Re: Beta-test new site design, was: Status of the "new" GNUstep website?

[MJ Ray]

On 2004-01-11 19:03:15 +0000 Scott Stevenson <address@hidden> wrote:

> That's just my opinion. We're truly splitting hairs here, so I don't 
> think 
> it's a big deal.

OK. See what you think after the next update goes through. Probably 
tomorrow.

> I realize there are some problems with Netscape in general, but does 
> this 
> apply to that particular 'getting started' table? It's very simple -- 
> even 
> NS4 shouldn't have a problem.

NS4 doesn't seem to know &bull; and I'm not very surprised: it's not 
one I'd seen before.

> > I think 1 point should be roughly 1/72in on all displays. If it 
> > isn't, the 
> > display is misconfigured.
> That's the way things "should" be, but it's just not the reality. It 
> even 
> varies from browser to browser on the same OS. It's not a critical 
> issue, 
> just can cause some unappealing font sizes to manifest.

I don't know about your system, but 12px isn't that great here ;-) If 
your system knows the dpi of its screen and you set the size in 
points, 1 point should measure 1 point, regardless.

> > Ask your browser to display a 72pt pipe symbol (<p style="font-size: 
> > 72pt">|</p>). Get a ruler and measure it. Is it 1 inch long? If not, 
> > that's 
> > wrong.
> This isn't a useful test because high density displays (certain 
> laptops) will 
> nullify the results. Pixels as a unit gives you the system's font 
> size 
> representation, rather than the browser's interpretation of it.

If it's a high density display, the pixels are smaller and the dpi 
correspondingly higher. The 72pt bar should still be 1in long. If it 
isn't, the system is broken and there's not a lot that you can do to 
help them until they fix it. I know that users with broken systems 
have been the source of frustration for CSS authors, but authors who 
use that px sizing is a good idea frustrate me. I have a high density 
display on my main machine and my eyesight isn't good enough to find 
12px text comfortable. If you only have 12 little lights to play with 
on my screen, your letters aren't going to be very sharp.

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