On Aug 4, 2014, at 1:04 AM, "Jukka K. Korpela" <jkorp...@cs.tut.fi> wrote:
> 2014-08-04 8:28, Karl DeSaulniers wrote: > >> Can you use "in" for inches in css or is that just jQuery that does that? > > Yes, "in" has been a unit defined in CSS from the very beginning. Current > spec: > http://www.w3.org/TR/CSS2/syndata.html#length-units > > 1in equals 2.54cm (exactly). This corresponds to the current definition of > the inch in metrology. > > However, "in", "cm", and "mm" need not correspond to the physical unit of > inch and to the submultiples centimeter and millimeter of the physical unit > meter. Their mutual relationships are fixed, but their relations to physical > units vary, according to whether CSS units are anchored to physical units or > to the reference pixel. This is described > http://www.w3.org/TR/css3-values/#absolute-lengths Interesting.. you can use picas as well. Neat. Don't foresee them being used on this end but good to know they haven't been left behind in this digital age. lol Karl DeSaulniers Design Drumm http://designdrumm.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/
