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cybmole · 03-23-2011, 04:31 AM

coudl someone please remind me, or direct me to the essential pros & cons of these 3 options, and also to how to work out equivalents.

e.f. I use
1. ( before a mobi convert for Kindle) margin-bottom:0.3em and text:indent: 1em
2. in epub for sony reader - same indent but I prefer margin-bottom: 0 on this device

but lets take the indent example - whats the equivelent in % and in pts,
& what are the benefits of changing from ems to either of the others ?

if I am reading the specs correctly - then I should be able to set in indent in % and see it alter when I toggle text size on my header hardware ? -
but when I set it in em , it will stay at about 2 characters wide & thus will take proportionally more % line space on larger font settings.-
in pts ? —have not thought it through

is on or the other considered better, or more widely used ?

03-23-2011, 04:31 AM	#1
cybmole Wizard Posts: 3,720 Karma: 1759970 Join Date: Sep 2010 Device: none	indents & line spacing - ems, %, pts ? coudl someone please remind me, or direct me to the essential pros & cons of these 3 options, and also to how to work out equivalents. e.f. I use 1. ( before a mobi convert for Kindle) margin-bottom:0.3em and text:indent: 1em 2. in epub for sony reader - same indent but I prefer margin-bottom: 0 on this device but lets take the indent example - whats the equivelent in % and in pts, & what are the benefits of changing from ems to either of the others ? if I am reading the specs correctly - then I should be able to set in indent in % and see it alter when I toggle text size on my header hardware ? - but when I set it in em , it will stay at about 2 characters wide & thus will take proportionally more % line space on larger font settings.- in pts ? —have not thought it through is on or the other considered better, or more widely used ? Last edited by cybmole; 03-23-2011 at 04:35 AM.