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Of points and millimeters... (Score:1)

by bart (450)

d there are 2.83 milimeters to each postscipt point
OK, something's backwards here.
A point is 1/72 of an inch, so there's no way a point can measure 2.83mm. Dividing 25.4mm/72, I get 0.3527mm for a point. Oh, you got them reversed, a mm is 2.834pt.
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