[GRASS-user] flyer_v1.0

Przemysław Bojczuk pb at gis.umcs.lublin.pl
Fri Apr 13 04:45:51 EDT 2007


M S wrote:

> I dont doubt that it is a "standard" paper size, but given the US resistance
> to adopt metrics, 8.5x11 (letter) and 11x17 (tabloid) are the "standard"
> sizes.   I dont know what sizes are in mm unless i'm wrenching on a car.  :(

As Glynn Clement below has already mentioned, metric paper sizes are
*the* standard.

> I recognize there are a variety of "standard" paper sizes, but given the 11"
> limitation, i have to shrink the PDF to fit the page at a 9% reduction.

There is no variety. There are standard metric sizes and non-standard
American sizes. Any other sizes are pretty much marginal.

Given the FLOSS's nature, it is only logical to keep to the standards,
even if a minority feels uncomfortable with that. But if we didn't keep
to the standards, we might as well go and write closed-source freeware
instead.

Thanks for your understanding.

PB
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