2.54 cm to the inch, it certainly is by law. It follows from legislation in the 80s, I think, which defined the UK yard as 0.9144 metres exactly. If you do your arithmetic that leads to 2.54 cm to the inch, exactly.
Best wishes On 2 Jun 2012 at 8:07, Mike Scott wrote: Send reply to: [email protected] Date sent: Sat, 02 Jun 2012 08:07:01 +0100 From: Mike Scott <[email protected]> To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [Calc] Feature request: Change default cell width from 2,27cm to 2,50cm > On 02/06/2012 05:01, NoOp wrote: > > On 05/30/2012 03:28 PM, Dwayne Henderson wrote: > >> Why is the default cell width in OOo 2,27cm? > > > > Actually mine (I suppose you are referring to _column_ width) is: > > 0.89" which works out to be: > > > > 2.2606 cm (1" = 2.540005cm) > ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ > > ?? IIRC 1 inch is /exactly/ 2.54cm. I've no idea where your figure > might come from! > > > > -- > Mike Scott > Harlow, Essex, England > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > To unsubscribe, e-mail: [email protected] For > additional commands, e-mail: [email protected] > Niall Martin Phone 0131 4678468 Please reply to: niall<at>rndmartin.cix.co.uk
