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authorJay Belanger2005-10-28 04:49:41 +0000
committerJay Belanger2005-10-28 04:49:41 +0000
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(Predefined Units): Fix the symbol for a TeX points, mention other
TeX-related units.
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1 files changed, 11 insertions, 3 deletions
diff --git a/man/calc.texi b/man/calc.texi
index df92a3f2e9b..726a7bc7a0c 100644
--- a/man/calc.texi
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@@ -27991,9 +27991,17 @@ for Angstroms.
27991@end ifinfo 27991@end ifinfo
27992 27992
27993The unit @code{pt} stands for pints; the name @code{point} stands for 27993The unit @code{pt} stands for pints; the name @code{point} stands for
27994a typographical point, defined by @samp{72 point = 1 in}. There is 27994a typographical point, defined by @samp{72 point = 1 in}. This is
27995also @code{tpt}, which stands for a printer's point as defined by the 27995slightly different than the point defined by the American Typefounder's
27996@TeX{} typesetting system: @samp{72.27 tpt = 1 in}. 27996Association in 1886, but the point used by Calc has become standard
27997largely due to its use by the PostScript page description language.
27998There is also @code{texpt}, which stands for a printer's point as
27999defined by the @TeX{} typesetting system: @samp{72.27 texpt = 1 in}.
28000Other units used by @TeX{} are available; they are @code{texpc} (a pica),
28001@code{texbp} (a ``big point'', equal to a standard point which is larger
28002than the point used by @TeX{}), @code{texdd} (a Didot point),
28003@code{texcc} (a Cicero) and @code{texsp} (a scaled @TeX{} point,
28004all dimensions representable in @TeX{} are multiples of this value).
27997 28005
27998The unit @code{e} stands for the elementary (electron) unit of charge; 28006The unit @code{e} stands for the elementary (electron) unit of charge;
27999because algebra command could mistake this for the special constant 28007because algebra command could mistake this for the special constant