Sorry, that should read "If you don't know context you CAN'T use the formula..."
Another victim of auto correct... On Monday, October 20, 2014, Tom Livingston <tom...@gmail.com> wrote: > I have to agree with Philip here. If you don't know context you can use > the formula you referenced. That, I believe, is his point. Viewport width > is not something you will know. > > If, for example, you know your content will be a max-width of 960px, then > you can work off of that in the formula. > > Also, I'd recommend not mixing units as you could be creating a small > annoying mess. Gutters can be small percentages as well, figured out with > that same formula. > > No, I'm not a troll. > > > > On Monday, October 20, 2014, Philip Taylor <p.tay...@rhul.ac.uk > <javascript:_e(%7B%7D,'cvml','p.tay...@rhul.ac.uk');>> wrote: > >> >> >> MiB wrote: >> >> You clearly [...] want to waste my time and the readers of this email >>> >> discussion list. >> >> On the contrary, I want to challenge your assertion that "you can >> translate from px sizing to percentages" for all but the most trivial of >> cases. If /everything/ was originally expressed in pixels, then of course >> you can translate from px sizing to percentages (a child of five would know >> how to do that), but if some elements of the original design were expressed >> in less tangible units (percent, ems, rems, etc), then it should be >> patently obvious to you that you can NOT translate from px sizing to >> percentages. >> >> Philip Taylor >> ______________________________________________________________________ >> 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/ >> > > > -- > > Tom Livingston | Senior Front-End Developer | Media Logic | > ph: 518.456.3015x231 | fx: 518.456.4279 | medialogic.com > > > #663399 > > -- Tom Livingston | Senior Front-End Developer | Media Logic | ph: 518.456.3015x231 | fx: 518.456.4279 | medialogic.com #663399 ______________________________________________________________________ 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/
