On Jul 25, 2014, at 6:24 AM, Philippe Wittenbergh <e...@l-c-n.com> wrote:
>
> Le 25 juil. 2014 à 20:06, Karl DeSaulniers <k...@designdrumm.com> a écrit :
>
>> Just made reference real quick to rems being the one based on the body only.
>
> No.
> rems are not – repeat not – based on the font-size on body! They are based on
> the font-size of the root element, as I note earlier in this thread. The root
> element in your html document is <html>.
>
> Try this:
> <!doctype html>
> <style>
> body { font-size: .8em; }
> p.a { font-size: 1em; color: red; }
> p.b { font-size: 1rem; color: blue; }
> </style>
>
> <p class="a"> test - font-size: 1em specified</p>
> <p class="b"> test - font-size: 1rem specified</p>
>
> Philippe
> --
> Philippe Wittenbergh
Correct. I should have said root.
Karl DeSaulniers
Design Drumm
http://designdrumm.com
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