Re: [OpenJade] OpenJade 1.2.2 Released

Subject: Re: [OpenJade] OpenJade 1.2.2 Released
From: Matthias Clasen <clasen@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Fri, 23 Jul 1999 18:08:57 +0200
> [Avi Kivity]
> > * + and - return a length-spec if any of there arguments is a
> > length-spec.
> 
> How does that work?  I assume the numbers are coerced into lengths,
> but with what units?  E.g., given:
> 
> (+ 2.54cm
>    1in
>    5)
> 
> what is the result?

You obviously can't add numbers and lengths. The dimensions must match. 
The difference between lengths and length-specs is not the units. The
former are always known, while the latter may depend on the display-size
of FOs and thus be unknown to the style engine.


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