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Posted by Beauregard T. Shagnasty on 06/18/06 20:16
In alt.html, Peter Olcott wrote:
> "Jonathan N. Little" <lws4art@centralva.net> wrote:
>> Peter Olcott wrote:
>>> It will do whatever the browser does, the browser must ultimately
>>> determine a point size, so by whatever means the browser uses, I
>>> must also use.
>>
>> You are missing BTS's point. What the ultimate font size depends on
>> user settings so *my* browser may display the same page differently
>> that BTS's and differently from yours! So when your say "It will do
>> whatever the browser does" who's browser?
>
> All the I need it the point size that the browser the user is using
> determines. It okay is this is not the same on any other browser as
> long as it is this same as the specific browser that the user is
> using.
Is this - whatever you are tasked with writing - supposed to be a
browser plug-in some specific group of surfers will use? Further
description of exactly what and how (and even why) you are supposed to
do this job would help. 'Cause there ain't no way I can see where any
external program could tell you what a browser is going to do. Unless of
course you are writing an entire browser... kind of pointless since
there are already quite a few good ones.
>>>> Points are still for printing.
>>
>> BTS is also correct here, *points* are a measurement for outputting
>> to a printer not a display! The units pt, cm, in reality do not work
>> for displays because all depend on the monitor settings.
Thanks, Jonathan. For trimming the groups, too.
--
-bts
-Warning: I brake for lawn deer
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