According to http://www.unc.edu/~rowlett/units/dictT.html
twip a unit of distance used in computer graphics for high-resolution control of the elements of an image. One twip is equal to 1/1440 inch, about 17.639 micrometers, or 0.070 556 kyu. "Twip" is an acronym for "twentieth of a point," which is accurate if the point [2] is interpreted as being exactly 1/72 inch. Baron Carter -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Tuesday, 05 February, 2002 09:36 To: U.S. Metric Association Subject: [USMA:17940] Re: Query about measurement!! Stephen Davis asked in USMA 17926: >In the case of measurements used mainly by word processors and the like, >what is the metric equivalent of twips, points and pica's, if indeed, the >equivalents exist?? Fran�ois Cardelli in "Scientific Unit Conversion", Springer, 1999, reported point (de Paris) = 0.188 mm point (Didot = 0.376 mm point (US printer's) = 0,351 mm point (Imprimerie Nationale) = 0.399 mm pica = 4.218 mm I have no idea of what a twip in. Please give context. Joseph B.Reid 17 Glebe Road West Toronto M5P 1C8 TEL. 416-486-6071
