Re: Imprecise font scaling

[Werner LEMBERG]

> This is perhaps not the best place to discuss that, but thinking
> about it, I don't understand why text-font-size is dimensionless
> (when it actually does have a dimension).  Wouldn't text-font-size =
> 12 \pt be more intuitive (and, at the same time, allowing also other
> units)?

This is due to history.  I agree that it would be better if it had a
dimension attached to it.


    Werner