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Table 2.2.: DIV defaults for A4

base font size: 10 pt 11 pt 12 pt
DIV: 8 10 12

\usepackage{bookman}
The a4paper option can be left out when using the scrartcl class, as it is predefined
in all KOMA - Script classes.

Note that when using this option with one of the KOMA - Script classes, as in the example
above, it must be passed either as a class option, or via \KOMAoptions or \KOMAoption after
loading the class. When using a KOMA - Script class, the typearea package should not be
loaded explicitly with \usepackage, nor should the option be given as an optional argument
thereto. If the option is changed via \KOMAoptions or \KOMAoption after loading the package,
the type area and margins are automatically recalculated.

DIV=calc
DIV=classic
v3.00 As already mentioned in section 2.2, there are fixed defaults for DIV when using A4 paper.
These can be found in table 2.2. However, such fixed values have the disadvantage that they
do not take into account the letter spacing of the font used. With A4 and fairly narrow
fonts, this can quickly lead to an unpleasantly high number of characters per line. See the
considerations in section 2.1. If you choose a different paper size, typearea will calculate an
appropriate DIV value for you. Of course, you can also apply this same calculation to A4.
To do so, simply use DIV=calc in place of DIV=factor . Of course, you can also specify this
option explicitly for all other paper sizes. If you want automatic calculation, this specification
is useful, as it is possible to set different preferences in a configuration file (see section 20.3).
Explicitly specifying the DIV=calc option overrides such configuration settings.
You can also select the traditional page layout mentioned in section 2.3, the medieval page
canon. Instead of the DIV=factor or DIV=calc option, simply use the DIV=classic option.
A DIV value which is as close as possible to the medieval page canon is then chosen.

Example: In the example using the Bookman font and the DIV=factor option, the problem
was to select a DIV value that better matched the font. Modifying that example,
you can simply leave the calculation of this value to typearea:
\documentclass[a4paper,twoside]{protocol}
\usepackage{bookman}
\usepackage[DIV=calc]{typearea}

Note that when using this option with one of the KOMA - Script classes, as in the example
above, it must be passed either as a class option, or via \KOMAoptions or \KOMAoption after