Twenty Till Noon

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I wanted it all.

So I had decided that I wanted to integrate HTML5 elements and responsive design into my WordPress theme. And to that end I was keeping my eye out for interesting articles on both of these topics. A while ago I had bookmarked 1140 Grid and just recently I was inspired by Twenty Ten Five. So there it was, everything I needed to update my theme! Continue reading

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‘Good enough software’ is rarely good enough. It is a sad manifestation of the spirit of modern times, in which an individual’s pride in his/her work has become rare. The idea that one might derive satisfaction from his or her successful work, because that work is ingenious, beautiful, or just pleasing, has become ridiculed. Nothing but economic success and monetary reward is acceptable. Hence our occupations have become mere jobs. But quality of work can be expected only through personal satisfaction, dedication and enjoyment. In our profession, precision and perfection are not a dispensable luxury, but a simple necessity.-Niklaus Wirth 1997

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So if you are using 1140 grid you can make sure your text and line heights scale evenly within your columns by using ems for you max-width. Find the line in your 1140 Grid CSS that says max-width 1140px. Calculate the ems by dividing 1140 by your base font-size. Now change the max-width from 1140px to this new value in ems. Now when you zoom in and out you should find that your text scales beautifully.

I’ve actually had this in the Twenty Till Noon theme for a while and it’s been working great.

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