Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2003/10/13
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Well it is that....but pica was also the standard typeface on most typewriters - you know, those mechanical devices that used to be used to print letters on processed wood pulp and rags.;-) - -----Original Message----- From: owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us [mailto:owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us] On Behalf Of Tarek Charara Sent: Monday, October 13, 2003 6:34 PM To: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us Subject: RE: [Leica] Pika De B. D. Colen <bdcolen@earthlink.net>, le lundi 13 octobre 2003 à 15:34 GMT : >I thought pika was a type face...:-) It's a measurement unit used in typesetting. 1 inch = 6 pica, if my memory is correct... Tarek - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html