On Tuesday, September 16, 2014, John <j...@coffeeonmars.com> wrote: > > On Sep 16, 2014, at 2:29 PM, Jukka K. Korpela <jkorp...@cs.tut.fi > <javascript:;>> wrote: > > > Percentages have their use, but for margin and padding, they are mostly > unsuitable. The padding between text and the edge of an element should > relate to the font size, not the total width of something. > > Thank you, Jukka….I don’t expect anyone here to be a mind-reader, but why > do so many advocate using % for margin and padding? > > what is a proper use of % for margin and padding? is it for something like > the width of a content div which you want to be 66.66667% the width of its > container? > > thank you! > > John > _______________________________ >
Some will use % for margin or padding in a fluid grid. For example, based on a max content width of 960px, a two column layout might have a main col of 650px, a side bar of 250 and a gutter of 60. Using percentages, that would be 67%, 26% and 6% with 1% wiggle room (I don't recommend making everything add up to exactly 100% because of differences in browser renderings). -- Tom Livingston | Senior Front-End Developer | Media Logic | ph: 518.456.3015x231 | fx: 518.456.4279 | mlinc.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/
