Re: Scientific notation in numbers

Also sprach Tab Atkins Jr.:

 > > I'm all for removing complexity.
 > 
 > I don't follow.  The "remove complexity" part of Zack's message argues
 > for either accepting scinot everywhere or accepting it nowhere
 > (including removing it from SVG).

That would probably be the simplest, as far as specifications go.

 > > And I get a headache from trying to
 > > read style sheets like this:
 > >
 > >   h1 { font-size: 2.6e-4em }
 > 
 > Is it any better to see "h1 { font-size: .00026em; }"?

Yes, I think so. "2.6e-4em" looks like an expression of some sort, 

 > > 2) it can be used as a browser switch

 > #2 isn't a goal.

That's good, my understanding was that some people in the telcon
argued why using this for browser sniffing was a good thing.

Cheers,

-h&kon
              Håkon Wium Lie                          CTO °þe®ª
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