David, > >Indeed, .76em normally renders as 12px, and not 11px as I said. > > Francois, "em" is a relative measurement based on the font size being > used, what ever it is. A percentage (or decimal) of that relative > size is still relative. That's the whole point of using "ems" By "normally" above I simply meant that's what you'd get on a typical Windows system with everything else affecting font size, left at their defaults. It's useful as a benchmark. Anyone using relative units should know that in practice, many other factors -- both within and without their control -- may influence the actual size. francois Wheel Group, Beaumont House, Kensington Village, Avonmore Road, London W14 8TS T +44 (0)20 7348 1000 F +44 (0)20 7348 1111 D +44 (0)20 7348 1049 francois.jordaan@wheel.co.uk www.wheel.co.uk _____________________________________________________________________ This e-mail has been scanned for viruses by MessageLabs.
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