Posted by 1001 Webs on 11/06/07 22:40

On Nov 6, 11:20 pm, "Chris F.A. Johnson" <cfajohn...@gmail.com> wrote:
> On 2007-11-06, 1001 Webs wrote:
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> > On Nov 6, 10:01 pm, "Chris F.A. Johnson" <cfajohn...@gmail.com> wrote:
> >> On 2007-11-06, 1001 Webs wrote:
> >> > On Nov 6, 8:50 pm, "Chris F.A. Johnson" <cfajohn...@gmail.com> wrote:
> >> ...
> >> >> It is not hard to do the right thing with CSS. It is, perhaps, too
> >> >> easy to do the wrong thing.
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> >> > That's the problem as I see it too.
> >> > For example. there are too many options just to assign font-size.
> >> > Why, in the name of God don't they stick to percentages or whatever?
> >> > , but c'mmon this is just absurd
> >> > Or a conspiracy ...
> >> > BTW, right now I am rewriting my style sheet with font-size: small;
> >> > etc., but I'm not that sure it will render well I I
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> >> > have copied it from w3.org's front page:
> >> >http://www.w3.org
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> >> > I can't go wrong that way, right?
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> >> Right, if you use it the way they do, which means not for regular
> >> text. They use it only for things such as copyright notices and
> >> legalese.
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> > I have to settle for something.
>
> No, you don't.
Uh?

> > What's your advice?
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> Don't use anything; it's unnecessary.
Beg your pardon?

> > I tried with percentages and didn't look right, but I wasn't taking
> > into account inheritance ...
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> URL?
http://www.1001webs.net
The style sheet comes from a Template supplied by a third party.
Problem is that I have to use it for the front end if I want it to
look exactly the same as the backend (a phpCOIN installation), so that
it is consistent with the overall look of the site when a customer
logs in.

> > Many people recommends percentages for html/body as a "global" setting
> > and then using ems from then on.
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> The biggest mistake in CSS is specifying too much.

Then you're going to LOVE this style sheet;
http://www.1001webs.net/en/styles.css

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