Times New Roman is being phased out at the State Department, replaced by Calibri

Re:Times New Roman is being phased out at the State Departme... by todd8 on Wednesday January 18, 2023 @07:41PM (#34435256)

Just like the US paper sizes:

ANSI A == 8.5 x 11 inches (letter)

ANSI B == 11 x 17 inches

ANSI C == 17 x 22 inches

ANSI D == 22 x 34 inches, etc.

There are additional sizes frequently used in the US too: business card, legal, half letter, and specialized sizes for architecture.

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Re:Times New Roman is being phased out at the State Departme... by jbay808 on Wednesday January 18, 2023 @10:13PM (#34436288)

11/8.5 = 22/17 = 44/34 = 1.29

17/11 = 34/22 = 1.55

These have the property that they alternate aspect ratios every size, so you have to go up two sizes (4x area) to get back to the original aspect ratio.

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Re:Times New Roman is being phased out at the State Departme... by dahfizz on Wednesday January 18, 2023 @11:37PM (#34436738)

Who cares?

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Re:Times New Roman is being phased out at the State Departme... by laurencerowe on Wednesday January 18, 2023 @10:45PM (#34436472)

I’ve only ever seen letter size paper available in offices in the US whereas almost every office photocopier/printer in UK/EU is stocked with both both A4 and A3. The larger sheets are really nice for sketching diagrams.

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Re:Times New Roman is being phased out at the State Departme... by kevin_thibedeau on Thursday January 19, 2023 @12:47AM (#34437133)

11x17 printer trays were common for engineering use before we got decent high resolution monitors and most work process became paperless.

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Re:Times New Roman is being phased out at the State Departme... by biztos on Thursday January 19, 2023 @12:28AM (#34437015)

9 x 12 inches and 11 x 14 inches are standard in art paper in the US. As are 5 x 7 and 8 x 10.

The first one, 9 x 12, happens to also be “ARCH A” but I haven’t seen a fancy name for the others.

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