[WASTE-list] WASTE questions

[James Walker]

Ryan Joseph wrote:

> 1) Why is the default tab width 2359296 instead of a simple number? 

> for example if I want to let users select a tab width how should that 

> number be mapped to something understandable to a user.


I can answer this one... 2359296 is a simple number, once you realize it 
is a Fixed value rather than an integer.  If you divide it by 2 to the 
power 16, you get exactly 36.0.  That many points is half an inch.
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