Re: My point is a point is a point

On Mon, 31 Jul 2000, Walter Ian Kaye wrote:
> 
> A point is a PHYSICAL measurement; it is only /mapped/ to pixels,
> not defined by them.

And just to reinforce this -- if each pixel is half an inch high (think
football stadium signs) then 72pt text is a grand total of two pixels
high. Which is not very readable! ;-)

Hence always use relative units!

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Received on Monday, 31 July 2000 13:13:40 UTC