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List:       koffice
Subject:    Re: karbon
From:       James Richard Tyrer <tyrerj () acm ! org>
Date:       2003-10-26 7:20:29
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Thomas Zander wrote:
> On Fri, Oct 24, 2003 at 01:56:07AM -0700, James Richard Tyrer wrote:
> 
>> Nicolas Goutte wrote:
>> 
>>> Of course PS and also KOffice use floating points, but that is still
>>>  not making it 600dpi-based, however one turns that around. (360dpi,
>>>  720dpi and 1440dpi are better values in this case, as there are 
>>> multiples of 72.)
>>> 
>> 
>> Yes those multiples clearly have an advantage.  But, most laser 
>> printers are still 75*N rather than 72*N. :-(
> 
> 
> Just to defuse possible FUD;

FUD, what FUD???

> 'most' laserprinters are real postscript based (or compatible) and 
> really use 72pt/inch.

Actually, I think that most laser printers are PCL based.

> That 75 James mentioned surely is not talking about the same Nicolas
> was.

As I suspected, you have NO IDEA what I am talking about.

The resolution of most laser printers is 75*N DPI.  That is: 150 DPI, 300
DPI, 600 DPI, 1200 DPI, etc.

PostScript ALWAYS uses 72nds of an inch as its measuring system, but that
has NOTHING to do with the resolution of the image that appears on the paper.

--
JRT


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