- From: Jesper Tverskov <jesper.tverskov@mail.tele.dk>
- Date: Thu, 19 Jun 2003 11:02:55 +0200
- To: <w3c-wai-ig@w3.org>
Julian has the right to get some solid arguments for "em" being the better relative unit to use for font-size. Since all user agents I know of have implemented both em and %, and the end result is the same for font-size, it is safe to use both, and it is equally good to use both. "%" is the popular term easy to understand. Em is the professional term but is only understood by few web page authors. But the problem with % is that we then need to ask "% of what". The answer is: "% of em". So why not use em in the first place. No big deal: If you prefer the more popular term, use it. If you prefer the more professional term: use it. The more popular term could win out in the long run: there are millions of millions not that professional web authors. And since % is just shorthand for "% of em", it is no big deal. I prefer to use em for relative font-size. And I never use anything but relative font-size ;-) Regards, Jesper
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