Choose media options listings either metric or non-metric?

[karlmag-no]

Hi,

When issuing

`lprint options -d <printer>`

Would it be possible to get the sizes also defined/listed in metric sizes?
Maybe a way to globally (to lprint) choose one or the other as default?
I did look in the code and unless I am mistaken the sizes where only defined in inches, but also having them in metric might be a useful thing?
Personally I don't usually use inches, especially not fractional inches, so they are kind of confusing to be presented with. I would imagine I'm not the only one. :-)

Thanks
KarlMag

[michaelrsweet]

@karlmag-no That's a good question - per the PWG media size standard, the sizes have to reflect the original media size definitions (which sadly are imperial units for most label sizes), but there is no reason I can't report the equivalent metric dimensions in the "options" output...