OT: CSS details

[Barry Wiseman]

Jay R. Ashworth wrote:
> On Mon, Aug 25, 2008 at 11:30:31PM -0400, Barry Wiseman wrote:
>> Jay R. Ashworth wrote:
>>> On Mon, Aug 25, 2008 at 10:32:50PM -0400, Barry Wiseman wrote:
>>>> Jay R. Ashworth wrote:
>>>>> Then you should know that point *actually* means "1/72.27 of an inch". 
>>>> According to one (mostly archaic*) standard of many, set by American 
>>>> type founders in 1886, based on their 11.952-inch printer's foot, 
>>> Aw... you're makin' that up.
>> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Point_(typography)#Traditional_American_point_system
> 
> {{citation-needed}}
> 
> :-)
> 
> Cheers,
> -- jra

ok, maybe *somebody* made it up. :-)  I confess to being an example of 
the decline of research skills in our modern internet era.  The fact 
remains, though: in my 10-12 years in the trade I never heard anyone 
suggest that a point was other than 1/72" exactly.