Re: Is the px unit equivalent to user units?

Bjoern Hoehrmann wrote:
> * Jonathan Watt wrote:
>>>>> We have many times suggested a simple solution:
>>>>>
>>>>>  * Continue to have the "px" unit in text/css be exactly equivalent to
>>>>>    unit-free "user units" in SVG.
>>>>>
>>>>>  * If other units are used, convert them to "px" units (and thus user
>>>>>    units) in exactly the same way that CSS already requires.
>>>>>
>>>>> This is what the specs *already say*. This is scalable. It is  
>>>>> completely compatible with all existing specs and content.
>>>> I agree with this solution. (I actually thought we'd already decided to)
>>> As Ian points out, this is what the specifications already say. The
>>> solution would include
>> Does it? I'm questioning the "and thus user units" bit here since the second 
>> section I raised in my original email seems to make that questionable.
> 
> As you point out in the original issue, the specification says that for
> any y, y user units == y px units. It also says some other things, but
> well...

...but well, it would be very helpful if someone could make a statement about 
whether these other (apparently contradictory) things are in error or not. :-P

Received on Wednesday, 4 January 2006 19:52:52 UTC