around it by inserting a</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"> <FONT FACE="Consolas">3-point space after the \hline</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT FACE="Consolas">:</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"></SPAN></P>
<P DIR=LTR><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT FACE="Consolas"> . . . </FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT FACE="Consolas">\\</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"> <FONT FACE="Consolas">\hline</FONT></SPAN></P>
<P DIR=LTR><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT FACE="Consolas">\noalign{\vspace{3pt}}</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"></SPAN></P>
<P DIR=LTR><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT FACE="Consolas">Earth & $5.98\times10^{24}$ & $1.50\times10^8$ & 1.00 \\</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"></SPAN></P>
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<P DIR=LTR><SPAN LANG="en-us"></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT FACE="Georgia">That has solved the problem for me. I hope it will for you, too.</FONT></SPAN></P>
<P DIR=LTR><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT FACE="Georgia">Susan</FONT></SPAN></P>
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<P DIR=LTR><SPAN LANG="en-us"></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT COLOR="#002060" SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">Susan A. Lantz, Ph.D.</FONT></SPAN></P>
<P DIR=LTR><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT COLOR="#002060" SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">Associate Professor and Chair</FONT></SPAN></P>
<P DIR=LTR><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT COLOR="#002060" SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">Wade Dept. of Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering</FONT></SPAN></P>
<P DIR=LTR><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT COLOR="#002060" SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">Trine University</FONT></SPAN></P>
<P DIR=LTR><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT COLOR="#002060" SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">Angola, IN 46703</FONT></SPAN></P>
<P DIR=LTR><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT COLOR="#002060" SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">lantzs@trine.edu</FONT></SPAN></P>
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