Re: thoughts on non-compliant browsers

Ian Hickson wrote:

> On Sun, 7 Mar 2004, Robert Koberg wrote:
> 
>>a pixel is a pixel. it does not resize unless you change your resolution.
> 
> 
> This is incorrect; I urge you to read the CSS specifications on the
> matter. CSS pixels do not map directly to device pixels.

Why does CSS call it a pixel when already pixel has a /relatively/ well 
known meaning?

> 
> In any case, UAs may effectively do whatever they like with respect to
> font sizing, as it can all be explained in terms of the actual font-size
> differing from the computed font-size due to the font matching algorithm.
> 

Received on Sunday, 7 March 2004 19:31:27 UTC