Factoid of the day:
Font sizes have traditional names, based on how many "points" they are tall. So a font that is four points high is "brilliant" while one that is five and a half points high is "agate" (or "ruby", if you're british).
Like all traditional divisions of things, there's a deliciousness to these names. It's like memorizing all the collective nouns - a pride of lions, a murder of crows, etc.
Font sizes have traditional names, based on how many "points" they are tall. So a font that is four points high is "brilliant" while one that is five and a half points high is "agate" (or "ruby", if you're british).
Like all traditional divisions of things, there's a deliciousness to these names. It's like memorizing all the collective nouns - a pride of lions, a murder of crows, etc.
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ateh:
Okies. Probably not a purchase in my near future since it has to jockey for money with the IRS, the bank, the dude who's fixing our hybrid's battery, and my travel bug. But now I know what to look for when it's time.
casper:
Weird! I didn't know that, about the font sizes.