2009/4/9 Philippe Wittenbergh <e...@l-c-n.com> > > On Apr 9, 2009, at 5:19 PM, Cristian Palmas wrote: > > > By the way, the "ex" measure unit in CSS does not exist for width. > > You can > > use, on second your needs: "px", "pt" (I recommend to use only for > > print > > styles), "%" or "em". > > See http://www.w3.org/TR/CSS21/visudet.html#propdef-width for > > further info. > > That is incorrect. It is certainly possible to use 'ex' for width. > > the quote URL says: > > Value: <length> | <percentage> | auto | inherit > > > <length> brings us to > http://www.w3.org/TR/CSS21/syndata.html#value-def-length > > > There are two types of length units: relative and absolute. Relative > > length units specify a length relative to another length property. > > Style sheets that use relative units will more easily scale from one > > medium to another (e.g., from a computer display to a laser printer). > > > > Relative units are: > > > > * em: the 'font-size' of the relevant font > > * ex: the 'x-height' of the relevant font > > * px: pixels, relative to the viewing device > > > Philippe > --- > Philippe Wittenbergh > http://l-c-n.com/
It seems I should have got further in the search... There always is something new to learn about... Thanks Philippe. -- ~ Cristian Palmas ~ http://www.cristianpalmas.it ______________________________________________________________________ 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/
