Thanks for that information. What about using negative em to hide a
background image or complete DIVet?
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On Thu, 7 Feb 2008, Geoffrey Hoffman wrote
>ust speaking off the top of my head here... The size of an em is
>derived from the text size of the container. I haven't actually
>calculated it but say if your font-size is 12px then an em is about the
>same, or at least proportional to it.
One em i
On 07/02/2008 15:53, Geoffrey Hoffman wrote:
> Just speaking off the top of my head here... The size of an em is derived
> from the text size of the container. I haven't actually calculated it but
> say if your font-size is 12px then an em is about the same, or at least
> proportional to it. By con
I thought that may have something to do with it, and appreciate the reply.
I'm limited by not having access to a computer with IE 6 anymore :-/
On Feb 7, 2008 12:15 PM, Roger Gordon <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote, in
part:
> The text-align: center is for the benefit of IE6
> (and lower, I presume) w
Actually, Geoffrey, you are correct in the case of modern standards
compliant browsers. The text-align: center is for the benefit of IE6
(and lower, I presume) which doesn't seem to obey margin:auto too
well. By using the approach mentioned above (text-align: center on the
body, and margin: 0 auto
Sure you can use em, ex, % for relative & fluid layouts all you like.
The best reason to do so if you want your site to expand and contract nicely
along with the font size.
Just speaking off the top of my head here... The size of an em is derived
from the text size of the container. I haven't act
Does anyone know the allowable range of em values? Is using em for
positioning (absolute or relative) a good idea?
Thanks so much.
John
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