Rick Flower wrote:
Gunlaug Sørtun wrote:
<http://css-discuss.incutio.com/?page=FontSize>
Does this pixel vs other units of measure issue extend beyond use in
font specifiers? The above article specifically talks to font issues
but doesn't address whether or not it's a general issue beyond fonts.
The issue was, and is, whether or not users of IE/win should be able to
resize fonts (without extended knowledge of how their browser work), and
the most well-working ways to size fonts on screens in general.
However, correct use of units everywhere else is just as important for a
stable layout. We can either design 'smart' solutions or create an
unpredictable mess, based on which unit we use for what - where.
Strange dimensions and easily broken layouts _may_ be caused by the
wrong *mix* of units used for dimensioning. Some browser-bugs and
variations in the mix, may cause some problems in rare cases. IE/win is
well known for its many dimensional bugs :-)
Which unit(s) to use for element-dimensioning--width in particular--is
depending on what we want to achieve.
We make dimensions either "fixed" by using 'px', depending on
_font-size_ by using 'em', or depending on available space by using '%',
in all the right places. We must also throw default/auto (no dimension
set) into the mix.
Whether or not any of this apply in your case, is a big unknown to me.
Georg
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