[WSG] RE: Difference between applied CSS and Computed CSS
Hi, Just noticed this in the WSG List: Removing any characters before !DOCTYPE ... really does miracles, because now the layouts is much better under IE/Safari/Chrome/FF. This is because if the first thing a browser sees is anything BUT a Doctype declaration it goes into Quirks mode. That would explain why the computed size of the font would have been 16pt, the default in IE 6 - the reason for quirks mode! More: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quirks_mode good luck Stephen Holmes IA/UX/EIB stephenwhol...@gmail.com Canberra, ACT, Australia When you plant a tree, never plant only one. Plant three -- one for shade, one for fruit, and one for beauty. -African proverb *** List Guidelines: http://webstandardsgroup.org/mail/guidelines.cfm Unsubscribe: http://webstandardsgroup.org/join/unsubscribe.cfm Help: memberh...@webstandardsgroup.org ***
Re: [WSG] RE: Difference between applied CSS and Computed CSS
On 2/25/10 5:00 PM, Stephen Holmes (Gmail) wrote: Hi, Just noticed this in the WSG List: Removing any characters before!DOCTYPE ... really does miracles, because now the layouts is much better under IE/Safari/Chrome/FF. This is because if the first thing a browser sees is anything BUT a Doctype declaration it goes into Quirks mode. Clarification: that would be in IE 6 only. All other browsers are okay with the DOCTYPE not coming first in the source. I'd also note that default font size is 12pt, not 16pt. 12pt defaults to 16px at 96 DPI, at 20px at 120 DPI, and so on... But only in Internet Explorer (all versions) and Opera, as far as I am aware. Webkit and Gecko display 12pt as 16px at default settings - on my 120 DPI laptop, anyway. Cordially, David -- *** List Guidelines: http://webstandardsgroup.org/mail/guidelines.cfm Unsubscribe: http://webstandardsgroup.org/join/unsubscribe.cfm Help: memberh...@webstandardsgroup.org ***
