On Wed, 22 Aug 2001 09:13:36 +0200 wrote Helge Hafting <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>:

> Kathryn Andersen wrote:
> 
> > One of those tricky things that seems to cause many people to stumble
> > (I know I did it myself) -- you have to put the units in as well as the
> > numbers.  The price of flexibility.  That is, you have to say 1cm or
> > 0.25in or 50pt (or whatever).
> 
> This is useful, as one may use any familiar unit.  However,
> it is also so unexpected and hard to guess that a message
> about it would be nice. Just like the cute little message
> you get when trying to type two spaces in a row.
> 
> Helge Hafting

Even better would be an improved GUI with a field for the number and a
button to chose the unit.

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