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Published / Modified: 2014-01-09 / 2024-06-06
Generally I have a rough idea of ISO/DIN A paper sizes, but when it comes to exact dimensions or sheet sizes of more exotic
standards even I need a little help. Although books and encyclopedias are all very well for some things, the vast world wide web for others, I needed a more direct and intuitive way to quickly find those precious bits of information. What is better for this purpose than a widget right on your Mac's dashboard?
I started this project in 2011 and have since improved the interface and expanded the tool's content: so far almost 20 groups - from ISO/DIN over US and Japanese sizs to Traditional Inch and Traditional Europe - can be browsed and searched for numerous current as well as historical sheet sizes.
A little update from 2023 - with the renaissance of widgets in Apple's more recent ecosystem it is worth mentioning that OS X widgets neither had the same purpose than their modern counterparts nor do they share the same technical background. Still a mayor similarity justifies their appearance under the same name: utmost simplicity - in terms of use scenario and interface.
The approach - e.g. to present this functionality as an OS X widget - was sound in 2011 and remained appropriate for a decade at least. With the Dashboard application removed from macOS (Catalina, 10.15) in 2019, however, all OS X widgets' end of life finally was upon us. Since many OS X widgets - like this one - luckily were web applications at their cores they easily can be released to their natural
habitat today: the web. Some minor adjustments and Bob's your uncle. I hope you find this tool useful (again).
The original widget also is available for download at the end of this article.
Currently nineteen categories are included:
Feel free to download my original widget:
(Use at your own risk. Errors and omissions excepted.)
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