+
+ @section dc_units Device and logical units
+
+ In the wxDC context there is a distinction between @e logical units and @e device units.
+
+ @b Device units are the units native to the particular device; e.g. for a screen,
+ a device unit is a @e pixel. For a printer, the device unit is defined by the
+ resolution of the printer (usually given in @c DPI: dot-per-inch).
+
+ All wxDC functions use instead @b logical units, unless where explicitely
+ stated. Logical units are arbitrary units mapped to device units using
+ the current mapping mode (see wxDC::SetMapMode).
+
+ This mechanism allows to reuse the same code which prints on e.g. a window
+ on the screen to print on e.g. a paper.
+
+