- From: Hakon Lie <howcome@w3.org>
- Date: Fri, 18 Jul 1997 21:08:08 +0200 (MET DST)
- To: Douglas Rand <drand@sgi.com>
- Cc: www-style@w3.org
Douglas Rand writes: > > The default size, the 100% size, and the 1em size should be the same, > > but they are not. > > Why is this true? An em-space isn't necessarily the same as the font > height. In CSS1 it is. This is arguably underspecified, but section 6.1 reads: "ems, the height of the element's font" This usage of the term "em" is supported by [1] which reads: Em: In current usage, a unit of measurement that equals the point size of the type. [1] Glossary of typesetting terms, University of Chicago Press, 1994 Regards, -h&kon H å k o n W i u m L i e howcome@w3.org W o r l d Wide W e b Consortium inria §°þ#¡ª FRANCE http://www.w3.org/people/howcome
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