[Qt-interest] pdf printer 1200 DPI and font size

[Sylvain Pointeau]

>
> How exactly do you measure the size in "preview"? Do you display the PDF at
> 100% and then measure the font sizes on screen, using a ruler?
>
> I am using a Mac myself, but I am not sure whether "Preview" and other Mac
> apps properly respect the DPI settings of your screen, not to mention
> whether the screen DPI settings are actually set correctly.
>
> You could verify the screen DPI/app settings by displaying an "a4 PDF" at
> 100% and then put a "real" a4 paper in front of your screen! If those match,
> then chances are very high that Mac OS has properly detected and set the
> display DPI settings AND the "preview" app properly respects those.
>
> Now I would expect that this is the case, but just to make sure ;)
>
>
I don't measure the screen :-)

there is a menu item "show inspector" in the menu "Tools"
then you select "Tools -> select Tools"

then draw the rectangle, you will see the dimensions into the inspector
window.
(you can set the units to dot,inch or centimeter.

Best regards,
Sylvain
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