[pmwiki-users] Proposed Default Stylesheet (pmwiki.css)

H. Fox haganfox at users.sourceforge.net
Sat Feb 18 19:22:10 CST 2006


On 2/18/06, Joachim Durchholz <jo at durchholz.org> wrote:
> Margins.
> Headings should have a generous upper margin (one lineheight or more),
> and a lower margin somewhere between 0.5 and 0.75 lineheight. (The
> lineheight of the heading, of course.)
> The actual factors might be different. Things that may affect them are:
>
> * Whether the stylesheet is for printing or for display. Printed matter
> tends to have far more margins above headings, particularly those high
> in the hierarchy (this goes as far as creating enough vertical space to
> start a new page).
> * Aesthetic considerations. Depending on the general style of the site,
> more or less upper margin might be warranted.
> * Usability considerations. Too much vertical space, and people will
> keep the day scrolling.

With this in mind, I'll try 1em above and 0.5em below for the next
version of the stylesheet.

Hagan




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