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Table 2.3.: Available symbolic values for the DIV option or the DIV argument to \typearea[BCOR ]
{DIV }

areaset
Recalculate page layout.
calc
Recalculate type area including choice of appropriate DIV value.
classic
Recalculate type area using medieval book design canon (circle-based calculation).
current
Recalculate type area using current DIV value.
default
Recalculate type area using the standard value for the current page format and
current font size. If no standard value exists, calc is used.
last
Recalculate type area using the same DIV argument as was used in the last call.

Frequently, the type area must be recalculated in combination with a change in the line
spacing (leading). Since the type area should be calculated in such a way that a whole number
of lines fits in the text block, a change in the leading normally requires a recalculation of the
type area.

Example: Suppose that a 10 pt font of and a spacing of 1.5 lines is required for a dissertation.
By default, LATEX sets the leading for 10 pt fonts at 2 pt, in other words 1.2 lines.
Therefore, an additional stretch factor of 1.25 must be used. Suppose also that a
binding correction of 12 mm is needed. Then the solution to the problem might
look like this:
\documentclass[10pt,twoside,BCOR=12mm,DIV=calc]{scrreprt}
\linespread{1.25}
\KOMAoptions{DIV=last}
Since typearea always executes the \normalsize command itself when calculat-
ing a new type area, it is not strictly necessary to set the chosen leading with
\selectfont after \linespread, since this will already be done in the recalcula-
tion.
When using the setspace package (see [TF11]), the same example would appear as
follows:
\documentclass[10pt,twoside,BCOR=12mm,DIV=calc]{scrreprt}