> a new, almost pocket-size format (5.25 x 5.25 inches)
hopefully someone has already pointed this out, but I'll do so with the danger of being repetitive. I can't remember off-hand what the actual dimensions are (it's 5.5" x 8.5" I believe), but the new format is certianly not square.
Submitted by plain_clothes on Mon, 05/13/2002 - 08:51.
My mistake. It was a pure typo. The dimensions are 5.25 x 8.25 inches. (I hate writing inches in decimal form like that -- does anyone ever really say "five-point-two-five inches"? -- but without real fractions the alternative is even uglier: "5-1/4 x 8-1/4 inches." It's a shame to have our written language impoverished because of the limitations of our character sets.
just a correction
> a new, almost pocket-size format (5.25 x 5.25 inches)
hopefully someone has already pointed this out, but I'll do so with the danger of being repetitive. I can't remember off-hand what the actual dimensions are (it's 5.5" x 8.5" I believe), but the new format is certianly not square.
squarely off-target
My mistake. It was a pure typo. The dimensions are 5.25 x 8.25 inches. (I hate writing inches in decimal form like that -- does anyone ever really say "five-point-two-five inches"? -- but without real fractions the alternative is even uglier: "5-1/4 x 8-1/4 inches." It's a shame to have our written language impoverished because of the limitations of our character sets.