David E. Ross wrote:

> Windows 7 SeaMonkey 2.35
> 
> On the SeaMonkey menu bar, go to [Edit > Preferences > Appearance >
> Fonts].  How can I translate between pixels (the settings for fonts in
> SeaMonkey) and points (the font-size unit commonly used with CSS)?

Points are for printing, and should only be in your print style sheet.

> I know this might vary according to the size of my monitor and its
> resolution.
> 
> I am having problems with some Web pages where either the font or
> font-size is such that the tops of glyphs (characters) are cut off.  If
> I zoom my text larger, the problem goes away.  I am having trouble
> choosing a minimum font size in pixels for SeaMonkey such that I no
> longer have to zoom.

It's not clear if you are talking about web pages you write, or the pages 
of others. If your own, use percentages for defining font-size.

body { font-size: 100%; }

and scale from there for specific elements such as headings, etc. Here is 
a page I wrote quite awhile ago that still applies:

http://tekrider.net/html/fontsize.php

-- 
   -bts
   -This space for rent, but the price is high
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