Re: [boost] GUI coordinate units (Was: GUI foundations)

From: John Torjo (john.lists_at_[hidden])
Date: 2005-10-09 05:00:52

> 
> You mean the the rule has millimeters as the unit an at 1:1 zoom you want 1
> millimeter of the ruler to be 1 millimeter on the screen? Then yes, you'll
> need some way to convert millimetres to units used on screen. Though I
> don't understand why you want such strict equality. You won't measure
> distances on the screen with a physical ruler anyway, right?
> 

I guess a simple example would be "Word". When you print the doc, it 
shuld look like on the screen, right?

Best,
John

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