> Because we've been doing it that way for a long time, it works fine, and
> changing your setup and what you're used to has its cost.  8 1/2 x 11 paper
> has been the overwhelming standard here for such a long time that is should
> be one of the standard paper sizes.  Are you really sure it's not?

"one of the standard (paper sizes)" I could agree with, but seen from a 
distance the A-series makes much more sense. Is there a standard that 
folds in half to make the 8.5x11? And when you fold 8.5x11 in half, is 
there a standard for that?

But looking at the world close-up there is a practical problem. When I 
put .pdf'ws on my website (I think pdf's are the only reasonably way to 
provide documents of reasonable length), should it be for A4, 8.5x11, or 
maybe both? I prefer one format, and being in the A4 world I prefer that 
format. 8.5x11-only would waste a lot of paper with the A4-users, but 
probably not make them mad. 8.5x11 users, what happens when you print an 
A4-formatted document? One answer was "it scales automatically". If it 
does, I suppose there is some waste of paper on the long edges?

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