units: use inch or pixel?

[pro_ceed1]

Hey everyone,

considering cross browser compatibility would you recommend to calculate the pixel value by myself or can I rely on the browser, when entering the values in inches?

Are there any advantages / disadvantages for one of the two options in your opinion?

thanks for help,

Steve

[danielshill]

I would avoid inches personally. Pixels provides more accuracy however I'm not sure I fully understand what you mean with regards to cross-browser compatibility?

To be honest, I'm not sure what you mean by calculating the pixel value

[pro_ceed1]

concerning cross-browser-compatibility I mean that browsers may not convert inches to pixels precisely.

with calculating the pixel value i mean to convert inches to pixel on my own (with a self-written javascript function) instead of letting the browser convert.

I hope you understand me better now

[danielshill]

I see no good reason to not use pixels for inches when defining some elements.
What is it you're applying a height/width to? I suppose that's the relevant question I need to ask... !

[pro_ceed1]

I use to apply a height and width to a div and to position elements precisely inside the div.

[danielshill]

I see. Wouldn't using percentage values be more suitable especially considering the users desktop dimensions and browser?

[pro_ceed1]

nope, because I'm trying to build a WYSIWYG-Editor and the div should represent one page of a document. So I think there is no other way than using pixels or what do you think?