--- On Thu, 3/19/09, Rob Emenecker list-s...@hairydogdigital.com wrote:
I am looking for a few good web locations that explain and
clarify the
differences between EMs and PERCENTS
Rob, do you mean:
a) For font sizing
b) For layout
c) In general (i.e. including both the above)
There are a
Hi all,
I am looking for a few good web locations that explain and clarify the
differences between EMs and PERCENTS, and recommendations for using one or
the other. I do not want the W3C specification, I know where that is. I am
looking for practical information in the real world application
Rob Emenecker wrote:
Hi all,
I am looking for a few good web locations that explain and clarify the
differences between EMs and PERCENTS, and recommendations for using one or
the other. I do not want the W3C specification, I know where that is. I am
looking for practical information in the
Why limit yourself to one or the other :-) ?
LOL. I'm not. I just want a solid understanding of how EM vs. PERCENT is
them, so that if I am using one, the other, or a mixture, I don't lose my
mind when results are not what I expect.
I think Tim's concise explanation helped with that
D'oh!
I should've read that link above before posting...
To redeem myself:
EM:
- always relative to font size
- fonts affect absolute widths of things set with EM! (e.g. could cause
horizontal scroll)
- however, relative widths are not affected.
e.g. if a particular sentence fits all on one
I think Tim's concise explanation helped with that understanding.
I didn't send that to the entire list, because the website that got sent out
right before I finished it said pretty much the same thing, but if it was that
helpful, I'll share it with everyone.
Rules of thumb:
em is like a
--- On Thu, 3/19/09, Michael Stevens bigm...@bigmikes.org wrote:
So, is it uncommon, or bad practice, to use both in this
situation?
{height: 7.2em; width: 20%;}
More and more, I find myself using the two in various combinations. It gets
particularly interesting if you throw pixels into
Just for clarification, if anyone else is as confused by this
thread as I am.
I am glad I was able to confuse. It means the coffee is being consumed at
too great an intake level.
Rob Emenecker @ Hairy Dog Digital
www.hairydogdigital.com
Please note:
Why limit yourself to one or the other :-) ? Need of the moment
determines structure-- pixel, em, or percent. And I suppose, if push
came to shove, you could go for broke and employ the best advantages of
pixel, em, and percent widths all within the same layout structure.
On Thu, 19 Mar 2009 09:03:15 -0700
Came this utterance formulated by Kenny Leu to my mailbox:
D'oh!
I should've read that link above before posting...
To redeem myself:
EM:
- always relative to font size
- fonts affect absolute widths of things set with EM! (e.g. could
cause horizontal
On Thu, 19 Mar 2009 17:28:08 + (GMT)
Came this utterance formulated by Bobby Jack to my mailbox:
--- On Thu, 3/19/09, Michael Stevens bigm...@bigmikes.org wrote:
So, is it uncommon, or bad practice, to use both in this
situation?
{height: 7.2em; width: 20%;}
More and more, I
i generally supply a fixed width on
the wrapper div, in a seperate style sheet which works for 800px
screens
How do you serve different CSS to different people? I'm assuming some
sort of JavaScript sniffer?
I love your Julian of Norwich quote, BTW. Did you ever read her book
If IE is the only one you are concerned about use a conditional comment, no
javascript necessary since only IE parses them.
Cheryl D Wise
April Session Classes http://starttoweb.com:
Introduction to CSS
Introduction to Expression Web
-Original Message-
From: Theophan Dort
i
If IE is the only one you are concerned about use a conditional
comment, no
javascript necessary since only IE parses them.
I apologize to the list -- I had intended my previous post to go off-
list and didn't realize it wound up going to the list instead. I fear
this is off-topic, not
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