Title: Re: [USMA:33423] Re: Screen and printer metrics
on 2005-07-02 08.47, David King at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
> I think it would be better to specify a dot pitch in a more sensible
> unit, i.e. micrometres. Your monitor has a dot pitch of 260 µm.
Dear David,
I agree that micrometre would be a better choice of unit for dot pitch.
One of the outstanding features of the metric system is the ability to use the prefixes to rid entire industries of fractions — both decimal fractions and vulgar fractions.
I have noted in the past how the wise use of prefixes in the Australian building industry led to a rapid, smooth, and economical metric transition by specifying on building drawings that, 'All dimensions are in millimetres'.
It is a mystery to me why this rapid, smooth, and economical metric transition is not used as a model for other industries and (dare I say) other nations.
Cheers,
Pat Naughtin ASM (NSAA), LCAMS (USMA)*
PO Box 305, Belmont, Geelong, Australia
Phone 61 3 5241 2008
Pat Naughtin is the editor of the free online monthly newsletter, 'Metrication matters'. You can subscribe by going to http://www.metricationmatters.com and clicking on 'Newsletter'.
* Pat is the editor of the 'Numbers and measurement' chapter of the Australian Government Publishing Service 'Style manual – for writers, editors and printers', he is an Accredited Speaking Member (ASM) with the National Speakers Association of Australia, and a Lifetime Certified Advanced Metrication Specialist (LCAMS) with the United States Metric Association.
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