Xfig/fig2dev produce wrong size PostScript

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From: John R Marley
Date: Wed, 18 Nov 1992 00:27

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Hello world!

I'm running Xfig and Transfig versions 2.1.5 and have found a problem that
occured with a previous version but I never did anything about.  If I start
xfig using metric dimensions (xfig -metric) and draw a line in 10cm long, it
comes out 9.5cm long on the laser printer.  If I use imperial dimensions (xfig
-imperial) and draw a line, it comes out the correct size.

All figures drawn with metric dimensions come out shrunk by 0.95.  This is
rather annoying since I live in a country that uses metric rather than imperial
and I would much rather use the measurements I know.  Surely someone out there
has found this problem and tried to fix it!  I tried to fix version 2.1.3, but
the rulers didn't work properly after that.

If I get fed up enough I might have another go...  But until then, does anyone
know how to fix this?

Thanks in advance,

--
Trust in the LORD with all your heart and    |  John Marley
lean not on your own understanding; in all  -+- j-marley@adfa.edu.au
your ways acknowledge him, and He will make  |  Programmer & Sys Admin
your paths straight.   - Proverbs 3:5-6      |  A.D.F.A. Maths Dept.

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