Hi Andrew,
As Leonard mentioned these values refer to PDF user units and not
millimeters.
An A4 page has the following dimensions: 290 * 210 mm
2012/6/26 Andrew Daykin <andrew.day...@gmail.com>
> Hello.
>
> The values you mentioned appear to be millimeters, 595 x 842 would
> generate a (portrait) A4 page. Leonard mentioned the other details.
>
> FYI there are 25.4 mm to an inch.
>
> Regards
> Andrew.
>
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>
>
>
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> Subject: [iText-questions] iText Coordinate System
> From: David Vongrad <dvongra...@hotmail.com>
> To: itext-questions@lists.sourceforge.net
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>
> Hi,
>
> I have what I hope is a simple question. What units is the iText
> coordinate system? The values 595 and 842 don't mean anything to me for a
> standard US letter page, whether it be in points or hundredths of an inch
> or something else? I haven't been able to find any information online,
> other than the origin is the bottom left corner of the page. Thanks.
>
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