http://eriwen.com/javascript/measure-ems-for-layout/ Programming productively with open-source tools Fri, 11 May 2012 19:13:05 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v= http://eriwen.com/javascript/measure-ems-for-layout/#comment-5445 Jim Smitts Mon, 21 Feb 2011 15:50:08 +0000 http://eriwen.com/javascript/measure-ems-for-layout/#comment-5445 Doing some (both native and web-based) <a href="http://www.mutualmobile.com" rel="nofollow">iPad application development</a> I've run into this a bit. I want the apps (particularly the web apps) to scale nicely on the iPad, on the iPhone, and then of course of much higher-res desktop computer displays, and so I've chosen to use "ems" as I do this. This is a really handy tool to add to my toolbox. Doing some (both native and web-based) iPad application development I’ve run into this a bit. I want the apps (particularly the web apps) to scale nicely on the iPad, on the iPhone, and then of course of much higher-res desktop computer displays, and so I’ve chosen to use “ems” as I do this. This is a really handy tool to add to my toolbox.

]]> http://eriwen.com/javascript/measure-ems-for-layout/#comment-5310 Why is this javascript function so slow on Firefox? - Question Lounge Fri, 31 Dec 2010 21:42:45 +0000 http://eriwen.com/javascript/measure-ems-for-layout/#comment-5310 [...] This function was adapted from the website: http://eriwen.com/javascript/measure-ems-for-layout/function getEmSize(el) var tempDiv = document.createElement("div"); tempDiv.style.height = "1em"; [...] [...] This function was adapted from the website: http://eriwen.com/javascript/measure-ems-for-layout/function getEmSize(el) var tempDiv = document.createElement("div"); tempDiv.style.height = "1em"; [...]

]]> http://eriwen.com/javascript/measure-ems-for-layout/#comment-172 Eric Wendelin Wed, 02 Apr 2008 17:55:14 +0000 http://eriwen.com/javascript/measure-ems-for-layout/#comment-172 Thanks David. What would you change about it though? How do you measure the size of characters in your content or is there really even a need because simple designs should not have deep DOM trees? Thanks David. What would you change about it though? How do you measure the size of characters in your content or is there really even a need because simple designs should not have deep DOM trees?

]]> http://eriwen.com/javascript/measure-ems-for-layout/#comment-171 David Walsh Wed, 02 Apr 2008 17:48:03 +0000 http://eriwen.com/javascript/measure-ems-for-layout/#comment-171 Impressive! I didn't know this. Great work! Impressive! I didn’t know this. Great work!

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