[USMA:15598] Re: Metric Typographic Units

[kilopascal]

2001-10-14

To generate a discussion on the on the subject and to bring attention to the
comment made in the article:


US developers should realise that over 95% of the world population grew up
using the metric system and that it is therefore prudent to design a system
today from the very lowest level up purely in metric units. Conversion to
archaic units like the inch and the various points should only be an add-on
feature in the user interface on top of an underlying purely metric
architecture, and not the other way round.

Which I highlighted, but does not appear to stick out in non-HTML mode.

John




----- Original Message -----
From: "James R. Frysinger" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: "U.S. Metric Association" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Sunday, 2001-10-14 22:04
Subject: [USMA:15596] Re: Metric Typographic Units


> John, this is the last link on the USMA home page. What is your purpose
> in posting it here?
>
> Jim
>
> > kilopascal wrote:
> >
> > Metric Typographic Units
> >
> > Typography is an old art and has developed over the years a
> > bewildering variety of mutually incompatible units. The old Roman
> > foot/inch system did not offer originally a unit fine enough for
> > typography, so for instance the following special purpose ad-hoc units
> > were created in various regions:
> >
> >    * 1 point (Truchet) = 0.188 mm (obsolete today)
> ....
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