Re: Paper size error

Hubert Figuière wrote on Thu, 06 Sep 2012 10:43:41 -0700:

> On 06/09/12 08:08 AM, Ingo Brückl wrote:
>>
>> There is an error in the paper size table (fp_PageSize.cpp). Folio isn't
>> 7.5 x 10 inches but 8.27 x 13 inches. (Actually, Folio seems to be an
>> European format of size 210 x 300 mm). The closest to 7.5 x 10 inches is
>> Executive (7.25 x 10.5).
>>
>> So what do we want? (I've heard of Executive, but never of Folio.)

> Wikipedia knows it all
> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Foolscap_folio

Yes, I did research prior to my posting. That's why I asked how we should
change the wrong entry in the page size table. Do we want Folio or the size
that has been assigned to this entry. One of it is wrong.

>> And, the size of Envelope No10 should be given in inches rather than mm
>> since it's a non-ISO American size.

> See also:
> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Envelope_size

Yep, dto. We have reasonable sizes (i.e. with fractions) in inches there.

Ingo
Received on Thu Sep 6 20:02:42 2012