On Mon, 11 Feb 2002 18:31:48 kilopascal wrote: >2002-02-11 > >I agree with his first paragraph. I don't see a need for Qs anymore than I >see a need for picas, points, and whatever else is out there. I think the >millimetre is sufficient. And, there is no reason why print can't be to >rational millimetres. There is no need to express type dimensions to a >level no finer than 0.1 mm. > >John >... Agreed! Just an addendum to defend the 10^-4 framework as perhaps necessary for *presentation* purposes, due to its requiring less characters. Ex.:
Hypothetical font size, say: '4.2 mm', would show as '42 X' (a savings of 2 characters! - 6 vs. 4; and if we overlook the space aspect, it would be 5 vs 3). Marcus Is your boss reading your email? ....Probably Keep your messages private by using Lycos Mail. Sign up today at http://mail.lycos.com
