Stephen Davis asked in USMA 17926:
>In the case of measurements used mainly by word processors and the like,
>what is the metric equivalent of twips, points and pica's, if indeed, the
>equivalents exist??
Fran�ois Cardelli in "Scientific Unit Conversion", Springer, 1999, reported
point (de Paris) = 0.188 mm
point (Didot = 0.376 mm
point (US printer's) = 0,351 mm
point (Imprimerie Nationale) = 0.399 mm
pica = 4.218 mm
I have no idea of what a twip in. Please give context.
Joseph B.Reid
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