[texhax] fontsize isn't affecting leading

[Barbara Beeton]

    I'm trying to get a large font using:

    \newcommand\largetitleline[1]{%
    \textsf{\textsl{\fontsize{36}{42}\selectfont}}
    #1}}

    It doesn't seem to affect the leading (\baselineskip), so if there's a
    line break, the lines touch each other.

the baseline calculation doesn't take effect
until there's a \par (or blank line).  if you
add \par just after #1, that should do it.

    I even tried to change \baselineskip and \baselinestretch directly,
    with no results.

nope, won't help.  this seems to jump out and
bite nearly everyone at some time or other.
just remember the \par .
							-- bb