Nevermind, its not in normalize.CSS, I scanned too quickly - sorry! On Jul 26, 2014 9:40 PM, "Chris Rockwell" <ch...@chrisrockwell.com> wrote:
> Felix, admittedly I never questioned why setting font-size: 100% was a > best practice, it's just always something I've done. Based on your response > I did some quick research and, it appears, the original reason was to fix > some ie6/7 issues with em scaling. > > Additionally, I checked normalize.CSS as I knew it was in there, you can > see the reasoning they have also: > https://github.com/h5bp/html5-boilerplate/blob/master/css/normalize.css > > Without looking further, there appear to be valid reasons for setting > font-size to 100% on body. > > (Also admittedly, this is one of those practices that I see no harm in, so > if someone smarter than me figured out it helps, I'll just take their word > for it and include the few characters :)) > > Chris > On Jul 26, 2014 9:27 PM, "Felix Miata" <mrma...@earthlink.net> wrote: > >> On 2014-07-26 19:43 (GMT-0500) Karl DeSaulniers composed: >> >> Felix Miata wrote: >>>> >>> >> ...CSS for the public web should never size text in px. Sizing text in >>>> px means the optimal base size determined by each user, as embodied in >>>> his browser default size, is totally disregarded, tyrannically usurped >>>> if you will, which is rude. >>>> >>> >> Hmm looks like you're right....So use ems as the body font size and % >>> elsewhere. >>> >> >> 1-WRT text size, there's no effective difference between using em and %. >> The only difference in compliant browsers WRT text size is CSS syntax, what >> follows the last numeral, and where the period belongs. Where the meaning >> of em and % differs is WRT sizes of objects other than text, e.g. >> containers and images. >> >> 2-Why set a size on the body at all? When you do that, you're in effect >> telling every user that his determination of optimal size is wrong. You >> can't know any such thing. You don't have his eyes. You can't see his >> screen. What you're doing changing the base size in em or % is usually >> different from using px mostly in degree, but the very same thing in >> overall concept - disrespect (usually, but not necessarily, e.g. if going >> bigger in order to be emphatic) for the user. >> >> Leaving font size out of body (and html) you're embracing the user's >> advance determination what an optimal base size is - he gets his preferred >> size as the base, and presumably, dominant size of page text, ideal for >> paragraphs and/or whatever other text makes up the majority of content. >> Explicit sizing of text should be reserved for text that has good reason to >> differ in size from the base size, things like headings, footnotes, >> superscripts, footer text and such. The bonus for you as stylist, is your >> CSS can be much simpler, and thus easier to build and maintain. >> -- >> "The wise are known for their understanding, and pleasant >> words are persuasive." Proverbs 16:21 (New Living Translation) >> >> Team OS/2 ** Reg. Linux User #211409 ** a11y rocks! >> >> Felix Miata *** http://fm.no-ip.com/ >> ______________________________________________________________________ >> css-discuss [css-d@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/ >> > ______________________________________________________________________ css-discuss [css-d@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/
