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Unit values
You can specify the unit of measurement for most dimension data items. The following table lists the units
of measurement that a FrameMaker product supports and their notation in MIF.Dimension data types can
Measurement unit
point
inch
millimeter
centimeter
pica
didot
cicero
mix different units of measurement. For example, the statement L T R B can be written as either of the
following:
<CellMargins 6 pt 18 pt 6 pt 24 pt>
<CellMargins 6 pt .25" .5 pica 2 pica>
Math values
The statement uses metric values in formatting codes. A metric unit represents one point (1/72 inch).
The metric type is a 32-bit fixed-point number. The 16 most significant bits of a metric value
represent the digits before the decimal; the 16 least significant bits represent the digits after the decimal.
Therefore, 1 point is expressed as hexadecimal or decimal . The following table shows how to convert
metric values into equivalent measurement units.
To get this unit
point
inch
millimeter
centimeter
pica
didot
cicero
Notation in MIF
pt or point
" or in
mm or millimeter
cm or centimeter
pc or pica
dd or didot
cc or cicero
Divide the metric value by this number
65536
4718592
185771
1857713
786432
6997
839724
Relationship to other units
1/72 inch
72 points
1 inch is 25.4 mm
1 inch is 2.54 cm
12 points
0.01483 inches
12 didots
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