Show HN: USA.css – units set in inches, 1776 bytes
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Show HN: USA.css – units set in inches, 1776 bytes
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Re: Show HN: USA.css – units set in inches, 1776 bytes
#2Why?
Re: Show HN: USA.css – units set in inches, 1776 bytes
#3I didn't even know you could set inches!
Happy 4th!
Re: Show HN: USA.css – units set in inches, 1776 bytes
#4Why?
Because it's a bit of fun, why not?
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#5Re: Show HN: USA.css – units set in inches, 1776 bytes
#6Weirdly, bennettfeely had 1776 karma when I clicked their profile. Conspiracy? Coincidence?
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#8I didn't even know you could set inches! Happy 4th!
Mostly useful for print stylesheets. On screens it seems to be defined as a constant 96px[1], which means it has no correspondence to physical inches.
[1]: https://hacks.mozilla.org/2013/09/css-length-explained/
Re: Show HN: USA.css – units set in inches, 1776 bytes
#9Why?
Because freedom units ( https://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=freedom%20un...) are better than the metric system.
Re: Show HN: USA.css – units set in inches, 1776 bytes
#10Why?
If you need to cut your website with primitive wood working tools ...