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On 02/01/2016 13:45, Frank Steinmetzger wrote: |
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> On Thu, Dec 31, 2015 at 01:23:28PM +0000, Peter Humphrey wrote: |
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>>>> you see here. And the qt5 screen shot is half as big again as the qt4. |
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>>> I don't quite get that. |
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>> ?? |
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> Both images are the same size. The usable content area in the qt5 screenshot |
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> is far from just half. Maybe the word “again” tips me off b/c I try to |
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> interpret a meaning into every word, being a pedantic non-native. ;-) |
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"half as big again" means "50% larger than". |
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i.e. calculate 50% and add it, making the total 150%. |
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It's an English idiom, so don;t try to figure it out from each word, |
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just recognize the whole phrase. English is full of that shit. |
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Alan McKinnon |
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