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Clarify that text sizing is relative to base font size

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@@ -126,6 +126,9 @@ transmission, so that the above becomes::
The use of non-zero ``w`` should mainly be restricted to non-ASCII characters and
when using fractional scaling, as described below.
.. note:: Text sizes specified by scale are relative to the base font size,
thus if the base font size is changed, these sizes are changed as well.
Fractional scaling
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
@@ -139,7 +142,7 @@ applied on top of the main scale specified by ``s``. It allows niceties like:
* ...
The fractional scale **does not** affect the number of cells the text occupies,
instead, it just adjust the rendered font size within those cells.
instead, it just adjusts the rendered font size within those cells.
The fraction is specified using an integer numerator and denominator (``n`` and
``d``). In addition, by using the ``v`` key one can vertically align the
fractionally scaled text at top, bottom or middle.