Hallo Ming-Li,
On Thu, 23 Nov 2000 07:43:45 -0800 GMT (23/11/2000, 23:43 +0800 GMT),
Ming-Li wrote:
ML> <OT> I downloaded Andale Mono after it had been touted several times
ML> on the list, just out of curiosity (I had been content with Courier
ML> New for years). I installed it, and found it to be pretty ugly.
Somebody out there understands me! <sigh of relief>
ML> Guess what? Weeks later, it now looks perfectly fine to me.
You started out so excellent. And now this? <g>
ML> I guess you use A4 size paper, right (unless you work for an
ML> American company)?
Of course not - a German company. BTW all standards starting with DIN,
such as DIN-A4, come from Grmany (DIN standing for: Deutsche Industrie
Normung), did you know that?
ML> So its width is around 8.27 inch.
OT: I do believe the paper sizes are in centimeters, though. With
this, I'm of course starting the old discussion about the imperial
systems versus the modern metric system. The old system is still used
in USA, Bangla Desh, and Nigeria. No wait: Nigeria just changed to the
metric system. Do you see a chance the USA will catch up with the
world sometime? ;-)
ML> Taking away about 1 in each side, and you've about 6.27 in to
ML> print on. Basically the size of mono fonts can be calculated as
ML> the following:
ML> 10 points = 12 cpi (characters per inch)
ML> 12 points = 10 cpi
Thanks! This is what I was looking for.
ML> So if you 12 point font, you can print about 62 characters on a
ML> line. (Give or take one character depending on the printer, driver,
ML> software, and font of choice.)
I get it. When I set my viewer preferences to 62 characters, I will
see what will be printed.
ML> Shrink the margin a little (check the manual of your printer to find
ML> out what the minimum margins are, but it's usually safe to use 1 cm
ML> or even less), use smaller fonts, print on larger paper, or use
ML> landscape printing. :)
Since I will have a problem printing all over the landscape, being on
the 9th floor and all, I will go for the smaller fonts instead. ;-)
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Cheers,
Thomas.
"When they broke open molecules, they found they were only stuffed with atoms.
But when they broke open atoms, they found them stuffed with explosions."
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