Re: [Orgmode] Re: Worg needs some reorganizing

[Jason Dunsmore]

Achim Gratz <address@hidden> writes:

> Jason Dunsmore <address@hidden> writes:
>> I made several unit changes from px to em, removed the line-height
>> property, and removed Georgia as the default font:
>
> Well actually, relative font sizing works would be 'larger' and
> 'smaller', which would take into account what fonts are actually
> available.  Specifying the fonts with percentages or em often ends up at
> a font size that is not available and must be scaled, which can look
> really bad.  But before I make a mess by trying to explain it, search
> for:
>
> css relative font sizes -w3schools
>
> I actually don't assign sizes in my own CSS and rely on the default
> sizes the browser delivers.  That may be too chancy for you since the
> defaults are bad in several older browsers, but it works well enough
> with all the modern ones.
>
>> In h2, h3, and h4, removing Arial as the font-family and letting the
>> browser use the default sans font looked ugly.  Is there a more
>> general way to specify an Arial-like font?
>
> Sans-serif uses whatever the user has specified to be used for this
> font.  To me, Arial looks ugly and I'm using a different font there;
> I've also replaced serif with the same font because I've yet to find a
> website that actually reads better with a serif font.  Finally, I've
> also locked my fonts so I don't get overruled by some webdesigners idea
> of "nice-looking" and "readable" (which may well be true on their
> computer).  :-)
>
> BTW, "sans" is not a generic font family and might actually return a
> (pixel?) font installed on the system.  Last but not least, font
> families should be quoted and generic families not, e.g.:
>
> font: "Georgia", sans-serif;
> font-size: medium; /* absolute specification decided by UA, user preference */

Hi Achim,

I've taken all of your advice to heart and created this improved CSS
file:

http://orgmode.org/tmp/worg-improved.css

:) Joking aside, please send me a patch or CSS file with your
suggestions implemented.

Regards,
Jason