From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.4.4 (2020-01-24) on inbox.vuxu.org X-Spam-Level: X-Spam-Status: No, score=-0.9 required=5.0 tests=MAILING_LIST_MULTI, T_SCC_BODY_TEXT_LINE,URIBL_SBL_A autolearn=ham autolearn_force=no version=3.4.4 Received: (qmail 1513 invoked from network); 7 May 2023 02:43:57 -0000 Received: from zapf.ntg.nl (5.39.185.232) by inbox.vuxu.org with ESMTPUTF8; 7 May 2023 02:43:57 -0000 Received: from localhost (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by zapf.ntg.nl (Postfix) with ESMTP id A064E1C2D0D; Sun, 7 May 2023 04:43:31 +0200 (CEST) X-Virus-Scanned: Debian amavisd-new at zapf.ntg.nl Received: from zapf.ntg.nl ([127.0.0.1]) by localhost (zapf.ntg.nl [127.0.0.1]) (amavisd-new, port 10024) with ESMTP id Zcm4IgK1twuu; Sun, 7 May 2023 04:43:29 +0200 (CEST) Received: from zapf.ntg.nl (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by zapf.ntg.nl (Postfix) with ESMTP id 3F81B63EF; Sun, 7 May 2023 04:43:29 +0200 (CEST) Received: from localhost (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by zapf.ntg.nl (Postfix) with ESMTP id 47D1F63EF for ; Sun, 7 May 2023 04:43:27 +0200 (CEST) X-Virus-Scanned: Debian amavisd-new at zapf.ntg.nl Received: from zapf.ntg.nl ([127.0.0.1]) by localhost (zapf.ntg.nl [127.0.0.1]) (amavisd-new, port 10024) with ESMTP id J26BEVt5iN8e for ; Sun, 7 May 2023 04:43:26 +0200 (CEST) Received-SPF: Pass (mailfrom) identity=mailfrom; client-ip=47.43.26.134; helo=p-impout003.msg.pkvw.co.charter.net; envelope-from=urban.m@ca.rr.com; receiver= Received: from p-impout003.msg.pkvw.co.charter.net (p-impout003aa.msg.pkvw.co.charter.net [47.43.26.134]) (using TLSv1.2 with cipher ECDHE-RSA-AES256-GCM-SHA384 (256/256 bits)) (No client certificate requested) by zapf.ntg.nl (Postfix) with ESMTPS id EE56A9B7 for ; Sun, 7 May 2023 04:43:24 +0200 (CEST) Received: from [192.168.1.127] ([76.169.95.66]) by cmsmtp with ESMTP id vUMrpA0xkKPnovUMsp0x2j; Sun, 07 May 2023 02:43:23 +0000 X-Authority-Analysis: v=2.4 cv=evPMc6lX c=1 sm=1 tr=0 ts=6457104b a=9HwmIaJ9lVBmwb4TZSI63Q==:117 a=9HwmIaJ9lVBmwb4TZSI63Q==:17 a=kj9zAlcOel0A:10 a=3ca_YAf35MzME2wEK84A:9 a=CjuIK1q_8ugA:10 Mime-Version: 1.0 (Mac OS X Mail 11.5 \(3445.9.1\)) In-Reply-To: <20230506161031.7650@sachi> Date: Sat, 6 May 2023 19:43:18 -0700 Message-Id: <22CC94BB-F2DA-4716-8909-A7A6B071ED4C@ca.rr.com> References: <20230506161031.7650@sachi> To: mailing list for ConTeXt users X-Mailer: Apple Mail (2.3445.9.1) X-CMAE-Envelope: MS4xfKz75du1qhCGdcaCVslqNj8juyJhPPfNBqD3xHAX5e/5AVqI26w38spuW0M9KVkg1n9rIpNzESAh4gEX75mOB/Ai+VED03J7nj74MHuhxcPdllSSKYKp Tw/ItLFrUiIdsP19B0iOslwU4WUYgOa311SPCo4ss6grdSgrLx4cIguFyHxkzKDY7YbLtyFehcF2cPYJt6L5LVfKMybZkB397fE= Subject: Re: [NTG-context] new units X-BeenThere: ntg-context@ntg.nl X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.38 Precedence: list List-Id: mailing list for ConTeXt users List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , From: Michael Urban via ntg-context Reply-To: mailing list for ConTeXt users Cc: Michael Urban Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Errors-To: ntg-context-bounces@ntg.nl Sender: "ntg-context" If you are going to introduce new units, you should at least include the Potrzebie, invented by teenager Donald Knuth and published in the humor magazine Mad Magazine #33. The system is based on the thickness of Mad Magazine #26, equal to 2.2633484517438173216473 mm. See the Wikipedia entry for 'potrzebie' for more information, or search for suitable images. Honestly, I don't know how Knuth resisted putting this in plain TeX. ___________________________________________________________________________________ If your question is of interest to others as well, please add an entry to the Wiki! maillist : ntg-context@ntg.nl / https://www.ntg.nl/mailman/listinfo/ntg-context webpage : https://www.pragma-ade.nl / http://context.aanhet.net archive : https://bitbucket.org/phg/context-mirror/commits/ wiki : https://contextgarden.net ___________________________________________________________________________________