- From: Christoph Päper <christoph.paeper@tu-clausthal.de>
- Date: Sun, 31 Jul 2005 21:21:00 +0200
- To: www-style@w3.org
Boris Zbarsky: > Christoph Päper wrote: >> Actually I think it would have been a valid option to make 'px' the >> device's pixel, like many people assume anyway > > So when I print a 100px wide image on my 1200dpi laser printer, it would > come out about 2mm wide? Sure, if one of its dots makes one pixel. I didn't say it was a particular good idea to use 'px' for any media but 'screen', likewise it's not always sensible to use metre-based units (incl. 'in' and 'pt'). I just said it had not been a good idea to define the pixel differently than common expectation and true angular measurement would have been better, though unusual. I don't expect the definition of 'px' to (substantially) change anymore, but 'deg' etc. could still be introduced for lengths. > Just keep in mind that CSS has to work with devices whose actual pixel > is a very very different size from the typical 1/96 of an inch (...) That's totally what I had in mind.
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