Browser Wars - Post ID 208113

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Registered User
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Hi Everybody,

I've just noticed that different browsers display my simple five-box web page differently.

I will guess, and think that using "px" to define the sizes of these boxes is the culprit.

I will guess again and think converting to "em" is the answer.

Arrrrgh!! To convert "px" to "em" apparantly requires a Base Pixel Size. Now I'm scared [expletive removed] about that.

So much for my assumptions. Is there a way to make a page display pretty much the same way in the most common broesers? ( Firefox, Explorer, Chrome, and Opera)

Thanks,
-Paul-
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Senior Advisor
20,271 posts

Can we see the page?:)
I can't hear what I'm looking at.
It's easy to overlook something you're not looking for.

This is a site I built for my work.(RSD)
http://esmansgreenhouse.com
This is a site I built for use in my job.(HTML Editor)
https://pestlogbook.com
This is my personal site used for testing and as an easy way to share photos.(RLM imported to RSD)
https://ericrohloff.com
User 38401 Photo


Senior Advisor
10,951 posts

These might help understand the "why" of it. There are resets that can be done to help some of this, but there will always be a bit of difference between browsers that you cannot fix here and there:
http://blog.berndtgroup.net/?p=105

http://www.coffeecup.com/help/articles/ … -im-using/


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