RE: [css3-mediaqueries] DPI in resolution media queries

[Boris Zbarsky:]
> 
> On 2/15/12 12:00 PM, Sylvain Galineau wrote:
> > OK, sorry for being slow. If the DPI causes the UA to get its inches
> > completely wrong, how does it get it right with MQs?
> 
> CSS.1 requires that UAs ignore the real DPI to some extent and set inches
> to exactly 96 CSS px.
> 
Yes, I recall that fun discussion. A CSS pixel is 1/96 of an inch. But if
the UA can't get its CSS pixels right, how can you assume dpi/dpcm works? 

Received on Wednesday, 15 February 2012 19:18:24 UTC