point
1. (Sometimes abbreviated "pt") The unit of length used in ref="module.php?name=Lexikon&file=search&eid=1&query=typography">typography to specify text character height, ref="module.php?name=Lexikon&file=search&eid=1&query=rule">rule width, and other small measurements. There are six slightly different definitions: ref="module.php?name=Lexikon&file=search&eid=1&query=Truchet point">Truchet point, ref="module.php?name=Lexikon&file=search&eid=1&query=Didot point">Didot point, ref="module.php?name=Lexikon&file=search&eid=1&query=ATA point">ATA point, ref="module.php?name=Lexikon&file=search&eid=1&query=TeX point">TeX point, ref="module.php?name=Lexikon&file=search&eid=1&query=Postscript point">Postscript point, and ref="module.php?name=Lexikon&file=search&eid=1&query=IN point">IN point. In Europe, the most commonly used is Didot and in the US, the formerly standard ATA point has essentially been replaced by the PostScript point due to the demise of traditional typesetting systems and rise of desktop computer based systems running software such as ref="module.php?name=Lexikon&file=search&eid=1&query=QuarkXPress">QuarkXPress, ref="module.php?name=Lexikon&file=search&eid=1&query=Adobe InDesign">Adobe InDesign and ref="module.php?name=Lexikon&file=search&eid=1&query=Adobe Pagemaker">Adobe Pagemaker. There are 20 ref="module.php?name=Lexikon&file=search&eid=1&query=twips">twips in a point and 12 points in a ref="module.php?name=Lexikon&file=search&eid=1&query=pica">pica (known as a "Cicero" in the Didot system). {Different point systems (http://www.vakcer.com/oberon/dtp/fonts/point.htm)}. (2004-12-23) 2. To move a ref="module.php?name=Lexikon&file=search&eid=1&query=pointing device">pointing device so that the on-screen pointer is positioned over a certain object on the screen such as a ref="module.php?name=Lexikon&file=search&eid=1&query=button">button in a ref="module.php?name=Lexikon&file=search&eid=1&query=graphical user interface">graphical user interface. In most ref="module.php?name=Lexikon&file=search&eid=1&query=window systems">window systems it is then necessary to ref="module.php?name=Lexikon&file=search&eid=1&query=click">click a (physical) button on the pointing device to activate or select the object. In some systems, just pointing to an object is known as "mouse-over" ref="module.php?name=Lexikon&file=search&eid=1&query=event">event which may cause some help text (called a "tool tip" in ref="module.php?name=Lexikon&file=search&eid=1&query=Windows">Windows) to be displayed. (2001-05-21) In addition suitable contents:
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ref="module.php?name=Lexikon&op=content&tid=5512">hardware ] [ ref="module.php?name=Lexikon&op=content&tid=5540">hat ] [ ref="module.php?name=Lexikon&op=content&tid=5768">hr ] [ ref="module.php?name=Lexikon&op=content&tid=5779">ht ] [ ref="module.php?name=Lexikon&op=content&tid=5931">id ] [ ref="module.php?name=Lexikon&op=content&tid=5986">iff ] [ ref="module.php?name=Lexikon&op=content&tid=6013">il ] [ ref="module.php?name=Lexikon&op=content&tid=6064">in ] [ ref="module.php?name=Lexikon&op=content&tid=6162">IN point ] [ ref="module.php?name=Lexikon&op=content&tid=6194">int ] [ ref="module.php?name=Lexikon&op=content&tid=6274">interface ] [ ref="module.php?name=Lexikon&op=content&tid=6413">io ] [ ref="module.php?name=Lexikon&op=content&tid=6482">is ] [ ref="module.php?name=Lexikon&op=content&tid=6558">it ] [ ref="module.php?name=Lexikon&op=content&tid=6789">ke ] [ ref="module.php?name=Lexikon&op=content&tid=6861">kn ] [ ref="module.php?name=Lexikon&op=content&tid=6918">la ] [ ref="module.php?name=Lexikon&op=content&tid=7091">Lex ] [ ref="module.php?name=Lexikon&op=content&tid=7107">li ] [ ref="module.php?name=Lexikon&op=content&tid=7441">ly ] [ ref="module.php?name=Lexikon&op=content&tid=7463">ma ] [ ref="module.php?name=Lexikon&op=content&tid=7579">mall ] [ ref="module.php?name=Lexikon&op=content&tid=7710">measure ] [ ref="module.php?name=Lexikon&op=content&tid=7711">measurement ] [ ref="module.php?name=Lexikon&op=content&tid=8019">mm ] [ ref="module.php?name=Lexikon&op=content&tid=8032">mo ] [ ref="module.php?name=Lexikon&op=content&tid=8040">mod ] [ ref="module.php?name=Lexikon&op=content&tid=8079">module ] [ ref="module.php?name=Lexikon&op=content&tid=8167">mp ] [ ref="module.php?name=Lexikon&op=content&tid=8228">ms ] [ ref="module.php?name=Lexikon&op=content&tid=8384">N ] [ ref="module.php?name=Lexikon&op=content&tid=8386">na ] [ ref="module.php?name=Lexikon&op=content&tid=8472">ne ] [ ref="module.php?name=Lexikon&op=content&tid=8627">ng ] [ 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ref="module.php?name=Lexikon&op=content&tid=10144">pt ] [ ref="module.php?name=Lexikon&op=content&tid=10198">Q ] [ ref="module.php?name=Lexikon&op=content&tid=10253">query ] [ ref="module.php?name=Lexikon&op=content&tid=10364">rc ] [ ref="module.php?name=Lexikon&op=content&tid=10385">re ] [ ref="module.php?name=Lexikon&op=content&tid=10754">rl ] [ ref="module.php?name=Lexikon&op=content&tid=10767">ro ] [ ref="module.php?name=Lexikon&op=content&tid=10887">ru ] [ ref="module.php?name=Lexikon&op=content&tid=10892">run ] [ ref="module.php?name=Lexikon&op=content&tid=10918">S ] [ ref="module.php?name=Lexikon&op=content&tid=10922">sa ] [ ref="module.php?name=Lexikon&op=content&tid=11010">sc ] [ ref="module.php?name=Lexikon&op=content&tid=11086">screen ] [ ref="module.php?name=Lexikon&op=content&tid=11102">script ] [ ref="module.php?name=Lexikon&op=content&tid=11150">se ] [ ref="module.php?name=Lexikon&op=content&tid=11281">set ] [ ref="module.php?name=Lexikon&op=content&tid=11376">si ] [ 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