Re: xpdf status ... yet another day.

[Miguel de Icaza <miguel gnu org>]

> Size negotiation should be done with respect to (1), I think.  This is
> so that parents know where they can place children in the real world's
> coordinate space.  As far as (2) is concerned, screen sizes and
> coordinates can be computed from the results of (1).

Yes, this is entirely correct. 

> So the process would be something like
> 
> 	  a. Parent asks children for sizes in real world units.
> 
> 	  b. Parent sizes children to whatever is appropriate.
> 
> 	  c. Parent tells children to update their views at
> 	     such-and-such sizes, in *pixel* units.
> 
> (b) is so that children know how big they are in the real world.  (c)
> is for display purposes only.

At zoom factor 1.0, you should assume a 1:1 pixel/points
relationship. 

Miguel