dive into mark

You are here: dive into markArchivesMay 2002Zoom

Friday, May 17, 2002

Zoom

Jeffrey Zeldman: That’s why God invented pixels, dear boy.

Ems were intended to make sites more accessible — and they do, if you keep your web text on the meaty side. But when used to deliver undersized text, ems slam up against broken inheritance models, a universe of possible user default settings, and cross-platform issues solved in post-1999 browsers but undercut by individual preference settings.

Filed under , ,

Respond privately

I am no longer accepting public comments on this post, but you can use this form to contact me privately. (Your message will not be published.)



Recent Stuff For You, Special Price Stay Here
  • Greasemonkey Hacks
Good Stuff Buy The Cow Go Away
Dive Into Python
Powered by Google Drink The Milk Don't Steal

 

posts / comments
© 2001-8 Mark Pilgrim