[WASTE-list] WASTE questions

[Ryan Joseph]

great, some fixed integer conversion functions took care of that. thanks

On Jan 8, 2008, at 8:52 AM, James Walker wrote:


> 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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Regards,
         Josef


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