Posted by Spaulding Greystoke on 12/06/05 05:43

Onideus Mad Hatter <usenet@backwater-productions.net> wrote in
news:l3u9p19pq8afuub9fmr22j0nnop4tg345d@4ax.com:

> On Mon, 05 Dec 2005 20:16:36 -0600, harold <pressman@nospam.com>
> wrote:
>
>>Actually, Chum, she's right. DPI and PPI aren't the same and are not
>>"interchangeable." "DPI" is a co<SLAP>
>
> Look, kid, have you been to Wikipedia?
> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dots_per_inch
>
> "Owing in part to its conceptual similarity with other measurements of
> graphical resolution, the DPI measurement is frequently misused. For
> instance, it is common for an image scanner's sampling resolution to
> be specified in terms of DPI, though a more accurate measurement would
> be samples per inch. The number of pixels per inch in a computer
> display is sometimes specified in this way as well. Usage of the DPI
> measurement in these cases is considered by some to be inaccurate and
> misleading, though the intended meaning is usually clear based on
> context."
>
> The most important part being:
> "the intended meaning is usually clear based on context"
>
> If you get them to change it to say that it is NEVER clear, even when
> keeping it within a specific context, you'll have some ground to stand
> on. Until then...they can be used interchangeably so long as you're
> using them within a specific context (print, scanning, screen).
>
> At this point, you're not arguing against me, you're arguing against
> Wikipedia. Go whine to them, Child.
>
> In the mean time, if someone tells me that they have a graphic that's
> 72 PPI, I KNOW what DPI I should print with in order for that image to
> look decent when it's printing (granted it's gonna be small, but I
> KNOW what to use). Don't you? By your own deficient logic YOUR
> PRINTING BLIND! HOW RETARDED ARE YOU?!
>
> And to show you just how interchangeable they are:
> http://www.backwater-productions.net/_images/are-u-slow.png
>
> When you create a new image in Paint Shop Pro it lets you set the PPI,
> later, when you save the image, Windows see's that number as the
> DPI...IF THEY AREN'T INTERCHANGEABLE HOW IS IT DOING THAT YOU STUPID
> RETARDED FUCKS!
>
> OH...MY...GAWD!
>
> And to that other RETARD and the people who were slurping his ass who
> was saying that PPI is meaningless and doesn't matter...YOU'RE A BUNCH
> OF FUCKING MORONS!
>
> Let me educate you stupid, ignorant FUCKS:
> http://www.backwater-productions.net/_test_platform/ppi-
matters/test.html
>
> PPI doesn't matter? Well if that's true, WHAT THE FUCK ARE YOU
> LOOKING AT! There's only ONE image being used on that site, you
> deficient freshmen dropouts!
>
> Think McFly, THINK!
> What, you need to see the ~magic~ code?
>
> <img src="test.png">
> <br>
> <img src="test.png" width=100% height=100%>
>
> WOAH, amazing! Now granted if you're just a retarded fuck who doesn't
> know shit all about web coding maybe PPI is a meaningless number, but
> when you're playing on the web design level that peeps of MY caliber
> are on...yeah, it matters, it matters A LOT.
>
> You stupid tards lose...you lose bad. `, )

I didn't read your drivel.

But 'pixels per inch' is independent of 'dots per inch'. Everything
displays at 72ppi on screen, but the same file can contain much more
printable (dpi) data.

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