RE: Metric paper size for PDF code charts

From: Jony Rosenne (rosennej@qsm.co.il)
Date: Tue Oct 18 2005 - 10:40:03 CST

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    It should be the intersection of Letter and A4, to suit all, if it is not
    already so. It looks to me as if it is, i.e. it can be printed on A4 without
    scaling.

    Jony

    > -----Original Message-----
    > From: unicode-bounce@unicode.org
    > [mailto:unicode-bounce@unicode.org] On Behalf Of Andreas Prilop
    > Sent: Tuesday, October 18, 2005 3:22 PM
    > To: unicode@unicode.org
    > Subject: Metric paper size for PDF code charts
    >
    >
    > Currently the PDF code charts at http://www.unicode.org/charts/
    > are made for a paper size of 8.5 inch ª 11 inch.
    > I regard the choice of this non-metric and specifically North
    > American paper size as inappropriate for an international
    > organization.
    >
    > The PDF code charts should be made for the *international*
    > *metric* paper size A4, i.e. 210 mm ª 297 mm.
    >
    > See http://www.cl.cam.ac.uk/~mgk25/iso-paper.html
    > for detailed information on international standard paper sizes.
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