I'm always puzzled to see that TeX dimensions are limited to
5 3/4 meters. Is there such a limit in the pdf format ?
It is then impossible to typeset in full scale on the size of
a cinema screen or a theatre curtain...
Conversely, it's frightening how precise TeX is with 5 nanometer
graduation. Relatively to 5,75 meters, this is on a thousand kilometers
distance, a resolution of a single micrometer ! Still better than the
GPS, for a long time yet...
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Le 04/06/2013 16:15, GL a écrit :
Hello,
I'm always puzzled to see that TeX dimensions are limited to 5 3/4 meters. Is there such a limit in the pdf format ?
It is then impossible to typeset in full scale on the size of a cinema screen or a theatre curtain...
Conversely, it's frightening how precise TeX is with 5 nanometer graduation. Relatively to 5,75 meters, this is on a thousand kilometers distance, a resolution of a single micrometer ! Still better than the GPS, for a long time yet...
Is this choice of scaling explained by Knuth ?
Regards.
Pardon jm'ai gouravé de fort rhum ;-)
Le 04/06/2013 16:15, GL a écrit :
Hello,
I'm always puzzled to see that TeX dimensions are limited to
5 3/4 meters. Is there such a limit in the pdf format ?
It is then impossible to typeset in full scale on the size of
a cinema screen or a theatre curtain...
Conversely, it's frightening how precise TeX is with 5 nanometer
graduation. Relatively to 5,75 meters, this is on a thousand kilometers
distance, a resolution of a single micrometer ! Still better than the
GPS, for a long time yet...
I'm always puzzled to see that TeX dimensions are limited to 5 3/4 meters. Is there such a limit in the pdf format ?
It is then impossible to typeset in full scale on the size of a cinema screen or a theatre curtain...
Conversely, it's frightening how precise TeX is with 5 nanometer graduation. Relatively to 5,75 meters, this is on a thousand kilometers distance, a resolution of a single micrometer ! Still better than the GPS, for a long time yet...
