Jim: I think you'd be better advised to stick with the x. The | is ambiguous. It can be a Boolean operator (OR) or a separator in a series of steps (e.g., Tools | Address Book | New | ...). You certainly don't want to imply OR with your dimensions.
Bill Potts, CMS Roseville, CA http://metric1.org [SI Navigator] > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On > Behalf Of [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Sunday, June 23, 2002 11:49 > To: U.S. Metric Association > Subject: [USMA:20585] Re: Comments on flawless documents > > > Joe Reid writes: > > > I vote for 100x200x300mm. "x" means multiplication. "/" and ":" both > > mean division. I hesitate to suggest "1x2x3dm" > > I've never heard of ":" meaning division; is that a Canadian or European > thing? > "dm" won't work because I've been giving too simple of an example. A box > might be 125x320x390mm, so 1.25x3.2x3.9dm does not necessarily help. > Centimeters might work if we are willing to round to 10 mm, but we have > strived to use nothing but millimeters (or meters for some cables), and I > would be hesitant to change that. > How about 125|320|390mm? > > Jim Elwell >
