On Fri, 30 Mar 2001, Nick Lamb <njl98r@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > On Fri, Mar 30, 2001 at 10:56:32AM +0100, Austin Donnelly wrote: > > I really don't see what's wrong with using a ruler. The CD idea is > > cute, I have to agree. > > There is a tiny problem. I can hold the ruler _near_ my screen but I > cannot use it to measure the screen because it is too big and won't > touch the surface. > > So now I have to look for _another_ ruler. We could mandate that all > Gimp users buy 19" monitors? I experienced the same problems: on some monitors, I cannot use my ruler accurately because the ruler is too big and the edges of the monitor prevent me from putting it on the surface. On an old monitor that is badly curved, I could touch the surface with one end of the ruler but the other end was several centimeters away from the surface because the ruler was not flexible enough. Using A4 paper would be a nice solution because it can easily follow the surface of curved screens. Also, if you have a small monitor and an A4 sheet will not fit (in landscape mode), then you can fold it in two and you get A5, which can also be measured easily without loosing much precision. For more information on standard paper sizes, see this excellent resource: http://www.cl.cam.ac.uk/~mgk25/iso-paper.html -Raphael
