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Message no. 1
From: Geoff Skellams <geoff.skellams@*********.COM.AU>
Subject: Paper Sizes (was RE: Wordman's character sheets updated)
Date: Tue, 16 Jun 1998 13:59:46 +1000
On Shadowrun Discussion, Adam J[SMTP:fro@***.AB.CA] wrote:
> At 13:43 16/06/98 +1000, you wrote:
<<<SNIP my complaint about Letter vs A4 paper >>>

> Now, never having actually Seen a piece of A4 paper myself, just
hearing
> the measurments -- it's slightly wider and longer than 8x11, no? So
Letter
> stuff should be printable on A4 fairly easily, although you would end
up
> with extra-wide margins.

Actually A4 is slightly narrower and longer than Letter sized
paper. Letter, being is 8.5"x11", converts to 215.9mm x 279.4mm. A4 is
210mm x 297mm. I remember seeing a printer option somewhere around here
that makes the printer driver automatically adjust from Letter to A4.
Knowing Microsloth, I doubt there would be an option going back the
other way.

> Am I way off?
>
Not really.

> In either case, I stand by Gurth's philosphy: Make something that
*you* can
> use first, and worry about the rest later.. :)
>
It's OK for you to say :) If *WE* want to send anything into a
company like FASA, then we have to find some letter paper from
somewhere. Perhaps the writer's guidelines should be modified to say
that A4 is OK from places outside North America.
So Adam, now you know the sizes, are we now going to see
versions of TSS formatted for A4 paper as well?

cheers
G
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Message no. 2
From: Gurth <gurth@******.NL>
Subject: Re: Paper Sizes (was RE: Wordman's character sheets updated)
Date: Tue, 16 Jun 1998 12:33:17 +0100
Geoff Skellams said on 13:59/16 Jun 98,...

> It's OK for you to say :) If *WE* want to send anything into a
> company like FASA, then we have to find some letter paper from
> somewhere. Perhaps the writer's guidelines should be modified to say
> that A4 is OK from places outside North America.

Why bother? A4 and Letter are close enough so you don't really
see the difference until you put them next to each other. If
somebody asks for Letter format, just send them A4 and it should
be fine; if not, then I say it's _their_ problem that they only
accept things you can't get your hands on...

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