On Saturday March 31 2007 2:10 pm, Peter Hillier-Brook wrote:
> Dan Lewis wrote:
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>
> > Here is the work around for your decimal accuracy: learn to
> > use the metric system. One meter is 39.37 inches. That means
> > 0.01 mm is 0.0003937 inches. That seems to be very accurate to
> > me. While I live in the USA, I use cm all the time when working
> > with OOo. That still gives me an accuracy of 0.003937 inches. I
> > can live with that.
>
> Don't start me off on the metric system. It was invented for simple
> people who couldn't count beyond 10 - they ran out of fingers - and
> of course I could use it: I choose not to as a matter of principle.
>
> Peter HB
Then don't complain about accuracy. It is there, but as you
say, you have chosen not to use it as a matter of principle. Remember
that OOo was originally a German office suite which Sun Microsystems
bought. That means the basis for all measurements within the suite is
metric. So, you are using the metric system with all of your
measurements in OOo whether you like it or not. Sorry, about that.
So, why not take full advantage of what the suite has to offer?
Your statements about the metric system seems to be a little
harsh, and I personally question the validity of that remark. You are
free to use whatever measurement system you want, but please do not
show you prejudice in what you say about what you don't want to use.
Such statements fall into the same category of making bad remarks
about either MS Office or OOo. None of them are really needed.
Dan
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