Wait; I'm confused. You're arguing against using points for printing
webpages, but the crux of your argument is against pixels. Maybe I'm
missing something key here, but there is a distinct difference between
points (pt) and pixels (px).
/Points/ is a standard unit of measurement for typography. From
wikipedia, "In typography <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Typography>, a
*point* is the smallest unit
<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Typographic_unit> of measure, being a
subdivision of the larger pica
<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pica_%28typography%29>. It is commonly
abbreviated as *pt."* In other words, pt is meant /specifically /for
print, so designing a print css sheet based off of pt seems a perfectly
valid and logical response to me.
Anyway, I believe I'm missing the logic here, so could you perhaps
clarify what exactly you mean?
On 2/10/2011 4:21 PM, Stephen Kestle wrote:
<snip>
I have the temerity to disagree with Zeldman's use of points for print
I just want to point out that on IE browsers, if you're using px, then
your printed page size depends on the zoom level in your browser. A
nice feature-bug for normal web pages and novice web users; a disaster
for technical/application sites and technical users.
Please make your wiki a wiki, or at least open the talk pages (to
anonymous people even!)
Anyhow, 2 c
Cheers
Stephen
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