> -----Original Message----- > From: css-d-boun...@lists.css-discuss.org [mailto:css-d- > boun...@lists.css-discuss.org] On Behalf Of Michal Zielinski > Sent: 03 March 2009 21:21 > To: css-d@lists.css-discuss.org > Subject: [css-d] em units - how to test > > I used to create layouts using pixels units. I`d like to give ems a try > in my upcoming project. > How should I test my layout? I`ve got laptop with all kind of browser > installed (ie6,ie7,ie8,o9.x,ff2,ff3, safari3) Can I test it on this > machine only or I should also take under consideration things like > monitor type, dpi, resolution... etc. > > I really need to have layout (font size) the same on every machine. By > the same I rather mean more or less. I definitely don`t want to explain > people why they have font about 20px large while on the next monitor it > is 12px. > > Thanks. > > Btw. I`d like to use method with 62.5% in body with 100% font-size in > html (for ie). Seems to be reasonable and easy to use and maintain.
I suspect this one will generate a lot of flak. Last item first. Why counter the browser defaults? Leave font-size as 100% and then use % for font-size of your other elements. Have a thought for the visually impaired, please. What you are saying is illogical in any event. Font-size defined by em or % will only be different if the user decides that he/she needs to increase size of the default browser settings. Web design is different from the print environment and too many folks seem to forget that. We get too hung up on browsers being pixel perfect. Let's face it the only folks who look at more than one browsers are we developers. Rant over. Ian ______________________________________________________________________ css-discuss [cs...@lists.css-discuss.org] http://www.css-discuss.org/mailman/listinfo/css-d List wiki/FAQ -- http://css-discuss.incutio.com/ List policies -- http://css-discuss.org/policies.html Supported by evolt.org -- http://www.evolt.org/help_support_evolt/
