On Fri, Nov 30, 2001 at 03:48:27PM +0100, Jean-Marc Lasgouttes wrote: > >>>>> "Andre" == Andre Poenitz <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > > Andre> LaTeX stores length as multiple of some small value if I got > Andre> this right, and we should do likewise.
The 'scaled point' which is 2^(-32) of a point. The complete table (TeXBook, chapter 10 Dimensions, first page, 57 in my edition) pt point pc pica (1 pc = 12 pt) in inch (1 in = 72.27 pt) bp big point (72 bp = 1 in) cm centimeter (2.54 cm = 1 in) mm millimeter (10 mm = 1 cm) dd didot point (1157 dd = 1238 pt) cc cicero (1 cc = 12 dd) sp scaled point (65536 sp = 1 pt) So sp is the base, everything else is a multiple of that. The 'definitive' unit is the mm; everything else is determined in terms of that by the exact ratios above. > > Where did you find that? I though it was some fixed point thingy. And the difference between 'multiple of some small value' and 'some fixed point thingy' is what, exactly? ;-) [Damn, it's Friday. I wish to take back that smiley...] Jules
