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Old 04-27-2011, 01:29 PM   #28
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Originally Posted by DaleDe View Post
Why even bothering with units that need to be translated, converted? Why not margin: 2px; and go direct to pixels. No fuss and you know exactly what the eBook reader will do with it.
Because I want 2mm, not 2px.

OK, I could say that with my current device (166ppi), 2mm ~ 13px. But if next year I get a device with 2000ppi resolution, I still want 2mm, not 13px, which would be 0.17mm. I want an absolute size for my margins, not a resolution-dependent size.
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