Uh... Yeah, it is. The sizing of the font doesn't change: only its visual size. The problem with statements like these is that they're underthought. When you end up with the notion that 11px ≠...
11 px on your display is probably not 11 px on my display.
Uh... Yeah, it is. The sizing of the font doesn't change: only its visual size.
The problem with statements like these is that they're underthought. When you end up with the notion that 11px ≠ 11px, you at the very least missed a step.
I think what they're saying is that the size those number of pixels takes up isn't identical. If we draw a 64x64 pixel image on my ThinkPad (12.5" at 1080p) and then one on my desktop monitor...
I think what they're saying is that the size those number of pixels takes up isn't identical. If we draw a 64x64 pixel image on my ThinkPad (12.5" at 1080p) and then one on my desktop monitor (1600x1200 at around 23" iirc), the sizeing and shaping of these pixels will be different even though the number of pixels is the same. The size of pixel A on one display is different than the size of pixel B on another, so 11px on one screen won't look the same as 11px on the other.
Isn't that... kind of obvious? Anyone that's ever gone from a lower res screen to a higher res screen without enabling UI scaling features can see that pretty plainly, and if you have a 1080p...
Isn't that... kind of obvious?
Anyone that's ever gone from a lower res screen to a higher res screen without enabling UI scaling features can see that pretty plainly, and if you have a 1080p screen on your phone, obviously 64x64 is going to be a lot smaller than if you were to put it on a 24" 1080p monitor, since the screen is smaller.
I think it's just a call to be mindful. While it's obvious when you think about it, it's not uncommon to see websites especially break, because of assumed sizes for text. I have this happen pretty...
I think it's just a call to be mindful. While it's obvious when you think about it, it's not uncommon to see websites especially break, because of assumed sizes for text. I have this happen pretty often since I force my browser to set fonts to at least size 12. Plus, once aspect ratios start changing, you can get some really funky results from the stretching.
Uh... Yeah, it is. The sizing of the font doesn't change: only its visual size.
The problem with statements like these is that they're underthought. When you end up with the notion that 11px ≠ 11px, you at the very least missed a step.
I think what they're saying is that the size those number of pixels takes up isn't identical. If we draw a 64x64 pixel image on my ThinkPad (12.5" at 1080p) and then one on my desktop monitor (1600x1200 at around 23" iirc), the sizeing and shaping of these pixels will be different even though the number of pixels is the same. The size of pixel A on one display is different than the size of pixel B on another, so 11px on one screen won't look the same as 11px on the other.
Isn't that... kind of obvious?
Anyone that's ever gone from a lower res screen to a higher res screen without enabling UI scaling features can see that pretty plainly, and if you have a 1080p screen on your phone, obviously 64x64 is going to be a lot smaller than if you were to put it on a 24" 1080p monitor, since the screen is smaller.
I think it's just a call to be mindful. While it's obvious when you think about it, it's not uncommon to see websites especially break, because of assumed sizes for text. I have this happen pretty often since I force my browser to set fonts to at least size 12. Plus, once aspect ratios start changing, you can get some really funky results from the stretching.
Wording it as "something is different" is not as clear as wording it as "something looks different". That's my only gripe with the article.