On Apr 7, 2014, at 3:28 PM, Felix Miata <mrma...@earthlink.net> wrote: > I suggest to start thinking like a puter instead of a human. By that I mean > the decimal system is fine for common measurements by ordinary humans. But, > puters use binary, and its octal and hexidecimal extensions, which suggests > humans working extensively with puters are better off adapting, using > computer math instead of the decimal system for sizing. > > Computer fonts are happiest using harmonics of the 8 bit byte, which is why > 96 DPI and 1/4 multiples of it (120, 144, 168, 192, etc.) work well, all > being evenly divisible by 8. This harmonizes nicely with the most commonly > shipped 16px browser default text size. Embracing this fortune instead of > applying the convoluted X.625X1.6 methodology should pay off exponentially.
Felix: I applaud your efforts to educate. >From my perspective, Mobile devices bring their own mix of DPI resolutions and >"pixel' definitions which only compounds the problem for me. However, my >understanding may be fuzzy in that regard. So of this I don't understand yet. As such, I would like to hear your thoughts/recommendations on Mobile devices for clarification and advice? Cheers, tedd _______________ tedd sperling t...@sperling.com ______________________________________________________________________ css-discuss [css-d@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/
