Dear juanitag,
Font sizes are expressed in "points", which are a unit of measure
dating to the age of the hot-lead printing press.
There is some variance in the implementation of points at the software
and hardware levels due to unavoidable technical difficulties, but
points are indeed intended as an absolute measure. The computer
industry strives to scale fonts in such a way that there are 72 points
to an inch. Thus, a 72-point font should be roughly an inch high.
About: Web Design: point
http://webdesign.about.com/cs/webdesignfonts/g/bldefpoint.htm
To read further on the subject of font sizing and the relationship
between points and pixels, consult the following sites.
Henri Sivonen: About Points and Pixels as Units
http://www.hut.fi/u/hsivonen/units.html
Microsoft: The relationship between FONT SIZE and physical type size
http://www.microsoft.com/typography/web/designer/face3.htm
Bear in mind that the principle of 72 points per inch is only an
approximation, and that actual results vary with the resolution of the
output device. For example, viewing the same font at the same size on
monitors with different resolutions, i.e. different numbers of pixels
per inch, will necessarily result in a different visual size in each
case. When you print out this font, there is yet a further translation
to the resolution of the printer.
The PostScript printer language is a reliable guide to the size of
fonts, though, since this language is used to guide the production of
hard-copy output. So if according to PostScript, there are 72 points
per inch, you have it on good authority.
In your particular case, 3/32 of an inch is the same as 6.75/72 of an
inch, so you round up to obtain 7/72. As a rule of thumb, then, you
want to use 7-point fonts.
If you feel that my answer is incomplete or inaccurate in any way, please
post a clarification request so that I have a chance to meet your needs
before you assign a rating.
Regards,
leapinglizard
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