On 29 Mar 2001, Sven Neumann wrote:

> > > Are credit cards of a standard size?
> >
> >  Should be. I wouldn't trust sticking them into a machine otherwise.
>
> They should be, but IMO credit cards are too small to be used
> for resolution calibration. I guess it's the physician in me but
> I think we should use something that is at least half the size
> of the screen to reduce the error.
>
>
> I suggest we talk to the Gimp-Print people and come up with a
> nice paper-selection framework offering all sorts of paper sizes
> in use all over the world and use that in the image->new dialog,
> for printing and for the calibration dialog.

Ugh, speaking of error, all so-called "letter" paper isn't necessarily the
same size.  I've had two "letter" papers vary in size by almost half a
centimeter!

Rockwlrs

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