- From: Matthew Brealey <webmaster@richinstyle.com>
- Date: Mon, 26 Jun 2000 16:57:11 -0700
- To: www-style@w3.org
Eric A. Meyer wrote: > > On Mon, 19 Jun 2000, Matthew Brealey wrote: > > > Erik van der Poel wrote: > > > Todd Fahrner wrote: > > > > > > > > 1em is the size of the parent element's font. > > > > > > Just a minor correction: When the "em" unit is used in the font-size > > > property, it refers to the parent element's font-size, but when it is > > > used in any other property, it refers to this element's font-size (not > > > the parent's). > > > > Shoudn't that be font size (size of font)? > > It depends on what you mean by "size of font." Yes you're right. I was pointing out the fact that font-size is a specific term that refers to the computed value of font-size, whereas it should in fact relate to the actual value (one assumes, and I believe with good justification). ------------------ Please visit http://RichInStyle.com.
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