Re: For want of a better word

On Tue, Jun 08, 2004 at 12:04:03PM +0100, Rotan Hanrahan wrote:
> "Proportional", in the context of text, is commonly used with respect to the size 
> of individual characters, generally with reference to their width.
> 
> "Scale" refers to gross adjustments to size with respect to an agreed base. Thus 
> "100%" would refer to the base size. There is no necessary implication that "100%" 
> means legible, though this would be a natural assumption.

So this picture:
http://www.w3.org/2000/10/DIAWorkshop/squeeze.gif

From:
http://www.w3.org/2000/10/DIAWorkshop/dia-realistic.html

Would be an example of a scalable webpage?

Received on Tuesday, 8 June 2004 08:35:22 UTC