2002-02-11 I see your point. Maybe I should be more specific. For most type, I feel 0.1 mm resolution would be sufficient. For applications demanding more resolution then 0.01 mm is fine. But, nowhere do we need type described as 0.3526798 mm, or some other ridiculous numbers.
John ----- Original Message ----- From: "Bill Potts" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "U.S. Metric Association" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Monday, 2002-02-11 22:10 Subject: [USMA:18159] Re: Typographic units > John Schweisthal wrote: > There is no need to express type dimensions to a > level no finer than 0.1 mm. > > First, I think you mean "finer than," not "no finer than." (You've been > listening to Dubya too much. <g>) > > Second, it depends on which dimension you're talking about. When it comes to > kerning adjustments, 0.1 mm may no be precise enough. 0.01 mm is probably > all right, though. > > Bill Potts, CMS > Roseville, CA > http://metric1.org [SI Navigator] >
