And since you make pages for users, not for you, the choice should be easy Yours truly Prof Niels aka @phidip
On 24/02/2013, at 12.10, Felix Miata <[email protected]> wrote: > On 2013-02-24 20:14 (GMT+1030) Anthony composed: > >> What is the best unit to use when setting for size in style sheets? I've >> mainly seen the percentage unit in the html selector and either px or em >> elsewhere. Which is better? > > Best for who? > > For you as designer, px is probably easier to learn and use. > > For the user, px is rude, as it utterly disregards his needs and preferences, > easily making text much too small for reading comfort. > > Em/rem/% can be trickier to learn and use, at least initially, but adapts to > the user environment, making it friendlier and thus better for users. With > em/rem/%, making the dominant text size the browser default (1em/1rem/100%) > is most likely to make the most users happiest. > -- > "The wise are known for their understanding, and pleasant > words are persuasive." Proverbs 16:21 (New Living Translation) > > Team OS/2 ** Reg. Linux User #211409 ** a11y rocks! > > Felix Miata *** http://fm.no-ip.com/ > ______________________________________________________________________ > css-discuss [[email protected]] > http://www.css-discuss.org/mailman/listinfo/css-d > List wiki/FAQ -- http://css-discuss.incutio.com/ > List policies -- http://css-discuss.org/policies.html > Supported by evolt.org -- http://www.evolt.org/help_support_evolt/ ______________________________________________________________________ css-discuss [[email protected]] http://www.css-discuss.org/mailman/listinfo/css-d List wiki/FAQ -- http://css-discuss.incutio.com/ List policies -- http://css-discuss.org/policies.html Supported by evolt.org -- http://www.evolt.org/help_support_evolt/
