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Re: Point |
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Thu, 17 Jan 2013 23:27:31 +0100 |
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Am 17.01.2013 22:41, schrieb David Kastrup:
>> it may be a bit pedantic, but what is the definition of a point on this
>> page?
>> http://lilypond.org/doc/v2.16/Documentation/notation/setting-the-staff-size.html
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>> … DTP point …?
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> More likely a TeX pt, namely 2540:7227 mm
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Ok, that makes sense.
>> Is the pt or the mm value the more exact one?
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> I don't understand the question.
I meant, there is probably a source that says that e.g. standard parts
should be written with a staff height of 20 pt (and 7 mm is just a
rounded conversion) or it says that they should have a staff height of 7
mm (and 20 pt is the rounded conversion). So for further conversions
(e.g. to inch) I could use the original one, in order not to accumulate
the rounding errors. (I know that those numbers are not intended to be
precise to the 10th digit.)
Joram