Nick Cowie wrote: > Gary Menzel wrote: > > OK - so is there a formula to work out PX to EM ? (at least on a > > "vanilla" type of setup). > In theory, on the standard browser ;-(IE6 on windows) the default font size is 12 > pixels so in that case 1em = 12 pixels.
No, the default on windoze is 12pt. Big difference, as at the default 96 DPI, 12pt = 16px = 1.0em. Here's all the IE6 standards mode sizes: http://members.ij.net/mrmazda/auth/absolute-sizes-IE6.html and here's is IE6 quirks mode, as well as IE4Win & IE5Win http://members.ij.net/mrmazda/auth/absolute-sizes-IE5.html. -- "Each one should use whatever gift he has received to serve others..." 1 Peter 4:10 NIV Team OS/2 ** Reg. Linux User #211409 Felix Miata *** http://members.ij.net/mrmazda/auth/ ***************************************************** The discussion list for http://webstandardsgroup.org/ See http://webstandardsgroup.org/mail/guidelines.cfm for some hints on posting to the list & getting help *****************************************************
