[PLUG-TALK] Maximum Font Size (fwd)

Rich Shepard rshepard at appl-ecosys.com
Thu Aug 20 14:22:38 UTC 2009


   Keith asked about the maximum font size for LaTeX. Here's what appears to
be a definitive answer from Norway.

Rich

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I tested 30pt once just for fun - it looked fine.

I believe LaTeX is limited by 32-bit numbers, and fail on distances longer than 
about 6 meters. 120pt is below that. :-)

Helge Hafting




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