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From: Rick.Bortnick@f1020.n391.z1.FidoNet.Org (Rick Bortnick)
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Subject: PCX_TC
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Date: 30 Jun 91 14:20:00 GMT
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>From: AER0201%TECHNION@TAUNIVM.TAU.AC.IL

>In V.95 # 105 Hwang Chien-Jong asked about point sizes in DTP. 
Point
>sizes are for proportional type so you cannot say how many
characters
>per inch because each character has a different width. It measures
the
>height of the capital letters which are uniform in h/size. Roughly
36
>points is 3/8 of an inch 64 points is 3/4 of an inch and one inch
size
>letters are approximately 86 points.

>As a roule 10 point size is used for 
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