gimpprint-mediasizes(7) - Linux man page
Name
gimpprint-mediasizes - Gimp-Print media sizes
Description
Gimp-Print supports many different media (paper) sizes. All of the currently supported media sizes are listed below. The default media size is "Letter".
Media Sizes
Common English paper sizes
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Common photographic paper sizes
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International Paper Sizes (mostly taken from BS4000:1968)
- "A" series: Paper and boards, trimmed sizes.
"A" sizes are in the ratio 1 : sqrt(2). A0 has a total area of 1 square metre. Everything is rounded to the nearest millimetre. Thus, A0 is 841mm x 1189mm. Every other A size is obtained by doubling or halving another A size.
"B" series: Posters, wall charts and similar items.
- "C" series: Envelopes or folders suitable for A size stationery.
US CAD standard paper sizes
Foolscap
Sizes for book production
- The BPIF and the Publishers Association jointly recommend ten standard metric sizes for case-bound titles as follows:
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Paperback sizes in common usage
Miscellaneous sizes
Copyright
Copyright © 2001 Michael Sweet (mike@easysw.com) and Robert Krawitz (rlk@alum.mit.edu)
This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of the License, or (at your option) any later version.
This manual page was written by Roger Leigh (roger@whinlatter.uklinux.net)
See Also
gimpprint-color(7), gimpprint-dithers(7), gimpprint-imagetypes(7), gimpprint-inktypes(7), gimpprint-mediasources(7), gimpprint-mediatypes(7), gimpprint-models(7), gimpprint-resolutions(7).