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Posted by Cerebral Believer on 11/23/72 11:43
"Jim Moe" <jmm-list.AXSPAMGN@sohnen-moe.com> wrote in message
news:DPCdndvUeLMmbrvZnZ2dnUVZ_sadnZ2d@giganews.com...
> Cerebral Believer wrote:
>>>
>>>> So what am I doing wrong here?
>>>
>>> 1. You're using absolute positioning. (There are only a very few
>>> situations when absolute positioning is needed, and if you use it,
>>> you *really* need to know what you're doing.)
>>
>> I noticed that my other options were, Fixed | Relative | Static, I have
>> tried all of those, and sometimes the item ("footer") just dissapears
>> completely. What would you suggest is the best method of positioning
>> seeing
>> as all my other page content is positioned using <div> & CSS.
>>
> Without an URL showing your test case it is hard to give useful
> suggestions.
Sorry this is still in the design stage on my computer. I think I have to
do some more in depth rather than cursory research given what others have
been saying here.
>>> 2. You're specifying lengths using points as a unit. (Points are
>>> only really appropriate for print--and probably embossed--media.)
>>
>> Do you know any point to pixel convertors?
>>
> ROTFL!
> Use % for font sizes, and specifically 100% for the main content font
> size.
> Use EMs for spacing around text.
> This way your site adapts to the visitor's preferences, settings and
> equipment.
Yes, percentages do seem to be the best option for expressing font sizes, I
agree. I had assumed that you could convert pixels to points by some kind
of ratio, but as I see that is laughably not true. Thanks for your
response.
Regards,
C.B.
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