On 2009/02/28 19:23 (GMT-0500) Mackenzie Morgan composed: > On Saturday 28 February 2009 5:12:11 pm Felix Miata wrote:
>> Even if all existing systems had accurate DPI, web designers would still >> have no more business using pt for sizing web page text than they do px. >> They should only be using em to size text, with the option to size other >> things in %, leaving it up to each user to determine the appropriate >> size of his em. Both px and pt totally disregard a user's determination >> of appropriate em size. > And here I thought the wonderful thing about em for web designers was the > abillity to size div's and p's based on them. Note the arrangement of the words. What I did *not* write was "should be using em for sizing text only". Sizing text was the original use of em, but it can, and should, be used to size *everything* on a web page. -- "Do not let any unwholesome talk come out of your mouths, but only what is helpful for building others up." Ephesians 4:29 NIV Team OS/2 ** Reg. Linux User #211409 Felix Miata *** http://fm.no-ip.com/ -- Ubuntu-devel-discuss mailing list Ubuntu-devel-discuss@lists.ubuntu.com Modify settings or unsubscribe at: https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-devel-discuss
