[EXT] Points, pitch and lines per inch
Reinhard Kotucha
reinhard.kotucha at web.de
Mon Feb 10 00:01:39 CET 2020
On 2020-02-09 at 22:07:38 +0000, Philip Taylor wrote:
> Djones9976 via texhax wrote:
> > and lines per inch in the document; or how can I tell what the pdf is
> > being printed in?
>
> The vertical interline interval (called the "leading" in TeX) is in
> normal circumstances controlled by a TeX variable \baselineskip,
> [...]
Maybe the unit LPI is meant here.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lines_per_inch
... but it doesn't make sense when vector fonts are used. It's
usually used for embedded bitmap graphics like photographs.
Regards,
Reinhard
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