On 05.01.2006 23:54, Duckworth, Nigel wrote: > Ian said: > >>But why does 1em Verdana look so small?
I don't know. If you really want to know it, you need to ask the author of the site. > > The 1em is relative to 10px. > This is widely misunderstood. The em unit isn't relative to pixels at all. We are using the unit em because we *don't* want to set it in relation to pixels, because we want the user to decide how many pixels one em is. One element's size of 1em is relative to it's parent element's size. If there is no parent element it is relative to the default font size of the user's system. Since MSIE/PC is working internally in points, it's default font size is always 12pt. 12 points could be 12 pixels as well as 20 pixels. Regards, Uwe Kaiser ______________________________________________________________________ css-discuss [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.css-discuss.org/mailman/listinfo/css-d List wiki/FAQ -- http://css-discuss.incutio.com/ Supported by evolt.org -- http://www.evolt.org/help_support_evolt/
