what do the old font size parameters mean in today's points and pixels?

[Laphan]

Hi All

Strange question this, but could somebody tell me what the old size=1,
size=2 .... to size=7 font parameters are in pixels and points.

I thought it was:

size 1 = 7 pt
size 2 = 14 pt
size 3 = 21 pt
etc .. (in multiples of 7)

but these values don't add up to me.

Any ideas?

Thanks

Laphan

[Max Demian]

Post by Laphan
Hi All
Strange question this, but could somebody tell me what the old size=1,
size=2 .... to size=7 font parameters are in pixels and points.
size 1 = 7 pt
size 2 = 14 pt
size 3 = 21 pt
etc .. (in multiples of 7)
but these values don't add up to me.

I suspect that the original HTML sizes weren't specified as they were
supposed to be browser specific, though a convention must have been
established.

With CSS you can specify font size in points if you like (or inches for that
matter).

The question is, how are the measurements translated into pixels (as the
actual screen size will depend on the monitor)?