> Kidding aside, one man's 1920 (16" laptop; 142 DPI) could easily be narrower
> than another's 1280 (19" desktop; 86 DPI). Designers really ought to quit
> thinking in px. Px sizes bear no predictable correlation to the physical
> world, and thus to legibility or appropriate line lengths.

Agreed.
Btw, the CSS spec takes into account the fact that monitors'
pixel-densities differ. This is why, according to the spec, px is a
relative length unit. One CSS px is 1/96th of an inch *on the display
screen*. Sadly, Microsoft and all the other browser makers have
ignored the spec.

~Chetan
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