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diff --git a/docs/tmpl/glyphs.sgml b/docs/tmpl/glyphs.sgml
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@@ -25,6 +25,10 @@ units is dependent on the output device; it will typically be pixels
for a screen, and points for a printer.) PANGO_SCALE is currently
1000, but this may be changed in the future.
</para>
+<para>
+When setting font sizes, device units are always considered to be
+points (as in "12 point font"), rather than pixels.
+</para>