Marc Leger wrote:
>>Anyway, things like textboxes are really trivial. I think it's too
>>
>
> How can you say that? When it comes to page layout, it is by the pixel, or
> precentage. If Mozilla and IE render textboxes differenlty, then it throws
> things off.
>
> Look, let's drop the subject. My goal is to make my webpages look great in
> IE, whatever's left has to deal with it.
>
>
>
I know the subject is being worn down, but stay with me for at least
this message.
I did not say that going by the pixel is bad, I say that everything
cannot be made to obey by the pixel. Image sizes, table cells, font
sizes (although many argue that this would be bad since it prevents
users from adjusting the font size on their browser if it's too small
for them to read), margins, borders, style sheet boxes, etc, all those
can be, and should be, controlled with pixel precision if the web
designer desires. However, desigers should keep in mind factors that are
less controllable:
Different graphical operating systems have used their own separate
widget sets for YEARS that vary is dimension. How do you expect
textboxes on different OSs and different browsers to be exactly the
same? This isn't like a newspaper or magazine where every copy of every
issue can be made to look identical, since web sites will be viewed on
different browsers on different operating systems. There's no common
standard between them, other than how they function. If you don't want a
text box to cause layout problems, such as pushing a table cell or style
sheet box too wide, try a common demoninator. Or ...
I should test this myself, but maybe if CSS was used to style the text
box to a specific font and font size, the textboxes will be as similar
as possible on all browsers that properly support CSS (such as Mozilla).
But keep in mind, textbox size precision should not be expected to be
down to 1 pixel. Maybe plus-or-minus 10 pixels should be the reasonable
limit, but definitely not down to one.
--
Alex <:3)~~
http://www.gerbilbox.com/newzilla/
