- From: David Perrell <davidp@earthlink.net>
- Date: Wed, 3 Dec 1997 12:17:11 -0800
- To: <www-style@w3.org>
> This points out a serious, looming problem. The logical extension of >this last progression is parsecs, which are typically abbreviated as "pc." >However, this unit abbreviation is already used for picas! What to do? >Obviously the authors were not sufficiently far-sighted in their original >efforts, and total backwards compatibility is now directly threatened. Practically-speaking, parsecs should not be considered for inclusion, since by the time a display warranting such units is rendered the viewer would probably be dead. David Perrell
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