On 8/15/07, Timothy Kelty <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I've been trying to set up some groundwork for setting up future sites on a > baseline grid. We starting setting to a 18px baseline, with a 12px body > type. > > Problems we ran into initially dealt with lists, where we weren't satisfied > with a full line of leading between list items, but we also didn't want to > set it solid, with no spacing. Since we didn't know the amount of list > items, we couldnt simply go off the grid temporarily, then adjust the ul/ol > to get back on the grid. > > What my coworker eventually suggested was designing the site to a subdivided > baseline of 6px, so for normal body type, 3 baseline heights would equal > 18px, the desired leading. A list item also takes up 18px, with 1 baseline > (6px) between. So regardless of the amount of items, when the list is done, > you're still back on your next 6px line. > > I'm having trouble getting my head around this whether or not this is a > valid method or not. Obviously you could set a grid infinitely small, then > everything is 'on the grid', hooray! > > Any thoughts/criticisms are greatly appreciated, or if you have any other > solutions. > Thanks
I am subscribed to http://webtypography.net/ - which is a project where one of the classic books on print typography is being used as the inspiration for a series on web typography. What you are trying to do seems in keeping with Section 2.2 - maintaining a set measure even after elements of different size disrupt the vertical flow. As you will see, this can be achieved via a combination of margin (in ems) and line-height. -- Richard Grevers, New Plymouth, New Zealand Dramatic Design www.dramatic.co.nz ______________________________________________________________________ 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/
