Re^2: mod_perl vs CGI: benchmarks and code

Contrary to the w3c advise you shouldnt use em for font sizes, and you should rather use px. Reason 1: If you use em then as screens become more advanced with better resultion and bigger sizes then you font gets smaller as in the examples on this page. Reason 2: People with eye proplems set their screen res smaller because they want the text to get bigger - thats the whole point of screen res. Eugene

Comment on Re^2: mod_perl vs CGI: benchmarks and code

Replies are listed 'Best First'.
Re^3: mod_perl vs CGI: benchmarks and code by ikegami (Patriarch) on Jan 03, 2010 at 00:36 UTC
Both `em` and `px` will shrink as the resolution increases. The difference is that `em` is based on the user's preferred font size and is thus a better choice from the user's point of view.	[reply] [d/l] [select]
w3c recommendations by Your Mother (Archbishop) on Jan 02, 2010 at 22:29 UTC
This is exactly backwards. Increasing screen resolution makes pixels smaller on the screen. All modern operating systems and browsers have type display controls independent of screen resolution and that's how those with special requirements should handle it.	[reply]