Hello Joy

> > Now I see my ruler has inches divided by 10, 8 and
> > 6, so a question raises: why/when which division?
>
> Perhaps it is a word-processing ruler.

No, plastic, it also has a cm division which is more familiar to me.

> There is a linear measure called
> the "pica", used exclusively for measuring type.

You mean fonts/letter types?

> There are six picas in an
> inch, and twelve points in a pica.

I've been employed with a company called Pica (library software) and never
kwew this!

Jo Falkink

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