- From: Christof Hoeke <csad7@t-online.de>
- Date: Wed, 07 Jan 2009 13:46:33 +0100
- CC: "Ph. Wittenbergh" <jk7r-obt@asahi-net.or.jp>, Håkon Wium Lie <howcome@opera.com>, Keith Rarick <kr@xph.us>, www-style@w3.org
Adam Twardoch wrote: >>> - all other length units are two-letter, it seems logical to follow >>> this scheme unless there's a good reason not to > > If we go this path, I'd say calling it "rm" rather than "re" would make > more sense. After all, in digital typography, "units per em" are > abbreviated "upm" (not upe), and "pixels per em" are abbreviated "ppm" > (not ppe). > Personnally I find sticking to two-letter units if possible quite reasonable. And I find "rm" rather nice, as "re" not reminds of emails but also of rEGULAR eXPRESSION (and on a maybe silly note "rem" not only to the shell command but also of rAPID eYE mOVEMENT which may some day be a useful unit ;) One could argue that "rm" would also be a shell command but still quicker to type than "rem" just my 2 cents... Christof
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