- From: Maciej Stachowiak <mjs@apple.com>
- Date: Wed, 25 Apr 2012 02:40:17 -0700
- To: fantasai <fantasai.lists@inkedblade.net>
- Cc: "www-style@w3.org" <www-style@w3.org>
On Apr 24, 2012, at 3:39 PM, fantasai <fantasai.lists@inkedblade.net> wrote: > On 04/24/2012 03:05 PM, Edward O'Connor wrote: >> >> P.S. While we're at it, I second Florian's suggestion (from several >> months ago) that we adopt 'device-pixel-ratio' as an official media >> query. It's easy to use; authors readily understand how to use it to >> distinguish between Retina displays and low-DPI displays. >> >> 1. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_displays_by_pixel_density > > I don't understand how it's any better than resolution: 2ddpx; > There seem to be at least three advantages, if, perhaps, relatively minor ones. 1) 'device-pixel-ratio: 2' is more readily understandable - ddpx is a mysterious abbreviation. 2) device-pixel-ratio is deployed in existing content (albeit with a webkit prefix); declining to standardize it seems likely to increase the scope of the prefix problem. 3) device-pixel-ratio has actual deployment experience showing it is usable for its intended purpose. In what way is 'resolution: 2ddpx' better? Regards, Maciej
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