Re: [nvda-translations] Picas
- From: "DINAKAR T.D." <td.dinkar@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: nvda-translations@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Wed, 9 Jul 2014 11:45:56 +0530
Thank you!
On 09/07/2014, James Teh <jamie@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> Hi.
> It's a unit of measurement. This article might help:
> http://support.microsoft.com/kb/76388
> From that article:
>> "Pica" refers to a unit of measurement equal to 1/6 of an inch or 12
>> points. Pica and points can be used interchangeably and many typographers
>> use pica as their standard unit of measurement.
>
> I'd never heard of it myself before now, but you learn something new
> every day... :)
>
> Jamie
>
> On 9/07/2014 12:26 AM, DINAKAR T.D. wrote:
>> Hi,
>>
>> What does the word "picas" mean in the following string?:
>>
>> #. Translators: a measurement in Microsoft Word
>> msgid "{offset:.3g} picas"
>>
>> Thanks,
>>
>>
>> DINAKAR
>>
>>
>
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