On 28 Oct 2005 at 11:57, Robin Laing wrote: ... > The question is how much accuracy to you really need in a document. > The issue here isn't really inch or mm but precision. Housed are > built with less precision than what you are asking for. Thousands of > an inch? Come on. I have a hard time visualizing a 100th of an inch. > Can you purchase a ruler with a 100th of an inch scale?
I've used a metal ruler with 1/64 inch divisions. Not so far off 10 thou -- and even if you can't /measure/ .01 inches accurately by eye, you can still, I suspect, easily /see/ the difference between .01 inch and .015 inch. More to the point, why limit, whether deliberately or accidentally, available precision? I can't see that it costs extra to have it; those who don't need it won't bother, those who do will take it for granted. -- various incoming sites blocked because of spam; see http://www.scottsonline.org.uk for a list and openpgp crypto key (key fingerprint 2ACC 9F21 5103 F68C 7C32 9EA8 C949 81E1 31C9 1364) [EMAIL PROTECTED] Mike Scott, Harlow, Essex, England --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
