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How many inches are in a slide? How many pixels? They're probably picking a standard slide size and using inches relative to that, which I guess makes sense, bu
by itishappy 3y ago
How many inches are in a slide? How many pixels? They're probably picking a standard slide size and using inches relative to that, which I guess makes sense, but I think I'd prefer unitless at that point.
- kevincox 3y agoYeah, but if you are saying "a slide is 1080px tall" then you may as well use a real unit, since pixels are basically a synthetic unit at this point. A real unit does help you when printing with no real downside.
- itishappy 3y agoOnly if it's standardized somehow! 1, 2, or 4 slides per page? What margins? Letter or A4? If we're doing inch to inch conversions, we may as well just go unitless!
- itishappy 3y agoDid some research. Apparently Microsoft and Apple both uses inches in their presentation software. However, I've found 3 or 4 different answers for what a "standard slide size" is. So apparently there's precedence for Google's choices, even if I'm lost as to the reasoning. Edit: Hmm, I actually bet it has something to do with font sizing.