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

From: Stefan Seefeld (seefeld_at_[hidden])
Date: 2005-10-09 09:18:38

John Torjo wrote:
>>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?

While for applications such as 'Word' it's just a nice-to-have feature,
there are applications such as 'Illustrator' where it is imperative.

Regards,
                Stefan