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diff --git a/src/Length.h b/src/Length.h
index 435eea0535..aaf19238e6 100644
--- a/src/Length.h
+++ b/src/Length.h
@@ -56,6 +56,7 @@ public:
 		PLW, //< Percent of LineWidth
 		PTH, //< Percent of TextHeight          // Herbert 2002-05-16
 		PPH, //< Percent of PaperHeight         // Herbert 2002-05-16
+		BLS, //< Percent of BaselineSkip        // uwestoehr 2017-04-01
 		UNIT_NONE ///< no unit
 	};
 
@@ -87,9 +88,16 @@ public:
 	std::string const asLatexString() const;
 	/// return string representation for HTML
 	std::string const asHTMLString() const;
-	/// return the on-screen size of this length
+	/** return the on-screen size of this length.
+	 *
+	 *	If the second argument is not provided, then the unit EM will
+	 *	only be approximated. It is better if possible to use
+	 *	FontMetrics::em() to get this value.
+	 */
 	int inPixels(int text_width, int em_width = 0) const;
+
 	/// return the value in Big Postscript points.
+	/// Caution: Inaccurate for em, ex, mu and percent units.
 	int inBP() const;
 
 	/// return the default unit (centimeter or inch)
@@ -98,6 +106,8 @@ public:
 	friend bool isValidLength(std::string const & data, Length * result);
 
 private:
+	/// Convert value to inch for text width and em width given in inch
+	double inInch(double text_width, double em_width) const;
 	///
 	double val_;
 	///