fonts and different browsers

P

Paul M

Hi
Is there a difference in the way browsers ie.IE, Netscape interprit font
sizes. if so how is this overcome.
best wishes
Paul M
 
M

Murray

Yes, if you size your text in POINTS (a print metric that should not be used
on the web), different browsers will interpret them in different ways. The
solution is to use CSS to control your font sizes with a unit like px, em,
en, ex, percent, or font-size names.
 
S

Stefan B Rusynko

Also see http://webmonkey.wired.com/webmonkey/99/41/index3a_page3.html?tw=design





| Yes, if you size your text in POINTS (a print metric that should not be used
| on the web), different browsers will interpret them in different ways. The
| solution is to use CSS to control your font sizes with a unit like px, em,
| en, ex, percent, or font-size names.
|
| --
| Murray
|
| | > Hi
| > Is there a difference in the way browsers ie.IE, Netscape interprit font
| > sizes. if so how is this overcome.
| > best wishes
| > Paul M
| >
| >
|
|
 
T

Thomas A. Rowe

Link works here.

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