On 1/16/08, Felix Miata <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On 2008/01/16 16:06 (GMT) Jason Crosse apparently typed: > > > Using ems would also mean that the layout would break when the user > > changes font size. > > Properly using ems to size things is precisely how you prevent layouts from > breaking when actually used font size differs from the font size you used > while designing. Also, when you design using the user's default as the base > (e.g. body, td & p @ font-size: 100%), he won't need to change it. > --
Most designers, and more importantly clients, don't want their body copy at 16pt. So I am always setting a font-size on p's, etc. to .8 or .85ems. Should someone who NEEDS larger text scale up these pages, the layout may break. However, you are correct that proper use of ems should prevent it from breaking in the first place. -- Tom Livingston | Senior Interactive Developer | Media Logic | ph: 518.456.3015x231 | fx: 518.456.4279 | mlinc.com ______________________________________________________________________ css-discuss [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.css-discuss.org/mailman/listinfo/css-d List wiki/FAQ -- http://css-discuss.incutio.com/ List policies -- http://css-discuss.org/policies.html Supported by evolt.org -- http://www.evolt.org/help_support_evolt/
