Okay. I have used point sizes for fonts almost since the beginning of CSS.
I'm willing to give pixels a try (at least on my dev server). So what are
the best cross-platform pixel sizes to match these point sizes?

7.5
8
9
10
11
12
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16

This would be MUCH appreciated. Thanks!

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-----Original Message-----
From: John Allred [mailto:allred(at)its.state.ms.us]

I agree. In it's discussion of length units in CSS at
http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-CSS2/syndata.html#length-units , the W3C explains
that relative units (which includes pixels) scale better and work across
more media. They say that absolute units (which include points) are best
when the physical dimensions of the output medium are known, referring
specifically to print media. A point is 1/72 of an inch, also an absolute
unit. An inch is a meaningless measurement on a computer screen.

In short, while they may appear to work in some cases, points are not
recommended for style sheets intended for screen display.

This doesn't solve the problem, but maybe it'll further the discussion.

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