[scribus] paper sizes

[F.Harr at softhome.net]

It does.  That's rather the point.  It's like Folio, quatro, octavio, etc. 

joseph harris writes: 

> 
> From: "Gregory Pittman"
>> Fritz Eichelhardt wrote:
>>> hi all, 
>>> 
>>> 
>>>> From: mike <wmichaeltrout at yahoo.com>
>>>> Subject: [scribus] paper sizes 
>>>> 
>>>  
>>> 
>>>> : is there anywhere in scribus docs where paper sizes
>>>> are cataloged?
>>> no, as far as i know. 
>>> 
>>> 
>>>> i wouldn't know A4 from a hole in the ground or any of the other sizes 
>>>> either...
>>> don't be ashamed.
>>> A4 is short for DIN A4
>>> = Deutsche (german) Industrie Norm. 
>>> 
>>> A4 = 210 x 297 mm
>>> A3 = double A4 (420 x 297 mm)
>>> A2 = double A3 (420 x 594 mm)
>>> and so on.
>>> so if you know the measures of one format, you know them all. 
>>> 
>>> same with Bn, Cn. 
>>> 
>>> 
>>>> in the us we just say 8 x 10, legal, magazine,
>>> ts, ts 
>>> 
>>> 
>>>> ... how do these descriptions compare with other world standards? 
>>>> 
>>> compare? - your descriptions? - with world standards????
>>> :) :) :) 
>>> 
>> 
>> As usual, Google is your friend:
>> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ISO_216 
>> 
>> The interesting thing is the relationships between the various paper 
>> sizes - very clever. 
>> 
>> Greg 
>> 
> 
> ;-)  I think it comes from folding them in half.... 
> 
> Joseph Harris  
> 
> 
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