>> On Sun, 9 May 2004, Sean M. Hall AKA Dante wrote: >> >>> I propose an 'en' unit. 1en = the width of an 'n' character in that >>> element's font type. If CSS has an em unit it should logically also have >>> an en unit. On that basis, why not an "a" element, a "b" element, and so forth ? I really cannot understand the basis of your request : traditional typography has "em"s and "exs", the former a basis for horizontal measurement and the latter for vertical. An "M" is usually one of the widest characters in a font, the "x" is typical of all lower case letters without ascenders or descenders. What purpose would be served by singling out the letter "n" for special treatment ? Philip TaylorReceived on Monday, 10 May 2004 12:27:21 GMT
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