5 Nov
2020
5 Nov
'20
12:05 p.m.
On Thu, 5 Nov 2020 at 11:57, Henri Menke
%D The default dimensions are quite old and will not change. The funny fractions %D were introduced when we went from fixed dimensions to relative ones. Since %D \CONTEXT\ is a dutch package, the dimensions are based on the metric system. The %D asymmetrical layout is kind of handy for short quick||and||dirty stapled %D documents.
https://github.com/contextgarden/context-mirror/blob/343fdd99ef79884fca1f86b...
So it's for backward compatibility then. Thanks for the nice anecdote!