On 5 Sep 2008, at 05:40, Christian Montoya wrote:
> OK, I understand that it's not a convention, but you have to admit > that 1.5 works really nicely as a convention because the line-height > always comes out to a whole value when the font-size is an even > number. So if you wanted to change the text size to a base of 14, your > line-height would be 21, and if you wanted it to be 16, your > line-height would be 24. If you have 12/20, or 1.667, then if you > change your font-size to 14, your line height ends up being a decimal, > which may or may not be rounded correctly. It would only come out to a > whole value for font-sizes that are multiples of 3, which gives you > less options. > > Just an idea... my point is that 12/18 doesn't make hand calculations > easier but the fact that it's 1.5 makes the whole thing more flexible. I originally said the only reason I saw for using 1.5 was because it made things easier. That doesn't make it right or a convention. If you are changing font sizes within a design with a set rhythm you should be at least considering what the new font size's appropriate line height should be - either by matching the main baseline rhythm or complimenting it by setting it in some interval of it. E.g. a line height of 15 would sync with a line height of 18 every 5 lines etc etc. I can't see why you would intentionally stick with a formula even if it gave you bad output as in your 1.667 example. What if you chose a base font size of 11, 13 or 17? Your examples don't work for them and they are just as valid a choice as any other. It is wrong to speak as if there is some set convention that is not of your own choosing. --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Blueprint CSS" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/blueprintcss?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
