Re: Amendments in calc-units.el

[Jay Belanger]

Miles Bader <address@hidden> writes:
...
>> Also, using "point" for point (of
>> whatever kind) and "tpt" for TeX point lacks symmetry; perhaps
>> "texpoint" for TeX point would be better.
>
> Well you're probably right that it should be "pspoint", with an alias.

That's a good idea, although I was thinking of "pt" vs "point" difference.

>  [The common name for what tex uses seems to be "typographer's point"]

According to the data file for the units program, the printer's point
(the same as typographer's point?) is precisely 0.013837 inches, while
the TeX point is 1/72.27 inches = 0.013837000138... inches.  Then the
units program cheerfully ignores the difference.  Makes sense,
perhaps.

Jay