On 2009/08/11 12:24 (GMT+0200) Michal Suchanek composed: > ... Typically you look at the > screen from a distance similar to that from which you look at printed > paper
Probably correct for laptops, but not for desktops, which is a large part of why the Windows default DPI assumption is 96: http://blogs.msdn.com/fontblog/archive/2005/11/08/490490.aspx > so the physical DPI is a good starting point for most desktop > systems. There is nothing stopping you from setting the DPI smaller or > larger to accommodate for different conditions. Indeed, on Linux a designer can test multiple DPI configurations on a single physical display in a few seconds or less per switch, facilitating emulation of a panoply of user environmental possibilities without consuming extra desktop space or electricity. > Unlike sites designed > in pixels sites designed in points will obediently resize to match you > DPI settings. But, unlike with em sizing, this doesn't necessarily correlate to matching what a visitor finds to work best. -- How much better to get wisdom than gold, to choose understanding rather than silver. Proverbs 16:16 NKJV Team OS/2 ** Reg. Linux User #211409 Felix Miata *** http://fm.no-ip.com/ ______________________________________________________________________ css-discuss [cs...@lists.css-discuss.org] 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/
