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

From: Rob Stewart (stewart_at_[hidden])
Date: 2005-10-10 13:25:50

From: John Torjo <john.lists_at_[hidden]>
> > 
> > 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?

That doesn't mean that you should be able to hold the printed
page to the monitor and see an exact match.

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