[EXT] Points, pitch and lines per inch

Reinhard Kotucha reinhard.kotucha at web.de
Mon Feb 10 00:01:39 CET 2020


On 2020-02-09 at 22:07:38 +0000, Philip Taylor wrote:

 > Djones9976 via texhax wrote:

 > > and lines per inch in the document; or how can I tell what the pdf is
 > > being printed in?
 >
 > The vertical interline interval (called the "leading" in TeX) is in
 > normal circumstances controlled by a TeX variable \baselineskip,
 > [...]

Maybe the unit LPI is meant here.

  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lines_per_inch

... but it doesn't make sense when vector fonts are used.  It's
usually used for embedded bitmap graphics like photographs.

Regards,
  Reinhard

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