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Posted by Carolyn Marenger on 11/23/12 11:43
Cerebral Believer wrote:
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> "Toby Inkster" <usenet200603@tobyinkster.co.uk> wrote in message
> news:17qgf3-489.ln1@ophelia.g5n.co.uk...
>> Cerebral Believer wrote:
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> Do you know any point to pixel convertors?
Points are a unit of measure commonly used in the print industry. If I
remember correctly, 72 points equals one inch.
Pixels have to do with screen resolution, and their size varies monitor to
monitor. I seem to remember calibrating my monitor a few years ago and
having a pixel height and width of 1/83rd and 1/87th of an inch. That was
at 1024x768 resolution resolution, with the picture stretched to the edges
of my monitor. I now view at 1280x1024 on each of my two monitors, so my
pixels have shrunk by about 20%. On the other hand, I do occasionally
change my resolution to 800x600 just so I can view a site in a much smaller
viewport. At that point, my pixel size is about 20% larger.
In other words, converting point to pixels is about as easy as going for a
fifteen kilogram drive. You may be able to figure out the measurements
specific to your monitor and create the formula for your specific
situation, but it will only be a very rough guide for the rest of us.
Carolyn
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Carolyn Marenger
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