On Aug 4, 2014, at 1:06 AM, Felix Miata <mrma...@earthlink.net> wrote:
> On 2014-08-04 00:28 (GMT-0500) Karl DeSaulniers composed: > >> Can you use "in" for inches in css...? > > It's valid, but it may not mean what you think it means. For screen media it > can only mean a physical inch in old IE and Gecko browsers, and in all > Konqueror browsers configured to use the KHTML rendering engine, and then > only if the physical display density is matched to the desktop's assumed > pixel density. There is also an equivalent to an inch available in Gecko > browsers that no longer support a physical in unit, the mozmm unit, where 1in > is equivalent to 25.4mozmm. http://fm.no-ip.com/Auth/dpi-screen-window.html > and http://fm.no-ip.com/Auth/dpi-screen-sample.html are a couple of many > pages on my site that put the mozmm unit to work. > > If per happenstance the user's display has a physical pixel density of 96 > DPI, and the desktop's assumed pixel density remains at the 96 setting that > is the usual default, then a CSS logical in will measure one physical inch on > the display screen. > -- > "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/ Yeah, more an more its sounding like a specific use case situation in order to actually utilize the "in" in css. Your project being displayed on your monitor and your browser. Maybe an intranet site could utilize these measurements best? Graphic Agency? Thanks for all the resources everyone. As expected, you have answered my question eloquently an thoroughly. :) Best, Karl DeSaulniers Design Drumm http://designdrumm.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/
