Sunday, November 14, 2004, 11:22:18 AM, Rob wrote:
I find the description of font-size a bit dodgy,
I agree. Defining a font size in terms of a unit that is based on a
font size seems pretty stupid to me too, but that's how it is. There
are lots of stupidities around.
Here in the UK, we use
Sunday, November 14, 2004, 11:40:17 AM, Iain wrote:
Fourthly,
There was a third, but I decided it was rubbish. Sorry, folks.
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I find the description of font-size a bit dodgy,
I agree. Defining a font size in terms of a unit that is based on a
font size seems pretty stupid to me too, but that's how it is. There
are lots of stupidities around.
Well, in the print business, it's much more strict, which I prefer.
Hi folks,
My first post, since I've worked in print longer than web. In print, an em (and en) are mostly used to describe dashes (of the width of M and N) in a font. So they are appropriate to the task when used for that. They have been slightly redefined for the web (since an en is not always
