> * The validator allows to enter "10em", but the value is then changed > after application to "10cm". Not good. A special validator would need > to be set up for this task.
I didn't realize that would happen! Thanks for catching it. > Meanwhile, I have added you to the credits. Welcome aboard! > Well done! Thanks for pushing the patch over the commit line. Thank you :) Chris On Sun, Oct 30, 2022 at 11:46 PM Jürgen Spitzmüller <jspi...@gmail.com> wrote: > > Am Sonntag, dem 30.10.2022 um 16:39 -0400 schrieb Christopher > Hillenbrand: > > That is a valid point! > > Restricting the units and using a CheckedLineEdit are still probably > > worthwhile considering, so here are those changes separately. > > Thanks. I have some thoughts about that: > > * The validator allows to enter "10em", but the value is then changed > after application to "10cm". Not good. A special validator would need > to be set up for this task. > > * I actually think some of the removed values are quite useful in the > given case: ex and em are best to estimate a good line length related > to the font size (which is, typographically, the most sensible > measure). I also think the pt-related units (sp, bp, pt etc.) are quite > sensible here. And finally, I don't see why cm is there, but mm > removed. > Generally speaking, I doubt whether removing any of these measures is > worth the effort. > > Meanwhile, I have added you to the credits. Welcome aboard! > > -- > Jürgen > -- > lyx-devel mailing list > lyx-devel@lists.lyx.org > http://lists.lyx.org/mailman/listinfo/lyx-devel -- lyx-devel mailing list lyx-devel@lists.lyx.org http://lists.lyx.org/mailman/listinfo/lyx-devel
