[cairo] Re: SVG backend patch - update

[James Cloos]

>>>>> "Jason" == Jason Dorje Short <jdorje at users.sf.net> writes:

Jason> 90 DPI at arm's length is still 90 DPI.  dots-per-inch is
Jason> distance-independent unlike dots-per-arcsecond (for instance).

The spec recomends that the pixel size be based on arcseconds,
specifically the number of arcseconds subtended by 1/90 inch
at a radius of  approx 28 inches.

Jason> (although one guy on #svg said the spec was misworded and the
Jason> correct value would become 96 DPI in a future spec).  This is
Jason> also what inkscape uses (not configurable).

Isn’t 96 what cairo itself uses?  Sounds, then, like the best bet.

-JimC
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