Re: Browser font size selection for printer -- SOLVED, but I'd llike to understand.
On Tue, 04 Nov 2014 03:02:03 +0000, Hendrik Boom wrote:
> I cannot get chrome or chromium (or Iceweaasel either) to print a web
> page in a twelve-point font on my laser printer. It insists on using a
> font that's about twice the size.
Well, let me apologize for even posting that question. I got it to
produce smaller output by asking for a font-size of 6pt. So it is
recognizing the css for the printer after all -- it's just that the 12-
point font my printer produces is rather bigger than what I'm used to
calling twelve-point.
I get about 54 lines to the page, measured top edge to bottom edge of an
standard 11-inch page. With 72 = 6x12 points to the inch, I'd expect to
get 6 lines to the inch, giving me 66 lines altogether. I suspect I'm
ignoring details like the space between lines.
Evidently I could still learn a few things about typography. Can anyone
suggest a good online reference?
-- hendrik
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