- From: Tab Atkins Jr. <jackalmage@gmail.com>
- Date: Tue, 19 Nov 2013 08:20:26 -0800
- To: Felix Miata <mrmazda@earthlink.net>
- Cc: www-style list <www-style@w3.org>
On Tue, Nov 19, 2013 at 4:07 AM, Felix Miata <mrmazda@earthlink.net> wrote: >>> Pt for quite some time has been a synonym for px in >>> Blink, Gecko, Trident and WebKit. >> >> No it's not. 1pt = 4/3px. In easier terms, 12pt == 16px. > > A pt is a physical unit, while a px is a unit whose size varies widely > according to screen density. You can claim a pt is a logical unit all you > want, but that doesn't make it so except in a limited context needlessly > divergent from all historical contexts and non-web current contexts. I'm not sure why you think this is a rebuttal. You said pt and px were synonyms, implying that they're the same unit. They are not, as I explained. As I said, please stop trying to hijack this thread with physical unit discussions. We've had this discussion ad nauseum, the reasoning behind our decision is strong back-compat, and it's not going to be revisited any time soon. In particular, it's not going to be revisited *in this thread*. Please stop. ~TJ
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