Posted by dorayme on 01/03/08 20:56

In article <idfqn3pgshitbc3qdekfumdsiqt21ukreh@4ax.com>,
richard <I.dont.care@do.you> wrote:

> On Fri, 04 Jan 2008 06:35:53 +1100, dorayme
> <doraymeRidThis@optusnet.com.au> wrote:
>
> >In article <kh8qn39a7np0g66j7h8rai3nar2ra11qte@4ax.com>,
> > richard <I.dont.care@do.you> wrote:
> >
> >> http://oldies.littleworldofours.com/home.html
> >
> >Don't use inches and pts in your css instructions for screen
> >representation.
>
> Then what the fuck am I supposed to use when every damn browser around
> can't agree on what an em or a pixel is?
> IE plays hell with an em. What am I supposed to do then? Create a page
> for a specific browser? Like hell I will. Then a page for each
> resolution? Bullshit.
>
> The way I see it, if those are choices, then if we're not supposed to
> use them, then why are they choices?

Every damn screen can't agree on how many pixels fill an inch or
how big a pixel is - so hang onto your shirt! <g>

If you say nothing at all about font-sizes anywhere in your html
or css, you will do fine. There is a lot of intelligence in the
default styles that are used by browsers. Clever people whose
business it is to know things made these styles. A lot of this
work is already done to a reasonably high standard. That is first
point.

<URL: http://tobyinkster.co.uk/article/web-fonts/ />

<URL: http://k75s.home.att.net/fontsize.html />

If you really want to set font-sizes because you do not like the
ones that are provided by default, then tread lightly and set the
body to font-size: 100%; and a few other important ones like
headings at what you like; e.g. an h1 to 180%, a footnote to 85%
etc.

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dorayme

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