Megan — Mon, 22 Mar 2004 14:20:58 +0000

I had good success with using % values for fonts, although others say that ems are better. You could try this for your layout as well if you want it to scale. Or maybe a combination of px and % would work. As always with CSS, it'll take some fiddling to get it to work right. A List Apart has some good articles on scalable CSS layouts (and they're old design was a good example).

I really don't know how ins work as a screen measurement. My guess is that they're probably like pts in that they don't work well on a screen (may be useful for print stylesheets though).

andy206uk — Mon, 22 Mar 2004 13:18:52 +0000

Although... specifying font sizes in pixels prevents the user (i.e. people with bad eyesite) from changing the font size in their web browser. This is an accessability issue and should really be avoided.

It's a bit hypocritical me saying that though, because I use pixels myself!

Roo — Mon, 22 Mar 2004 05:32:53 +0000

Quote: The question i want to know is font size. pt or px?

pt (points) are used for print.
px (pixels) are used for screen.

bja888 — Fri, 19 Mar 2004 21:44:19 +0000

I gave up on "in" long time ago and i think you should also. "px" is the only thing you should use, especialy if you want to change the size using javascript later. "px" or pixels are the little dots of light on your computer screen. If you get close enough you can count them. (I wouldent sugest it)

In other words use px, its a better bet. The question i want to know is font size. pt or px?

Renegade — Thu, 18 Mar 2004 19:12:19 +0000

Yes, true that 1px is different on other screens and that 10px is not equal to 10px in physical size, that is a good reason for that - pixels is a screen measurement (I think).

I think what your problem is, is that you are trying to get everything looking pixel perfect. That way of thinking is not wrong as such, but one must keep in mind is that the way things are viewed on screen and viewed on paper are very different, and so they should be - they are different mediums.

There probably isn't anything wrong with using px but keep in mind though, since you are using CSS to layout your content, you have probably thought of accessibility as well. Having said that, it is probably better to use a relative unit...wait, is px then, a relative unit?