On 2/16/07, Willie Wilson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Wouldn't "font-size: 10px;" do the same thing?
Indeed it would, but then the text wouldn't resize in IE5 and 6. Using percentages and ems across the board keeps it scalable in those versions, if that's important to you :) > It's 62.5% of what, exactly? The user's font size? 62.5% of the browser's default size, which is usually 16px. The user can obviously alter this, either via a user style sheet or via a browser's built-in scaling mechanism. User options override browser defaults, which is why text sized in this way remains scalable, even in IE<7. And remember, Rich first gave this to the world in *2004* and times have been a-changin'. I recommend reading his original post (and the comments) at http://www.clagnut.com/blog/348/. As IE6 dwindles away the 62.5% = 10px approach may become meaningless for font sizing, but I still like it for elastic layouts. -- Craig, www.focalcurve.com ______________________________________________________________________ css-discuss [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.css-discuss.org/mailman/listinfo/css-d IE7 information -- http://css-discuss.incutio.com/?page=IE7 List wiki/FAQ -- http://css-discuss.incutio.com/ Supported by evolt.org -- http://www.evolt.org/help_support_evolt/
